[gnso-acc-sgb] Third Party access, due process, the UDRP. Whom makes the decisions: Judge Doesn't Know What a Web Site is

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All sgb members,

  In consideration with some of my stated concerns regarding
third Party access, due process, the UDRP a recent article
see:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/security_britain_internet_dc;_ylt=AszIY5m_8gyrEPggaWSqKdgjtBAF

gives me great trepidation as to whom determines if due process has
been served when we have Judge's such as Judge Peter Openshaw.
I also hope that if Judge Openshaw retires soon, and I do hope he
does soon, he isn't considered as a panelist for WIPO's UDRP, as if
he doesn't know what a Web Site is, it is very unlikely he knows what
a domain name is either...  I also know of several other Judges whom
have informed me they don't "grasp the concept" of eMail and what a 
search engine is...

  So how can we rely on due process being served if, or rather
when, a third party accessor has been mislead and ends up in
a Judge Peter Openshaw-like court seeking due process redress?
My answer: No, and I guess the poor bastard just goes to Guantanmo 
or is sent to the Arab Emirates for further "Interrogation".

Excerpts from the article:

""A British judge admitted on Wednesday he was
struggling to cope with basic terms like "Web site" in the trial of
three men accused of inciting terrorism via the Internet. Judge 
Peter Openshaw broke into the questioning of a witness about a Web 
forum used by alleged Islamist radicals. "The trouble is I don't 
understand the language. I don't really understand what a Web site 
is". he told a London court during the trial of three men charged 
under anti-terrorism laws.  Prosecutor Mark Ellison briefly set 
aside his questioning to explain the terms "Web site" and "forum." 
An exchange followed in which the 59-year-old judge acknowledged: 
"I haven't quite grasped the concepts.""

Regards,

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