EFF already started on a letter FYI, it's here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IM8q7dLaavwOntQZpEzMtyZxLQjQbdDuLH0FE26fqQU/edit
Not sure if this will be merged with the ICA letter yet, but Phil is
reviewing it.
On 19/2/17 6:22 am, Stephanie Perrin wrote:
>
> Certainly looks interesting to me. I think we should weigh in, and
> this may be a good way.
>
> Stephanie Perrin
>
>
> On 2017-02-19 09:13, Ayden Férdeline wrote:
>> Might this letter being drafted by the Internet Commerce Association
>> be something that the NCSG would like to sign on in support of?
>>
>> Ayden Férdeline
>> linkedin.com/in/ferdeline <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ferdeline>
>>
>>
>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>> Subject: Re: [Internet Policy] Why is ISOC's PIR promoting a private
>>> global copyright censorship court for domains?
>>> Local Time: 17 February 2017 11:25 AM
>>> UTC Time: 17 February 2017 11:25
>>> From: [log in to unmask]
>>> To: Graham Cobb <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask]
>>> <[log in to unmask]>
>>>
>>> Hello to members of ISOC's Internet Policy discussion group.
>>>
>>> I am Counsel to the Internet Commerce Association (ICA). Last week I
>>> posted a blog concerning the HDI proposal at
>>> http://www.internetcommerce.org/dna-unveils-hdi-with-copyright-udrp/
>>> . ICA subsequently posted a statement of concern regarding the
>>> Copyright ADRP which can be found at
>>> http://www.internetcommerce.org/ica-deeply-concerned-with-proposal-to-enable-domain-transfers-based-upon-copyright-claims/
>>> .
>>>
>>> This past week I have been attending the Intersessional meeting of
>>> ICANN's Non-Contracted Party House (NCPH) in Reykjavik, Iceland in
>>> my capacity as one of the GNSO Councilors representing the Business
>>> Constituency (BC - and noting that the BC has not taken any position
>>> on any component of HDI and that this communication is being
>>> undertaken in my ICA role and not on behalf of the BC). During the
>>> meeting I engaged in conversations with many other members of the
>>> NCPH who share substantial concerns regarding the Copyright ADRP and
>>> its imminent implementation by PIR.
>>>
>>> Those concerned NCPH delegates have asked me to draft a letter that
>>> can be signed by individuals and organizations requesting that PIR
>>> and ISOC undertake an open and transparent dialogue with the broad
>>> Internet community before making any final decision on whether and
>>> in what form to implement the Copyright ADRP. We share the common
>>> belief that PIR, as the registry operator affiliated with ISOC, has
>>> a particular responsibility to engage in such a dialogue before
>>> granting ISOC's implicit blessing to an unprecedented dispute
>>> resolution procedure concerning copyright disputes. That is
>>> particularly true given that the DNA developed the HDI components
>>> without undertaking the broad outreach and discussion beyond its
>>> membership that it had initially indicated would be forthcoming.
>>>
>>> As I am uncertain of the propriety of circulating such a draft
>>> communication on this list, I am requesting that individuals and
>>> organizations that may have an interest in joining such a
>>> communication contact me direct at [log in to unmask] . When the letter
>>> is final I will share it on this mailing list, and in the interim I
>>> will likely have more to say on this subject in my ICA Counsel capacity.
>>>
>>> Thank you for your attention.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal
>>>
>>> Virtualaw LLC
>>>
>>> 1155 F Street, NW
>>>
>>> Suite 1050
>>>
>>> Washington, DC 20004
>>>
>>> 202-559-8597/Direct
>>>
>>> 202-559-8750/Fax
>>>
>>> 202-255-6172/cell
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________________
>>> From: InternetPolicy [[log in to unmask]] on
>>> behalf of Graham Cobb [[log in to unmask]]
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 1:56 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: [Internet Policy] Why is ISOC's PIR promoting a private
>>> global copyright censorship court for domains?
>>>
>>> On 16/02/17 18:17, Livingood, Jason wrote:
>>> > On 2/16/17, 12:34 PM, "InternetPolicy on behalf of Brandt Dainow"
>>> <[log in to unmask] on behalf of
>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> >> I am firmly convinced this is an example of "mission creep" - the
>>> job of domain name management is to manage allocation of, and
>>> disputes over,
>>> >> ownership of domain names. It is not the job of domain name
>>> management to have any say in what those domain names are used for.
>>> >
>>> > The alternative appears to be country-by-country mandated domain
>>> name blocking
>>> > (happening increasingly in Europe), which many MSH organizations have
>>> in the
>>> > past said risks balkanizing the Internet.
>>>
>>> I don't accept that that is the only alternative: in my view it is just
>>> as unreasonable.
>>>
>>> However, even if that is the alternative, it is better for many reasons:
>>> the effects are limited to the country concerned; the process is
>>> governed by the laws of the people affected; blocking is often
>>> ineffective; the cost of silencing a domain owner worldwide are much
>>> higher.
>>>
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