Towards fair, open, technically sound global Internet policy. To our minds, governance is something that governments do. Private industry doesn't govern. The distinctions are subtle but important.
Private industry works by agreements that are transcribed as contracts between parties.
Governments enact laws and regulations which are then applied to their subjects with powers of enforcement and how they are implemented. The Domain Holders Bill of Rights is an enunciation of the basic rights of domain holders and is meant as a customer-based statement of principles. No attempt to force any registry or registrar to sign this bill of rights is envisioned. The market will decide how many of these rights are implemented. We have found that civil discourse does work, and that things can actually get done.