Robin
Our elected Council reps have developed this position over some time. I support it, and I am under the impression that everyone in NCUC supports this concept, so if there are any objections let's hear them now, or by Tuesday at the latest.  IF none, we can go on record.

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From: Non-Commercial User Constituency [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robin Gross
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 10:56 AM
To: Milton L Mueller; [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] proposal that NCUC sign petition to keep the core neutral

Hi there,

The global petition to ICANN to protect free expression and innovation 
will launch on Wednesday.  It would be great if NCUC could sign-on to 
the petition before the launch.    And / or, if any individual NCUC 
members would like to sign-on please do so. 

Either sign-up on the website:  http://www.keep-the-core-neutral.org
 or let me or Dan know.

Thanks much!
Robin


Robin Gross wrote:

> NCUC:
>
> Please check out the civil society petition to "keep the core neutral" 
> below. The global petition is directed to the ICANN Board of 
> Directors, and both organizations or individuals will be welcome to 
> sign the petition.
>
> The Keep the Core Neutral Campaign and petition will launch next week 
> at the San Juan Board meeting, so we are looking for initial 
> signatures to the petition, particularly from organizations. I'd like 
> to propose that NCUC sign the petition and be an initial coalition 
> member upon the campaign's launch next week. What do others think?
>
> The campaign website is being built by Dan at:
> http://www.keep-the-core-neutral.org
>
> Any volunteers for translations of the petition into non-English 
> languages?
>
> Thank you!
> Robin
>
> ================
>
> Global Petition to ICANN Board of Directors: “Keep the Core Neutral”
>
> Everyone has the right to seek, receive and impart information and 
> ideas without interference through any media, including cyberspace.
>
> As the new generic top-level domain name space emerges and policy 
> choices are made about how ideas may be expressed at the Internet’s 
> top-level, we ask ICANN to keep the core neutral of non-technical 
> disputes and choose policies that respect freedom of expression and 
> permit innovation in the new domain name space.
>
> Encouraging the free flow of information is a foundational principle 
> of public policy decisions related to information and communication 
> technology. Freedom of expression rights, which are fundamental in an 
> Information Society, foster democratic participation, individual 
> empowerment, and economic development.
>
> Cyberspace remains a unique and special place that bridges ancient 
> divisions, where diverse communities interact readily, and all views 
> are welcome. But only if these attributes are valued by policymakers 
> who set Internet governance rules and incorporated into policies about 
> how ideas may be expressed in domain names.
>
> We ask that ICANN stay within its technical mandate and refrain from 
> embedding particular national, regional, moral, or religious policy 
> objectives into global rules over the use of language in domain names. 
> It would be dangerous “mission-creep” for ICANN to adjudicate between 
> conflicting policy objectives and set global standards for expression 
> that are enforced through ICANN’s technical function. Please do not 
> allow ICANN to become a convenient lever of global control by those 
> seeking to censor unpopular or controversial expression on the Internet.
>
> We urge ICANN to resist any attempt to limit what ideas may be 
> expressed at any level of the Internet hierarchy. Please keep the 
> Internet’s technical core neutral from national or other ideological 
> conflicts, allowing freedom and innovation to flourish in cyberspace.
>
> Signed,
>
> [Individuals or groups may sign.]
>
>

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