[ALAC] [APAC-Discuss] Uncharted Domains and the New Land Rush: Indigenous Rights to Top-Level Domain

[JJS]

*Hello Holly & All,*
*
*
*- if the link does not work, try this one *
*http://www.law.asu.edu/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=67fmPnuMWEY%3d&tabid=803 *
*
*
*- Very interesting paper, on a subject too rarely addressed. This is the
author's summary:*
*"*In this paper, I will argue that the failure to assign country codes to
indigenous tribes has deprived sovereign nations of economic opportunities
and intellectual property rights and protections associated with top-level
domain assignments and administration. Part I outlines the recent opening
up of top-level domains to generic names. It also goes into a brief history
of top- level domain assignments, including those issued to countries as
country code top-level domains. Part II provides examples of how sovereign
entities and cultural groups that were not part of initial top-level domain
delegations have mobilized for assignments. Part III attempts to critically
examine the systematic hierarchy that continues to exclude sovereigns
today, particularly through the contexts of critical race theories, federal
Indian law and property rights regimes in the United States. Because of the
potential implications resulting from this exclusion, this paper will
explore domestic and international safeguards and options for indigenous
tribes, as well as possible remedies to this problem.*"*
*
*
*I don't know about the technicalities, but some of the social implications
are the same as for IDN and IDN Variants.*
*
*
*Regards,*
*Jean-Jacques.*


2013/5/10 Holly Raiche <h.raiche at internode.on.net>

> Hi KT - and others
>
> First - the link to the actual research doesn't work.  Could you check it
> please?
>
> But the background does make Yan's research look very interesting.  And
> what she is saying is so true for this area.  For much of the Internet,
> including ICANN, the knowledge is not in libraries (including online
> libraries) or in journals  It is on websites, it is in the heads of the
> people who are involved - which makes it both more challenging and
> interesting.
>
> Holly
>
>
> On 09/05/2013, at 6:13 PM, NZMIS Chairperson wrote:
>
> > Greetings,
> >
> >
> >
> > As representative groups of Internet users, and as many of us are
> discussing
> > how best to represent our communities; you may be interested in this
> > students award winning research on ICANN, GTLD's and Indigenous Domain
> > Names, Intellectual Property etc.,  all of which impact all regions in
> the
> > world. Perhaps some of the concerns can be raised again in ALAC?
> >
> >
> >
> > Background:
> http://www.law.asu.edu/News/CollegeofLawNews.aspx?NewsId=4454
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> >
> >
> > Research:
> http://www.law.asu.edu/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=67fmPnuMWEY%3d
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> http://www.law.asu.edu/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=67fmPnuMWEY%3d&tabid=803>
> > &tabid=803
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Karaitiana Taiuru
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