*Hello Holly & All,* * * *- if the link does not work, try this one * *http://www.law.asu.edu/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=67fmPnuMWEY%3d&tabid=803 * * * *- Very interesting paper, on a subject too rarely addressed. This is the author's summary:* *"*In this paper, I will argue that the failure to assign country codes to indigenous tribes has deprived sovereign nations of economic opportunities and intellectual property rights and protections associated with top-level domain assignments and administration. Part I outlines the recent opening up of top-level domains to generic names. It also goes into a brief history of top- level domain assignments, including those issued to countries as country code top-level domains. Part II provides examples of how sovereign entities and cultural groups that were not part of initial top-level domain delegations have mobilized for assignments. Part III attempts to critically examine the systematic hierarchy that continues to exclude sovereigns today, particularly through the contexts of critical race theories, federal Indian law and property rights regimes in the United States. Because of the potential implications resulting from this exclusion, this paper will explore domestic and international safeguards and options for indigenous tribes, as well as possible remedies to this problem.*"* * * *I don't know about the technicalities, but some of the social implications are the same as for IDN and IDN Variants.* * * *Regards,* *Jean-Jacques.* 2013/5/10 Holly Raiche <h.raiche@internode.on.net>

Hi KT - and others

First - the link to the actual research doesn't work. Could you check it please?

But the background does make Yan's research look very interesting. And what she is saying is so true for this area. For much of the Internet, including ICANN, the knowledge is not in libraries (including online libraries) or in journals It is on websites, it is in the heads of the people who are involved - which makes it both more challenging and interesting.

Holly

On 09/05/2013, at 6:13 PM, NZMIS Chairperson wrote:

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Greetings,

As representative groups of Internet users, and as many of us are discussing how best to represent our communities; you may be interested in this students award winning research on ICANN, GTLD's and Indigenous Domain Names, Intellectual Property etc., all of which impact all regions in the world. Perhaps some of the concerns can be raised again in ALAC?

Background: http://www.law.asu.edu/News/CollegeofLawNews.aspx?NewsId=4454

Research: http://www.law.asu.edu/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=67fmPnuMWEY%3d < http://www.law.asu.edu/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=67fmPnuMWEY%3d&tabid=803> &tabid=803

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