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Canadians Battling Proposed Canadian DMCA
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 18, 2008

Aug. 18, 2008

All, Seems Micheal has finnaly gotten on the right band wagon. Lets hope ICANN's IPC and Bod will as well. I am also glad and proud that many of our Canadian members have lead this charge, and that their exemplary leadership is so demonstrated accrodingly... Yet the shame that ICANN and some other government leadership and representatives have decided to remain in lock step with Intelectual property special interest groups at the detrament and exploitation of those they purport to serve... Shame on them! See: CTV reports on how Canadians are http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080817/copyright_crus… fighting back against the Canadian DMCA. Led by Michael Geist, the http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6315846683 Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook group is nearing 90,000 members. There are local chapters, a http://c61in61seconds.ca/ YouTube contest, wikis, and people writing letters and organizing rallies against the copyright bill. Geist said, 'When you get tens of thousands of Canadians speaking out like this, there's big political risk for any political party who chooses to ignore it. Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k members/stakeholders strong!) "Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" - Abraham Lincoln "Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt "If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by P: i.e., whether B is less than PL." United States v. Carroll Towing (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947] =============================================================== Updated 1/26/04 CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS. div. of Information Network Eng. INEG. INC. ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com My Phone: 214-244-4827

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[Fwd: Re: [ga] The Future of ICANN: A Series of Regional Consultative Meetings]
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 17, 2008

Aug. 17, 2008

All, As an FYI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [ga] The Future of ICANN: A Series of Regional Consultative Meetings Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:52:04 -0700 From: "Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com> Organization: IDNS and Spokesman for INEGroup To: Glen de Saint GÃ©ry <Glen(a)icann.org>,icann board <icann-board(a)icann.org>, GAC Rep <ssene(a)ntia.doc.gov>,Governance/IGC <governance(a)lists.cpsr.org> CC: "mail=ga(a)gnso.icann.org" <ga(a)gnso.icann.org>,DOC/NTIA ICANN Rep <aheineman(a)ntia.doc.gov> References: <05B243F724B2284986522B6ACD0504D788D60D34B1(a)EXVPMBX100-1.exc.icann.org> Glen and all, Well this is good news. But it's a bit to late IMO. ICANN should have done this 8 years ago when it was first suggested as round table discussions. Of course those efforts were resoundingly ignored and refused. From where our members point of view, stakeholders all, Institutional Confidence has greatly declined, and continues to decline at an ever excellerating rate. Ergo where ever you and/or ICANN is getting it's information must be living in a bottle of very small proportions. I guess the old adage, hear no evil, see no evil has also become an ICANN mantra as well... We do believe and have seen for some time now that a tiny few special interest groups such as Registries, registrars, Domain Name Tasters, Domain Name Speculators, and Intellectual Property lobbyists have been very supportive on many of ICANN's policies. Glen de Saint GÃ©ry wrote: > [To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] > [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] > [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] > > The Future of ICANN: A Series of Regional Consultative Meetings > http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15aug08-en.htm > > 15 August 2008 > > A series of regional consultative meetings about crucial changes to ICANN will take place over the next three months in an effort to reach out to and involve the organization's global stakeholders. > > Four dates had been set so far*, with at least one other due to be announced shortly. They are: > > Tuesday, 19 August: Montevideo, Uruguay > Tuesday, 26 August: Christchurch, New Zealand. > Monday, 15 September: Geneva, Switzerland > Tuesday, 30 September: Washington DC, United States of America > A further date in Africa will be added shortly. > The meetings will be a part of ICANN's Improving Institutional Confidence (IIC) consultation that was opened in June following the community's response to the Midterm Review of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) that ICANN has with the US Department of Commerce. > > To date, three documents have been produced to guide the IIC consultation: a Transition Action Plan; an Improving Institutional Confidence in ICANN document; and an FAQ. All three documents have been produced by the President's Strategy Committee (PSC) of ICANN and they are currently under review by the PSC following a first public comment period that closed on 31 July. > > The regional consultative meetings will explain the IIC consultation and its aims, and encourage discussion and debate surrounding a number of measures for improving confidence in ICANN both as an organization and as a model for coordinating the Internet's unique identifiers. At least one member of the PSC and one ICANN staff person will be present at each meeting and will help manage it. > > More details on the meetings and the consultation can be found online at http://www.icann.org/en/jpa/iic/regional-meetings.htm. Any questions about the meetings or process should be sent to iic(a)icann.org. > > ICANN encourages all those in the community to try to take part in one of the sessions and looks forward to engaging with its stakeholders over the next few months. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > * With the exception of Washington, the dates coincide with existing meetings where Internet community members and those interested in ICANN issues are already expected to attend. > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org > http://gnso.icann.org Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k members/stakeholders strong!) "Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" - Abraham Lincoln "Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt "If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by P: i.e., whether B is less than PL." United States v. Carroll Towing (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947] =============================================================== Updated 1/26/04 CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS. div. of Information Network Eng. INEG. INC. ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com My Phone: 214-244-4827

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Security issues: OWASP NYC AppSEC 008 Conference
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 16, 2008

Aug. 16, 2008

All, As an FYI: Our friends at OWASP have put together a focused event September 24-25 in New York City. OWASP (www.owasp.org) is a not-for-profit community organization that does a lot of good in getting attention and developing solutions for the growing web application security issue. Proceeds from the event help fund many related projects and grants. You will see lots of familiar faces like Jeremiah Grossman, Howard Schmidt, Robert 'RSnake' Hansen and Jeff Williams. To learn more http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_NYC_AppSec_2008_Conference. Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k members/stakeholders strong!) "Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" - Abraham Lincoln "Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt "If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by P: i.e., whether B is less than PL." United States v. Carroll Towing (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947] =============================================================== Updated 1/26/04 CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS. div. of Information Network Eng. INEG. INC. ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com My Phone: 214-244-4827

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[Fwd: More stratigic ICANN GNSO members Domain names, IPC.ORG and MPAA.ORG DNS abusively miss configured]
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 15, 2008

Aug. 15, 2008

All, As an FYI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: More stratigic ICANN GNSO members Domain names, IPC.ORG and MPAA.ORG DNS abusively miss configured Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:48:31 -0700 From: "Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com> Organization: IDNS and Spokesman for INEGroup To: ICANN registry comments <registryservice(a)icann.org>,ICANN Policy Staff <policy(a)icann.org>,icann legal <jeffrey(a)icann.org>, DHS cert <cert(a)cert.org>,GAC Rep <ssene(a)ntia.doc.gov> CC: Ga <ga(a)gnso.icann.org>, ICANN SSAC <ssac(a)icann.org>,ICANN SSAC Dave Piscitello <dave.piscitello(a)icann.org>,Steve Crocker <steve(a)shinkuro.com>, DHS info <info(a)us-cert.gov>,DHS Julie Myers <Julie.myers(a)dhs.gov>, pegge@MPAA.ORG,mis@IPC.ORG, domainreg(a)xo.com,DOC/NTIA ICANN Rep <aheineman(a)ntia.doc.gov> All, and FYI, Seems yet again we have even ICANN GNSO's IPC and the MPAA, a IPC member also have abusively miss configured Domain names exposing users/stakeholders to significant danger unnecessarily and frankly, with willful intent to do harm accordingly. See: http://private.dnsstuff.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=mpaa.org&token=06a079… and http://private.dnsstuff.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=ipc.org&token=0690307… Quite frankly, yet again the hypocrisy of the IPC, MPAA, ICANN, and the GNSO in this instance, to be more than a little outrageous and deplorable. And yet again clearly demonstrating a complete lack of responsible leadership. Therefore I would respectfully, but strongly request that the GAC and especially DOC/NTIA take immediate corrective action vis a vi ICANN and the IPC. Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k members/stakeholders strong!) "Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" - Abraham Lincoln "Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt "If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by P: i.e., whether B is less than PL." United States v. Carroll Towing (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947] =============================================================== Updated 1/26/04 CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS. div. of Information Network Eng. INEG. INC. ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com My Phone: 214-244-4827

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[Fwd: Re: [ga] Bulk Transfer of gTLD Names Formerly Managed by De-AccreditedRegistrar DotForce Corp.]
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 14, 2008

Aug. 14, 2008

All, As an FYI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [ga] Bulk Transfer of gTLD Names Formerly Managed by De-AccreditedRegistrar DotForce Corp. Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:57:54 -0700 From: "Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com> Organization: IDNS and Spokesman for INEGroup To: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org>,ICANN Admin supp. Manager Karen Lettner <karen.lettner(a)icann.org>,ICANN Policy Staff <policy(a)icann.org>,ICANN registry comments <registryservice(a)icann.org>,GAC Rep <ssene(a)ntia.doc.gov> CC: "mail=ga(a)gnso.icann.org" <ga(a)gnso.icann.org>,icann board <icann-board(a)icann.org>,ICANN Dan Halloran <halloran(a)icann.org>,ICANN Kim Davies <kim.davies(a)icann.org>,icann legal <jeffrey(a)icann.org>,ICANN Marc Salvatierra <marc.salvatierra(a)icann.org>,DOC/NTIA ICANN Rep <aheineman(a)ntia.doc.gov> References: <05B243F724B2284986522B6ACD0504D788D60D3277(a)EXVPMBX100-1.exc.icann.org> Glen and all, This is good to read, but is far too little and far too late in coming. The biggest abusive registrar at this time in our members opinion is GoDaddy, and a close second is Enom. Yet these registrars continue to abuse registrants unabated. We fully realize that in the case of GoDaddy, that it is a significantly large financial contributor to ICANN via registration fees, we believe such should not be a factor in their de-accreditation, which should be effected immediately. As spokesman, it is my duty and responsibility to yet again remind ICANN that the oversight and enforcement of their legal duty in respect to their registries and registrars is far from adequate, and borders on being totally reprehensible. Please correct this lack of proper and responsible oversight forthwith. Glen de Saint Géry wrote: > [To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] > [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] > [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] > > http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-14aug08-en.htm > > Bulk Transfer of gTLD Names Formerly Managed by De-Accredited Registrar DotForce Corp. > 14 August 2008 > > As a result of the de-accreditation of registrar DotForce Corp., ICANN initiated a process to identify a gaining registrar to receive the gTLD names that had been formerly managed by DotForce Corp. In accordance with ICANN's Interim Terminated Registrar Transition Procedure (see http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-06jun08-en.htm) on 6 June 2008, ICANN initiated a Request for Statements of Interest (RFI) from registrars interested in receiving the names. > > ICANN received eight statements of interest from registrars in response to the RFI. As a result of the procedure, ICANN selected Yesnic Co., Ltd. to receive the bulk transfer from DotForce Corp. > > The gTLD registries that have registered DotForce names have taken steps to effect the bulk transfers. Former registrant-customers of DotForce Corp. should soon receive notices of the transfer from Yesnic Co., Ltd. Customer questions about the transfer should be directed to Yesnic Co., Ltd. Contact information is available at: http://www.internic.net/registrars/registrar-100.html. > > FAQs > > Q. Why was this transfer authorized by ICANN? > > A. DotForce Corp's Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) expired and DotForce was not eligible for renewal due to RAA compliance issues. As a result, DotForce was no longer permitted to register or manage gTLD registrations. In order to protect the customers of DotForce Corp., ICANN initiated this process to identify a new ICANN-accredited registrar to manage the registrations. > > Q. Will Yesnic Co., Ltd. attempt to contact the affected registrants? What should current/former DotForce Corp. customers do? > > A. Former customers of DotForce Corp. should receive a notice of the transfer and instructions for continued management of their names from Yesnic Co., Ltd. Affected customers who do not receive notices from Yesnic should contact Yesnic directly, using the information provided at http://www.internic.net/registrars/registrar-100.html. > > Q. Do registrants have to pay a fee for the bulk transfer? > > A. No, there is no cost to registrants for the bulk transfer. Unlike a normal inter-registrar transfer, the registration terms will not be extended by a year. Accordingly, it is important to contact Yesnic Co., Ltd. if your registration will expire soon in order to maintain your registration. > > Q. Why do former DotForce customers need to contact Yesnic Co., Ltd.? > > A. DotForce Corp. did not participate in the bulk transfer and did not share data with Yesnic Co., Ltd. Accordingly, all registrants must provide updated billing information or transfer their names to other registrars.. > > Q. What if former DotForce customers want to use a different registrar? > > A. Registrants will continue to be able to transfer their registrations to other registrars under the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (see http://www.icann.org/en/transfers/) Note that Yesnic Co., Ltd. may deny transfers for the first 60 days following the bulk transfer, at Yesnic's discretion. This 60-day period is permissible under the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy, and is intended to help protect registrants. Names that will expire during the first 60 days following the transfer to Yesnic Co., Ltd. should be renewed by the registrant by contacting Yesnic using the information provided at http://www.internic.net/registrars/registrar-100.html. > > Q. How will DotForce Corp. customers know if a message purportedly from Yesnic Co., Ltd. is legitimate? > > A. The message from Yesnic should direct you to their website hosted at http://www.yesnic.com or refer you to other contact information listed at http://www.internic.net/registrars/registrar-100.html. For general advice about avoiding phishing email messages, you may also wish to refer to the materials prepared by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (see http://www.antiphishing.org/consumer_recs.html) > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org > http://gnso.icann.org Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k members/stakeholders strong!) "Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" - Abraham Lincoln "Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt "If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by P: i.e., whether B is less than PL." United States v. Carroll Towing (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947] =============================================================== Updated 1/26/04 CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS. div. of Information Network Eng. INEG. INC. ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com My Phone: 214-244-4827

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Corrected Addendum 2: Position on the NomCom representing the NA region
by Alan Greenberg Aug. 14, 2008

Aug. 14, 2008

As was quickly pointed out to me, I forgot to say what day the 5 pm is on. The deadline is Wednesday, August 20, at 5 pm PDT. At least I caught and corrected my own spelling mistake in the first version! ;-) Alan >We will accept suggestion for good candidates until 5:00 pm, PDT. > >Please indicate if the person named has agreed to serve under the >terms in the last memos. > >Alan

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Addendum 2: Position on the NomCom representing the NA region
by Alan Greenberg Aug. 14, 2008

Aug. 14, 2008

We will accept suggestion for good candidates until 5:00 pm, PDT. Please indicate if the person named has agreed to serve under the terms in the last memoes. Alan

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Addendum: Position on the NomCom representing the NA region
by Alan Greenberg Aug. 14, 2008

Aug. 14, 2008

The qualifications of a NomCom Delegate in the ICANN By-Laws is as follows: ----------------------------- Delegates to the ICANN Nominating Committee shall be: 1. Accomplished persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, with reputations for sound judgment and open minds, and with experience and competence with collegial large group decision-making; 2. Persons with wide contacts, broad experience in the Internet community, and a commitment to the success of ICANN; 3. Persons whom the selecting body is confident will consult widely and accept input in carrying out their responsibilities; 4. Persons who are neutral and objective, without any fixed personal commitments to particular individuals, organizations, or commercial objectives in carrying out their Nominating Committee responsibilities; 5. Persons with an understanding of ICANN's mission and the potential impact of ICANN's activities on the broader Internet community who are willing to serve as volunteers, without compensation other than the reimbursement of certain expenses; and 6. Persons who are able to work and communicate in written and spoken English.

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New Travel Policy - **IMPORTANT**
by Thompson, Darlene Aug. 14, 2008

Aug. 14, 2008

Hi all, During the meetings in Paris is came to light that the Board put through a resolution to reduce ALAC’s travel. This was slipped through and didn’t even follow the wording in the “Draft Travel Support Procedure” document of May 22, 2008. We owe a huge THANK YOU to Alan Greenburg for catching this as neither Evan nor I nor the rest of the ALAC caught this when it happened. The affects of these cuts to the ALAC travel would mean: 1. Only ½ of the ALAC would be funded for travel for meetings – the rest would have to self-fund 2. No Secretariats or Chairs attending meetings 3. No travel support for ALSs to attend regional meetings. Therefore, it was decided during the last NARALO telephone conference that we convene a mini-WG (comprised of Gareth Shearman, Evan and myself) to come up with a formal response. We have drafted the attached document. Please have a look at this ASAP and get back to us (on or before Friday, August 8, 2008) with any changes or additions you might like OR stating that you do not support it at all (as we must have consensus). Thank you, D ᑕᓕᓐ ᑕᒻᓴᓐ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᕐᕕᒋᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᑐᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᕕᖓᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓ 1000, ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᖓ 910 ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎ: 867 975-5631 ᓱᑲᑦᑐᒃᑰᕈᑎ: 867 975-5610 Taliin Taamsan Nunalingni Qaritauyani Atuqtauningitnun Titiraqtia Nunavut Kavamangat Titiraqarvia 1000, Nayugaa 910 Iqaluit, Nunavut dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca Hivayautik : 867 975-5631 Kayumiktuk : 867 975-5610 Darlene Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Corporate Services Division Department of Education Government of Nunavut PO Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, Nunavut, X0A 0H0 dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca Ph: 867 975-5631 Fax: 867 975-5610 Darlene Thompson Administratrice du programme d’accès communautaire Division des services ministériels Ministère de l’Éducation Gouvernement du Nunavut Case postale 1000, Succursale 910 Iqaluit Nunavut, X0A 0H0 dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca Tél. : 867 975-5631 Téléc. : 867 975-5610

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Re: [NA-Discuss] [A2k] Slashdot | YouTube Yanks Free Tibet Video After IOC Pressure
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 14, 2008

Aug. 14, 2008

Gwen and all, Thank you Gwen for outlining this clearly and IMO, correctly. Of course organizations like ICANN's IPC and ALAC would, and have on other similar occasions of lesser potential impact, done the same. Such actions by the IOC demonstrate clearly a lack of good judgment and recognition of free speech and expression that is dangerous to any society that fully recognizes good democratic principals. Gwen Hinze wrote: > FYI here's out thoughts on using improper copyright claims to silence > online political expression: > <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/08/olympic-committee-takedown- > shows-risks-ill-timed-t> > Olympic Committee Takedown Shows Risks of Ill-Timed Take-Downs > > Deeplink by Corynne McSherry > It�s never OK to use improper copyright claims to take down > legitimate, non-infringing content, but such takedowns are > particularly galling when they are timed to directly interfere with > the impact of a political message. That�s what happened this week to > the Free Tibet movement, and the situation illustrates the risks of a > �shoot first, ask questions later� approach to copyright policing. > > The 2008 Olympic Games have been marked by controversy relating to > the human rights record of its host, China. Two days ago, the > International Olympic Committee (IOC) added to the debate by > demanding that YouTube block a video of a protest by Students For A > Free Tibet. The demand appeared to be based on a bogus copyright > infringement claim: the protesters had projected various images on > the wall of the Chinese consulate in New York, and the video of the > protest was titled �Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony.� > > This is not the first time the IOC has used an intellectual property > claim to stomp on speech. Nor is it the first time a content owner > has caught a dolphin in its DMCA takedown driftnet. But the political > and time-sensitive nature of this video made this �mistake� > particularly appalling. > > The blogosphere reacted with outrage, and rightly so. EFF made some > inquiries of our own (we understand YouTube did so as well) and the > IOC ultimately withdrew the complaint. That is a good thing. But this > takedown highlights a larger problem. It takes just seconds to have a > video taken down, but over two weeks to get a video put back up. And > YouTube�s hair-trigger content verification program has made takedown > even easier and faster�content owners can rapidly create lists of > videos for takedown, and then send a takedown demand with a couple of > additional clicks. > > If IOC had not withdrawn its notice, here�s what would have happened > in this case: the protesters� DMCA counter-notice would have started > the clock running and, if the IOC didn�t sue within 10-14 days�which > of course it wouldn�t have, because it didn�t have a claim�the video > would be restored. But that wouldn�t happen until after the 2008 > games were over, and the delay would inevitably lessen the video�s > political impact. As political organizers of all stripes know, timing > is everything. > > The DMCA was not designed to help content owners silence legitimate > speech, even temporarily. But that�s exactly what happens when > content owners don�t bother to form a good faith belief that the > material they target is actually infringing. Shame on the IOC for > failing to meet its minimal obligations. > > -- > > On Aug 12, 2008, at 8:53 AM, James Love wrote: > > > http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/12/1127220 > > > > "The International Olympic Committee filed a copyright infringement > > claim yesterday against YouTube for hosting video of a Free Tibet > > protest at the Chinese Consulate in Manhattan Thursday night. The > > video > > depicts demonstrators conducting a candlelight vigil and projecting a > > protest video onto the consulate building; the projection features > > recent footage of Tibetan monks being arrested and riffs on the > > Olympic > > logo of the five interlocking rings, turning them into handcuffs. > > YouTube dutifully yanked the video. . . > > > > _______________________________________________ > > A2k mailing list > > A2k(a)lists.essential.org > > http://lists.essential.org/mailman/listinfo/a2k > > -- > Gwen Hinze > International Policy Director > Electronic Frontier Foundation > email:gwen@eff.org > Tel.: + 1 415 436 9333 x110 > > Please support EFF - Working to protect your digital rights and > freedom of speech since 1990 > > _______________________________________________ > A2k mailing list > A2k(a)lists.essential.org > http://lists.essential.org/mailman/listinfo/a2k Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k members/stakeholders strong!) "Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" - Abraham Lincoln "Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt "If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by P: i.e., whether B is less than PL." United States v. Carroll Towing (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947] =============================================================== Updated 1/26/04 CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS. div. of Information Network Eng. INEG. INC. ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com My Phone: 214-244-4827

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