Fwd: Re: [IFWP] oh really

[Jay Fenello <Jay@Iperdome.com>]

Here's the latest from Ken Freed, a
respected member of the press, and
author of "Analyzing ICANN" (link
below):

Jay.


>Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 10:09:51 -0600
>To: list@ifwp.org
>From: Ken Freed <kenfreed@media-visions.com>
>Subject: Re: [IFWP] oh really
>
>
>Does anyone expect legitimate democratic due process
>from an illegitimate, gerrymandered body like ICANN?
>
>As above, so below. As within, so without.
>
>-- ken
>
>Ken Freed,
>Media Visions Webzine
>http://www.media-visions.com/icann.htm
>
>
>
> >David McGuire of Newsbytes reports that White's supporters
> >maintain:
> >
> >  While the four supporters in question - Jean Cantrell,
> >  Stanley Crosley, Sheila O'Neill and Ken Whitaker -
> >  do not appear on any of the General Assembly lists,
> >  they are employees of companies that maintain
> >  corporate memberships to the DNSO. Since members
> >  of the DNSO constituencies are considered to be
> >  members of the General Assembly Cantrell, Crosley,
> >  O'Neill and Whitaker may be able to claim de facto
> >  membership in the body.
> >
> >That's quite a remarkable implementation of corporate
> >proxy.  "de facto membership"  Cute.
> >
> >It gets better
> >
> >   "It's clear that the intent of the DNSO election
> >   rules is to assure that candidates for the board
> >   have at least a minimal expression of interest
> >   from the DNSO community," Schalestock said. White's
> >   position as a front-runner in the race for the
> >   third and final board spot makes it clear that
> >   he meets that test, Schalestock added.
> >
> >That's called ex post facto surrogate approval.
> >Since when were any of these folks ever involved in
> >anything related to domain names?
> >
> >These are truly remarkable times.
> >
> >ref: http://www.newsbytes.com/pubNews/99/137816.html


Respectfully,

Jay Fenello,
New Media Relations
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