Dear Mary,
I am afraid that the last word is definitly
wrong.
- Does the New gTLD Program help the security and stability of the
Internet, or at least not harm it,?
- In cases where potential harms have been identified, does the New
gTLD Program provide processes for addressing and/or mitigating such
harms?
- Has the Board taken expert advice in those areas where it required
specialist knowledge? In cases where a single result was deemed
insufficient or potentially biased, did it seek further advice?
We believe that in all cases the answer is a resounding
“Yes.”
What I observe is that to the two first questions and to the two
following questions "has the author of this petition taken expert
advice in those areas where it required basic architectural precaution
and knowledge?" and "In cases where a single result was deemed
insufficient or potentially biased, did he/she seek further
advice?"
I observe that the answer is a resounding "No".
Some people from the Board seem to know better about the DNS than
lawyers, business lobbyists, activists and Australian naming team
afficionados (25% of the signatorees) at the origin of the New gTLD
Program.
jfc
At 05:48 14/06/2011, [log in to unmask] wrote:
Dear all,
This petition, being circulated amongst some ICANN participants, may be
of interest; it urges the Board to approve the new gTLD program when it
has its special meeting in Singapore this coming Monday (20 June):
http://www.petitions24.com/newtlds
It also touches on questions such as consensus, multi-stakeholder input
and ICANN's credibility and accountability issues, which have been
regular topics of discussion on this list.
Cheers
Mary
Mary W S Wong
Professor of Law
Chair, Graduate IP Programs
Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAW Two White Street Concord,
NH 03301 USA Email:
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http://ssrn.com/author=437584