[CPWG] On adult websites, inertia, and basic fairness

[Evan Leibovitch]

Hi Carlton,

On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 12:44 PM Carlton Samuels <carlton.samuels at gmail.com>
wrote:


> One thing I wish Evan had addressed is the issue of singular and extended
> agreements in Registry Agreements (RAs), particularly those that are
> Registry Voluntary Commitments (RVCs).
>
> [...]
>
I'll say it again: The RVCs and any other additions to the base RA, without
> a commitment to enforcement, are not worth a bucket of warm spit. They were
> never meant to be taken seriously because there has never been, and never
> will be, any appetite for ICANN to act as a regulator.
>
My agreement with this sentiment is basically why I didn't mention them. I
consider them irrelevant for the reasons you mentioned.

You can put lipstick on a PIC but that doesn't make it useful.

- Evan
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