Anyone can contact registrants since whois is public, except
registries, by contract? Maybe ICANN should contract spammers? I am a
bit weary of the law talk here, I am sorry. Does one need a US law
degree to participate in ICANN?

On Thu, 8 Jan 2004, at 18:59 [=GMT-0500], Harold Feld wrote:

> It's been pointed out to me that at the moment, registries are barred by
> contract from contacting individual registrants.  Nevertheless, I think
> adding something about the advisability of sponsored TLDs consulting
> their community is a good idea.
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> Milton Mueller wrote:
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> >Well, then you make a good point, maybe the
> >NCUC statement could be modified to add something
> >about requiring sponsored TLDs to consult their
> >"community."
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> >>>>Harold Feld <[log in to unmask]> 01/08/04 06:52PM >>>
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> >My thought was that where the issue could be approached with
> >granularity because of the community dynamic, this would be better.  But
> >in ICANN-land I suppose it is better to err on the side of uniformity
> >than flexibility.
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