Evan Leibovitch wrote:
I have no basis upon which to be optimistic that ICANN is be capable of identifying such folly, let alone be willing -- or able -- to reverse itself. This is especially true given the zest with which ICANN staff have shown in their desire to implement the arbitration procedures. They are either oblivious to the "obvious problems" or feel secure in their ability to ride roughshod over them. Undoing the damage will be even harder than preventing it in the first place.
Evan, ICANN has very well identified the issue. What they say is "if your string is potentially controversial to some community in the world, don't waste your time and money applying". They chose a pragmatic vs idealistic approach. This is a good sign that the organization is maturing and realizes that it is not above the local and international laws. I wish ICANN was as realistic with regard to the whois issue, where it forces registries and registrars to knowingly break the laws on privacy protection (at least the EU ones). -- Patrick Vande Walle Check my blog: http://patrick.vande-walle.eu