Re: [gtld-council] NCUC update: Principle, Rec. #6 and Rec. #20

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Thank you for this update.  All three recommendations are on today's  
agenda.
a.

On 5 jul 2007, at 09.35, Mawaki Chango wrote:

> Colleagues,
>
> Just to update you before the call on the status with NCUC's
> concerns as we have started discussing in San Juan:
>
> i) We agree with Bruce's proposal to have the concern about FoE
> addressed in the Principles instead of in the Recommendations,
> as follows:
>
> "The string evaluation process must not infringe the applicant's
> freedom of expression rights that are protected under
> internationally recognized principles of law."
>
> ii) We have proposed the following language for Rec. #6, our
> request being to delete the mention to "morality" and "public
> order" (those issues are subject to individual (national)
> legislations, and will be so addressed whenever relevant):
>
> "Strings must not be contrary to legal norms that are
> enforceable under generally accepted and internationally
> recognized principles of law.
> Taking into account the aforementioned limitations, no
> application shall be rejected solely because the applicant or
> string is associated with an unpopular or controversial point of
> view."
>
> iii) For Rec. #20, we want to narrow it to only technical &
> operational evaluation. Remove the ability for competitors and
> critics to object for an infinite number of reasons. So we want
> to limit the TYPE of objections that can be made in #20. As
> currently worded the type of objections we invite are unlimited.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Mawaki