+1 for the draft proposal, including the amendments. Norbert Klein Cambodia On 8/13/2016 10:51 PM, farzaneh badii wrote: > > Thanks Stefania. For sure you can make changes directly on the Google > doc. > > Best > > Farzaneh > > > On 13 Aug 2016 5:49 p.m., "Milan, Stefania" <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Dear Farzi > thanks much for taking the time to draft this public comment. I > find Ed's suggestions to the point--thanks for including them. > May I suggest some change in the wording of the first paragraph, > in the google doc? > As a member of the NCSG PC, I hope this gets to out table :-) > Thanks again! > Best, Stefania > > ________________________________________ > Da: NCSG-Discuss <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> per conto di farzaneh > badii <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> > Inviato: sabato 13 agosto 2016 17.27.55 > A: [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > Oggetto: Re: Public comments on country codes and second level top > level domains > > Hi > > Added the changes recommended by Ed. Thank you very much. > > Farzaneh > > On 13 Aug 2016 4:59 p.m., "farzaneh badii" > <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]><mailto:[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>> wrote: > > Yes I agree and will implement Eds Suggestion soon . > > On 13 Aug 2016 4:54 p.m., "Sam Lanfranco" <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]><mailto:[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>> wrote: > I would like to second Ed's concern here. I went to the full list > of gTLDs and spend some time playing around with placing two > letter country codes in front of gTLDs and could hardly find > anything that would look suspiciously like a government site. > Misrepresentation would flow not from the two-letter/gTLD URL > itself, but from the use of the domain name. Leave registries and > registrar's out of enforcement there, and leave it where it > belongs, with initiative taken by offended parties (including > governments), or by those abused by misrepresentation. > > Sam L. > > On 8/13/2016 8:14 AM, Edward Morris wrote: > Hi Farzi, > > Thanks so much for doing this. Clearly this is an issue directly > related to free speech on the domain name line and I certainly > support the NCSG submitting a public comment on this matter. I > also agree with your approach to the issue, except for one small > part. You write: > > --- > > REGISTRATION POLICY > > This policy requires the registry to make sure that the registrant > has taken measures to ensure against misrepresenting or falsely > implying that the registrant or its business is affiliated with > the government. > We find this acceptable, however misrepresentation should be > interpreted narrowly. But the obligation that the registrant not > to falsely imply that it is affiliated with the government is a > sound approach which we support. > > --- > > I don't want registry's to turn into content police or judges of > the intent of registrants. I recognise there is a big push in > ICANN, from the IPC, the GAC and others, to turn Registries into > de facto enforcement bodies. I think this is something we should > resist at any and every opportunity. What are the criteria to be > used concerning government affiliation? Is this something we > really want Registries to decide? > > With that small exception I fully endorse this comment. I look > forward to hearing what others have to say. > > Thanks again, Frazi, for your hard work on this. > > Kind Regards, > > Ed Morris > > > > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person or > entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential > and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, > dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or other use of, or > taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons > or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited > without the express permission of the sender. If you received this > communication in error, please contact the sender and delete the > material from any computer. >