[Comments-dpml-modification-15aug18] Public Interest Letter Opposing Modification of Domains Protected Marks List Service
Kathy Kleiman
kathy at kathykleiman.com
Mon Sep 24 23:48:54 UTC 2018
Dear Mr. Atallah and ICANN Staff,
On behalf of the undersigned professors and practitioners below, I
submit the attached letter in opposition to the modification by Donuts
of its DPML service. This seemingly mild RSEP technical request to
change the Donuts’ registry agreement (across its 300+ top-level domain
names) is actually a shocking request. It would give trademark owners
vastly more control over the use of words and phrases than trademark law
provides or permits, and in so doing, trample the free expression rights
of consumers, civil society, and even other trademark owners.
Our attached letter outlines these legal and language concerns in
greater detail.
We strongly urge your rejection of this Donuts proposal.
Sincerely, the undersigned:
A. Michael Froomkin, Laurie Silvers & Mitchell Rubenstein Distinguished
Professor of Law, University of Miami*
Martin Silva Valent, Esq., Partner @ Silva.legal, Founder @ Datas
[www.dat.as], Professor at Universidad de Palermo, GNSO Councilor at ICANN*
Erik Pelton, Esq., Erik M. Pelton & Associates, PLLC
Kathryn A. Kleiman, Esq., Center for Information Technology Policy,
Princeton University*
Leah Chan Grinvald, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of
Law, Suffolk University School of Law*
* Affiliations provided for identification purposes only
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