[CCWG-ACCT] Another Twist to Law, Jurisdiction and Accountability

[Seun Ojedeji]

Hi,

Just for reference, the specific .doctor case i was referring can be found
below:

A view:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/15/icann_doctors/

Board action:
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/reconsideration-request-15-3-brice-trail-llc-redacted-12mar15-en.pdf

Regards

On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 8:32 AM, <Jorge.Cancio at bakom.admin.ch> wrote:

>  An article on this issue:
> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150414_icann_dot_wtf_ftc_oca_asked_whether_sucks_is_a_law_breaker_part_i/
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> Best
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> Jorge Cancio
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> *Von:* accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org [mailto:
> accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org] *Im Auftrag von *Seun
> Ojedeji
> *Gesendet:* Mittwoch, 15. April 2015 07:26
> *An:* Steve Crocker
> *Cc:* accountability-cross-community at icann.org
> *Betreff:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Another Twist to Law, Jurisdiction and
> Accountability
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> Definitely not a wish to wish for. That said, ICANN at the moment may
> indeed be entering into some regulatory issues that may result to Paul's
> concern of jurisdiction in near future. An example is the requirement
> imposed by ICANN on .doctor(based on GAC's advice). While this is not about
> pricing; censoring who gets a domain by professional qualification will
> sure create some variation globally.
>
> Although I should note that I think a WG may be looking at this
> (policy-implementation WG), whether it's something to be considered by the
> ccwg especially towards ensuring board doesn't act on a unilateral decision
> of a section of the community without consultation.
>
> Regards
>
> sent from Google nexus 4
> kindly excuse brevity and typos.
>
> On 14 Apr 2015 18:48, "Steve Crocker" <steve at shinkuro.com> wrote:
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>  Paul,
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> Did you actually say, rephrasing for clarity, “We all will continue to
> wish for ICANN to have regulatory authority”?
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> If so, that’s a very strong statement, whose implication is probably not
> fully understood by everyone and, when understood, may not at all be what
> everyone wishes for.
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> Steve
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> On Apr 14, 2015, at 12:41 PM, Paul Rosenzweig <
> paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com> wrote:
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>    All
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> As you may know, ICANN recently created the new gTLD .sucks.   It appears
> that the new registry manager, Vox Populi, is charging a rather exorbitant
> fee of $2500/year for existing trademarks to purchase the relevant domain
> name in the pre-release Sunrise period.   Some have protested to ICANN
> about this.  ICANN’s response is interesting and may have relevance to our
> accountability discussion.  It seems (
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/04/09/the-group-that-created-sucks-now-wants-government-to-keep-it-from-spinning-out-of-control/)
> that ICANN has asked the regulatory authorities in the US and Canada to
> determine whether or not Vox Populi’s pricing is predatory under US and
> Canadian law (and thus illegal).
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> I am not at all clear whether ICANN has directed this request to those
> national authorities because it is where they are located or, more likely,
> because they are the law specified by the underlying contracts.  But it
> does suggest that, in the absence of regulatory authority for ICANN (which
> I assume we all will continue to wish for) national laws will continue to
> play a role.  I am not in the least bit sure how this plays into our
> discussions – but it certainly seems a relevant confounding factor we ought
> to be aware of
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> Paul
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> Paul Rosenzweig
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