Hello All, During the ICANN public forum in Marrakesh, there was mention of domain names in a free trade agreement between the USA and Chile. Search for "ERICK IRIARTE" in the transcript at: http://www.icann.org/meetings/marrakech/captioning-forum1-28jun06.htm Vint Cerf asked for a reference. I asked Melbourne IT's General Counsel to check the Australian/USA Free trade agreement, and there is similar text.
From Chapter 17 of the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement on Intellectual Property Rights: http://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/negotiations/us_fta/final-text/chapter_17.h tml
"Article 17.3 : Domain Names On The Internet 1. In order to address trademark cyber-piracy, each Party shall require that the management of its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) provide an appropriate procedure for the settlement of disputes, based on the principles established in the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy. 2. Each Party shall require that the management of its ccTLD provide online public access to a reliable and accurate database of contact information for domain-name registrants." Regards, Bruce Tonkin