Re: [gtld-council] PDP Dec 05: Recommendation Chart & Responses Required

[Ross Rader <ross@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Robin Gross wrote:
> How about a slightly revised version of #6 as follows?:
>
> "Strings must not be contrary to legal norms relating to morality
> and public order to the extent regulated and within the limits of
> enforceable principles of international law.  Examples of these 
> principles include but are not limited to the Paris Convention regarding 
> trademarks and principles from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 
> and the International Covenant on Civil and Political rights such as 
> freedom of expression rights."
Please take this as a legitimate question, it is intended in good faith.

Are we referring to the legal norms relating to morality in the 
broadcast sense, the publication sense or the private access sense? (I 
mention three variations knowing that there are other forms as well). 
Even within these three categories, there are differing standards 
applied - what gets printed in a book is different than what gets 
printed in a newspaper. What the FCC permits over a television broadcast 
is much different that what they permit over pay-per-view.
Which standards do we expect will be applied in terms of TLD strings?

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Ross Rader
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Tucows Inc.

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