Dear Councillors,

See below!

Gabi

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From: vitech-ron <ron@vitechnicalservices.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:43:35 -0700
To: Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek@icann.org>
Subject: Fw: [governance] A ccTLD with very questionable registration policies]

Good morning, Gabi:

Please forward this message copy to ccNSO Councilors for their Information.
It concerns a ALAC discussion about an exclusionary item in the operating
conditions of .ae

Thank you, Ron Sherwood


> -------- Originele bericht --------
> Onderwerp: [governance] A ccTLD with very questionable registration
> policies
> Datum: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:17:57 +0200
> Van: Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer@internatif.org>
> Antwoord-naar: governance@lists.cpsr.org,Stephane Bortzmeyer
> <bortzmeyer@internatif.org>
> Organisatie: Me
> Aan: governance@lists.cpsr.org
>
>
>
> Many ccTLD allow only registration by people or organisations located
> in the country (or having a link with the country).
>
> But this one is more original: it *forbids* registration from one
> country:
>
> http://nic.ae/english/pdf/Registration_Policies_and_Rules.pdf
>
>> 2. Any Israeli individual or entity shall not be eligible for the
>> registration of domain name(s) under .ae. The UAEnic shall have the
>> right to remove any domain name which the Israeli Boycott Office
>> Rules and Regulations in the UAE decide that it is similar or
>> identical to an Israeli's, or any Intellectual Property Right
>> belonging to person(s) under an interdict by virtue of a decision to
>> that effect.
>
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