[CPWG] Something of actual importance to end-users

[Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond]

Forgot the reference:
https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/registry-agreements/com/com-amend-3-pdf-27mar20-en.pdf


On 20/04/2023 20:26, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond wrote:
> Worth noting: John Levine points out on another mailing list that the 
> changes are the same as those already integrated in the .COM Registry 
> Agreement 3 years ago and that did not cause as many ripples back then.
>
> He also mentions that governments seize gTLD domains all the time when 
> they get a suitable
> court order. But of course I guess this is all in the details.
>
> Kindest regards,
>
> Olivier
>
>
>
> On 20/04/2023 17:12, Evan Leibovitch via CPWG wrote:
>> https://freespeech.com/2023/04/19/red-alert-icann-and-verisign-proposal-would-allow-any-government-in-the-world-to-seize-domain-names/
>>
>> Let's briefly put aside the boasting about ALAC's incremental 
>> involvement in the trivial agendas set by ICANN's vested interests. 
>> Here's a real example of an issue that can negatively affect 
>> end-users. The aims of the proposed modification may be laudable, but 
>> there's too much room for arbitrariness and too much potential to 
>> curb political speech unwanted by a government.
>>
>> BTW ... Why was this not already flagged by ALAC as cause for 
>> concern? Why did I have to find out about this in the media rather 
>> than from the inside. Was ALAC intending to ignore it?
>>
>> This is EXACTLY what I'm talking about. ALAC is obsessed with the 
>> trivial and the self-absorbed, but asleep during the issues that 
>> actually affect the constituency we're supposed to serve.
>>
>> Does ALAC have what it takes to fight for the public interest on 
>> something that actually matters?
>> Is it capable of balancing the various intertwining issues? If the 
>> CPWG meets on this issue I'll be there.
>>
>> Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada
>> @evanleibovitch / @el56
>>
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Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD
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