This is the document signed by Latin American organizations which
participate in Internet governance debates in our region (some of them
members of NCUC or ALAC) sent to the GAC chair regarding the .amazon
domain, supporting a request made by governments of the Amazon region,
led by Brazil and Peru.
It contains what Dr Müller calls "silly and parochial" arguments.
fraternal regards
--c.a.
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Heather Dryden
Chairperson
ICANN Government Advisory Committee (GAC)
via e-mail ([log in to unmask])
Dear Ms Dryden,
On behalf of the civil society organizations and networks signed below,
this is a letter in support of the request made by governments of the
Amazon region that the application for the ".AMAZON" gTLD be withdrawn.
The Amazon region constitutes an important part of the territory of
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and
Venezuela, due to its extensive biodiversity, its diverse culture and
several idioms, and incalculable natural resources. Granting exclusive
rights to this specific gTLD to a private company would prevent the use
of this domain for purposes of public interest related to the
protection, promotion and awareness raising on issues related to the
Amazon biome.
It would also hinder the possibility of use of this domain to congregate
web pages related to the population inhabiting that geographical region.
In addition, this gTLD string requested by "Amazon EU S.a.r.l.” matches
part of the name, in English, of the “Amazon Cooperation Treaty
Organization”, an international organization which coordinates
initiatives in the framework of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty, signed in
July 1978 by Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname
and Venezuela, and expedites the execution of its decisions through its
Permanent Secretariat.
It should also be noted that the application for the “.AMAZON” gTLD has
not received support from the governments of the countries in which the
Amazon region is located.
February 22, 2013
Instituto Nupef, Brazil
http://www.nupef.org.br
ISOC Brazil
http://www.isoc.org.br
ISOC Peru
http://www.isoc.pe
Alfa-Redi, Peru
http://www.alfa-redi.org
Fundación REDES, Bolivia
http://www.fundacionredes.org
NIC Argentina
http://www.nic.ar
Colnodo, Colombia
http://www.colnodo.apc.org
Asociación Latinoamericana de Educación Radiofónica (ALER), regional
http://www.aler.org
Asociación Paraguaya de Derecho Informático (APADIT), Paraguay
http://www.apadit.org.py
Red de Desarrollo Sostenible (RDS), Honduras
http://rds.hn
Red de Infodesarrollo de Ecuador
http://www.nuevared.org
Fundación Redes y Desarrollo (FUNREDES), Dominican Republic
http://www.funredes.org
cc.
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