In trading some e-mails with the NCUC, I mentioned that more than a few of us were concerned about the morality and public order issues within the new gTLDs document. I asked if we could share thoughts. Here's what Cheryl Preston has written, sent with permission. -----Original Message----- From: Non-Commercial User Constituency [mailto:NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Cheryl Preston Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 1:42 PM To: NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: Re: NCUC statement on new gTLDs I am sorry if you receive this twice. The one I sent a while ago does not seem to have gone through to the list. Attached is my statement on the new gTLDs, Recommendation 6: Morality and Public Order. If anyone would like to support any of these conclusions, please let me know or write in your own public comment. Also feel free to circulate this to ALAC or whoever. Thanks. Cheryl B. Preston Edwin M. Thomas Professor of Law J. Reuben Clark Law School Brigham Young University 434 JRCB Provo, UT 84602 (801) 422-2312 prestonc@lawgate.byu.edu
Milton L Mueller <mueller@SYR.EDU> 12/14/2008 10:37 am >>> Konstantinos:
This statement is good, thanks for doing it. My suggestions: (incorporated into the edited version attached): 1) we need to make clear at the beginning that free expression has not been adequately recognized as a rights claim. 2) I would like to put the Morality and Public Order section ahead of the trademark section to reflect constituency priorities. But others may not agree with that. 3) Would like to begin the discussion of incitement by noting the dangers of content regulation. 4) I think you spend too much time on the CoE terrorism statement, which advances a view that most of us don't agree with and which is not applicable international law anyway. It would be better to make a more general argument that incitement cannot be done via a gTLD string. Let me also point out that individual members can file their own comments, and I would encourage you to do so, even if they agree substantially with these, as it has more impact. Thanks, K! ________________________________ From: Non-Commercial User Constituency [mailto:NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Konstantinos Komaitis Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 8:20 AM To: NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] NCUC statement on new gTLDs Importance: High Dear all, Please find attached the statement I have drafted on behalf of the NCUC for ICANN's new gTLD proposal. According to ICANN the deadline for comments is tomorrow -15/12/2008 -(can someone please confirm this?). If this is the case can we request for an extension until at least the end of the week? Please make any changes/suggestions to the document so we don't loose track of any comments. Considering the tight deadline can I please ask you all to proceed and look at this document as soon as possible? Thank you all. KK -- Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis, Lecturer in Law, GigaNet Membership Chair, University of Strathclyde, The Lord Hope Building, 141 St. James Road, Glasgow, G4 0LT, UK tel: +44 (0)141 548 4306 email: k.komaitis@strath.ac.uk *** Scanned ** This e-mail message is intended only for the designated recipient(s) named above. The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, retain, copy, redistribute or use this e-mail or any attachment for any purpose, or disclose all or any part of its contents. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments from your computer system.