[gtld-council] Proposed Resolution for Issue on Recomendation #3

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

The New gTLD meeting discussed the proposal made  by Philip and the  
text, proposed by Bruce as amended by Mawaki, that had evolved on the  
list over the last few days.
There is tentative broad support, without any constituency having  
recorded concern, for the following:
- recommendation #3 remains:
Strings must not infringe the existing legal rights of others that  
are recognized or enforceable under generally accepted and  
internationally recognized principles of law.  Examples of these  
legal rights that are internationally recognized include, but are not  
limited to, rights defined in the Paris Convention for the Protection  
of Industrial Property (in particular trademark rights), the  
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant  
on Civil and Political Rights (in particular freedom of expression)


- An additional principle (G) is added that reads:

G. The string evaluation process must not infringe the applicant's  
freedom of expression rights that are protected under internationally  
recognized principles of law.


The level of support will be confirmed as part of the agenda for the  
next meeting.


thanks

a.