Entertainment interests are not more important than privacy interests need not be at (complete) odds

[Daniel Flaum <talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The anonymity of domain name holders is an important privilege which should be 
generally available. As humanity's greatest platform for freedom of speech, it 
is of paramount importance that we not undermine its effectiveness at such a 
low level. People with unsavory enemies ranging from oppressive governments to 
stalkers to school bullies deserve to be protected by default.

According to Ars Technica 
<http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/06/domain-name-whois-anonymity-hangs-in-the-balance-under-icann-proposal/>,
 "proxy services are required to abide by their home countries' legal orders to 
fork over the actual domain owner's information—but the content industry 
complains that they don't always do so and that the proxies are difficult to 
contact." Firstly, why should entertainment companies be able circumvent the 
established legal systems countries all over the world? Do they believe that 
they or ICANN have the wisdom and ethical standing to decide better? They 
don't. Secondly, if proxies are hard to contact, then we should focus our 
efforts on enforcing their responsiveness, rather than pull the rug out from 
under the vast swaths of people and organizations with legitimate privacy 
interests.

There are other avenues to explore besides a drastic change that affects real 
people's safety and liberty.

Thank you
Daniel