A new group has popped up to lobby against the .COM Registry Agreement: the "Coalition for ICANN Transparency," or CFIT (pronounced "See Fit"). Calling itself "a group of individuals, organizations and companies concerned about the lack of visibility into the activities and operations of the internet governing body," CFIT will surely inspire a CFIT-CFIT, or, the "Coalition for Increased Transparency on the Coalition for ICANN Transparency." Nowhere on the site does CFIT disclose who formed it, who is funding it, or who has joined the "coalition."

Whois reflects that cfit.info, the organization's primary site, is registered to Jason Eberstein, of the DC lobbying firm of Trammell and Company. The address for CFIT and Trammell and Company are the same.

I can understand why an organization or a group would want to lobby against the .COM Registry Agreement -- it's not a good deal. What I can't understand is why they would choose to make the lobbying effort about "transparency" while failing to disclose their own names. C'mon folks, it's warm out here in the sun.