Kerry and all,
Kerry Miller wrote:
> Diane,
>
> > > Having a policy for handling disputes over these
> > > unique assignments is essential to performing the required technical
> > > function
>
> (Odd that the net got this far without an essential policy, isnt it?)
>
> > Litigation has
> > related solely to the actual content of the URL and I am unable to
> > understand how this is more of a technical function than is the content
> > of the web page.
> >
> > On the other hand, ICANN is not tasked with the coordination of web
> > content, but only that of names, addresses and parameters, so perhaps
> > that is a basis for distinction.
> >
> I'm sure you didnt mean the cynical reading: ICANN is tasked
> with technical administration; therefore any factor that it thinks
> needs administering is _ipso facto_ technical. Otoh, what *did you
> mean?
>
> > I do urge the Board to be most cautious about adopting any uniform
> > domain name dispute resolution policy. Use of ccTLDs is growing
> > steadily and is likely to be accelerated, IMHO, by the diminishing
> > availability of attractive names in the gTLDs. Imposing dispute
> > resolution policies that are hostile exclusively to domain holders in
> > the gTLDs would seem to encourage that trend and therefore cause mark
> > owners to face ever increasing risk.
>
> It is all too easy to imagine that the rumours of EU involvement
> pertain exactly to this:
> Business needs to protect its trademarks;
> The net therefore has to have a UDR.
>
> WIPO has a UDR;
> ICANN can impose it on gTLDs;
> Therefore national gov'ts have to impose it on ccTLDs.
Your last two points are really the most important. ICANN will
find it difficult to impose such a policy on gTLD's in an even handed
fashion. SOme hints of which we are already seeing in the
contrivance formation of the DNSO "Constituency's", and many
governments do not have the wherewithal to enforce such a policy
of their own respective ccTLD's for many and various reasons...
Need I say more??
>
>
> kerry
Regards,
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Jeffrey A. Williams
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