Re: [gnso-iocrc-dt] RE: RCRC views regarding protection at the second level

[Konstantinos Komaitis <k.komaitis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with Alan's view here – it is unfeasible to provide such protection at 
the second level name and it makes sense for only the identical matches in the 
6 UN languages to raise the red flag.

One other comment on the proposal from the Red Cross: Any registry receiving a 
request of registration of a second-level domain should therefore have an 
automatic system by which the request for registration of any denomination from 
the list or an imitation thereof should raise a red flag, requiring the 
registry to check whether the user is legitimate.

This last part that requires the registry to check wether the user is 
legitimate is problematic and I can see various issues relating to costs as 
well as the fact that Registries are not there to check the legitimacy of ANY 
registration. They should make clear what is legal or illegal, but having the 
Registries checking what is legitimate is a slippery slope. Please bear in mind 
that intermediaries, like Registries,  are immune from liability in both the US 
and the EU and this imposes new forms of liability which goes contrary to US 
and EU legislation.

Thanks

Konstantinos

From: Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxx>>
Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:54:54 +0000
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Subject: RE: [gnso-iocrc-dt] RE: RCRC views regarding protection at the second 
level

Any registry receiving a request of registration of a second-level domain 
should therefore have an automatic system by which the request for registration 
of any denomination from the list or an imitation thereof should raise a red 
flag, requiring the registry to check whether the user is legitimate