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This comment and its parent are the two keys for me in this whole rotten situation. ISOC are like Esau selling his birthright for a mess of pottage (i.e., a bo
by eadmund 7y ago
This comment and its parent are the two keys for me in this whole rotten situation. ISOC are like Esau selling his birthright for a mess of pottage (i.e., a bowl of lentils). They could have done so much better for themselves, for the Internet and for society at large by holding on to the domain.
- yborg 7y agoWhat makes you think that this won't be repeated for other domains? The high level leadership at ISOC/ICANN now have the model for exiting into a lucrative future career as an equity partner. The top officials at ICANN are merely paid in the $300K-$600K annual compensation range, surely an insult for the rulers of the Internet... https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/remuneration-practices-fy18-01jul17-en.pdf https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/remuneration-pra...