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http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150414_icann_dot_wtf_ftc_oca_asked_whether_sucks_is_a_law_breaker_part_i/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Von:</span></b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"> accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org]
<b>Im Auftrag von </b>Seun Ojedeji<br>
<b>Gesendet:</b> Mittwoch, 15. April 2015 07:26<br>
<b>An:</b> Steve Crocker<br>
<b>Cc:</b> accountability-cross-community@icann.org<br>
<b>Betreff:</b> Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Another Twist to Law, Jurisdiction and Accountability<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>sent from Google nexus 4<br>
kindly excuse brevity and typos.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 14 Apr 2015 18:48, &quot;Steve Crocker&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:steve@shinkuro.com">steve@shinkuro.com</a>&gt; wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Did you actually say, rephrasing for clarity, “We all will continue to wish for ICANN to have regulatory authority”?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Apr 14, 2015, at 12:41 PM, Paul Rosenzweig &lt;<a href="mailto:paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com" target="_blank">paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com</a>&gt; wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">As you may know, ICANN recently created the new gTLD .sucks.&nbsp;&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;&nbsp; Some have protested to ICANN about this.&nbsp; ICANN’s response is interesting and may have relevance to our accountability discussion.&nbsp; It seems (<a href="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/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954F72">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/</span></a>)
 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).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; 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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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