Should there be a capital P on Process in Independent Review Process? And Norbert's already noted the extraneous 'to'. Apart from that, looks good. j On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Carlos A. Afonso <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Agreed. > > --c.a. > > On 05/06/2010 01:28 PM, Norbert Klein wrote: >> >> Good job to arrive at this - agreed. >> >> There is only one typo ["to"] in this sentence: "A TLD string to should >> not be rejected simply because..." >> >> Norbert Klein >> >> = >> >> Milton L Mueller wrote: >>> >>> Hi, this has been revised to reflect Avri's and Mary Wong's comments. So >>> you can see the changes, I have used a Word doc with the tracking function >>> on. A text version pasted below. >>> >>> Milton L. Mueller >>> Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies >>> XS4ALL Professor, Technology University of Delft >>> >>> ==== >>> >>> Comments of the Noncommercial Stakeholders >>> >>> The Noncommercial Users Constituency and Noncommercial Stakeholders Group >>> (NCSG) represent nearly 200 nonprofit organizations, public interest >>> advocacy groups, educators, researchers, philanthropic organizations and >>> individuals. >>> >>> NCUC and NCSG believe that ICANN has a very simple choice to make in its >>> handling of the .xxx domain. The board can accept the fact that ICANN made >>> serious mistakes in its handling of the matter and then make a good faith >>> effort to rectify those mistakes - or it can refuse to do so. That is all >>> there is to this decision. The complicated "process options" offered by the >>> general counsel are distractions. Either ICANN accepts the determination of >>> the independent review panel and creates the .xxx domain, or it doesn't. >>> Those are the only "options" of relevance to the community. >>> >>> Noncommercial users believe that the board should accept the decision of >>> its independent review panel and prepare to add .xxx to the root. Anything >>> less will raise serious doubts about ICANN's accountability mechanisms and >>> will undermine the legitimacy of the corporation and its processes. The >>> contract offered to ICM Registry should be based on the same template as >>> that offered to .mobi, .jobs and other contemporaneous applicants for >>> sponsored TLDs. >>> >>> Noncommercial stakeholders are deeply interested in the outcome of the >>> .xxx application for two reasons. >>> 1) As supporters of improved accountability for ICANN, we would be >>> deeply concerned by a Board decision that ignored ICANN's own Independent >>> Review process. The IRP is one of ICANN's few external accountability >>> mechanisms. The .xxx case was the first test of that process. A group of >>> distinguished and neutral panelists reviewed the record of this case in >>> extensive detail, and decided against ICANN. A Board decision that ignores >>> or circumvents the IRP decision would seriously undermine ICANN's >>> credibility and raise fundamental questions about its accountability >>> mechanisms. We also feel that refusal to comply with the IRP will encourage >>> dispute settlement through litigation in national courts, which is not in >>> the interests of ICANN or its global community. >>> 2) ICANN's decision has important implications for Internet freedom >>> of expression. While a .xxx domain is undeniably controversial, ICANN must >>> guard against becoming a tool of those who wish to discourage or censor >>> certain kinds of legal content. A TLD string to should not be rejected >>> simply because some people or some governments object to the types of >>> content that might be associated with it. ICANN's mandate to coordinate top >>> level domain names cannot and should not become a mechanism for content >>> regulation or censorship. >>> >>> To conclude, we ask the Board to look past the noise that will surely be >>> generated by any public discussion that touches on pornography. This public >>> comment period should not be a poll assessing the popularity of the .xxx >>> domain. The board must focus exclusively on compliance with its own appeals >>> process and strive to maintain ICANN's integrity. >>> >> >> > -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com Secretary - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org ---------------------------------------------------------------