Kathy Kleiman <kathy@kathykleiman.com> [2016-06-01 14:32:54 -0400]:
The right to use domain names to help us label our websites for our children, small businesses, causes and organizations in ways that are legal and noninfringing seems the most basic of human rights. But on the Internet and in ICANN, large companies would like to reserve "their words" and block all others from registering them in domain names.
/*I would urge us a fundamental right to all to push back -- and allow us all to use basic dictionary words, our names and last names, freely and openly in all legitimate and legal ways without prior blocking or prior review. *//*We have fought for this Right to Words since the founding of ICANN -- is this something you might capture in this table?
Do I read this correctly as ensuring that there is no presumption that trademarks trump other uses of domain name? As you know, I'd support that, but I'm just trying to ensure I'm clear what you mean by "a fundamental right to … allow us all to use basic dictionary words, our names, and last names, freely and openly…" -- Pranesh Prakash Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society http://cis-india.org | tel:+91 80 40926283 sip:pranesh@ostel.co | xmpp:pranesh@cis-india.org https://twitter.com/pranesh