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Re: 9TH CIRCUIT RULES ICANN NOT A GOVERNMENT ACTOR
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"Horacio (Bombim) Cadiz" <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:59:48 +0800
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On Sun, 10 Apr 2005, Robin Gross wrote:

> ICANN is not a "government actor" or something similar,
> which must be accountable to civil liberties, the public will have very
> little civil liberty protections online.

  But the government actor which holds a contract with ICANN could be made
accountable for the actions of its contractor, right?
  What are the implications of this ruling aside from the civil liberties
angle?

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