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

[Ross Rader <ross@xxxxxxxxxx>]

So then this really says "don't break the law"?

Robin Gross wrote:
> That is a good question.  It seems to me that the relevant national 
> statutes and court decisions that have worked out the law and free 
> expression boundaries for "Internet speech" are the relevant rules.   
> But I don't think it is a particular issue that ICANN needs to decide 
> because national law sets the different rules for radio v. print v. 
> Internet, etc.
> Robin
>
>
> Ross Rader wrote:
>
> > 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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