[lac-discuss-en] [ALAC] ALAC Rules of Procedure - draft amendments to Rule 21 - versions espanol and francais

[Carlton Samuels]

Regarding domain tasting, the record will show that the LACRALO Secretariat
proposed that if the AGP was a contractual obligation, the organic
resolution was to remove the profit incentive from its exploitation.
LACRALO adopted this position.  It appears the proposal as outlined has also
adopted this straightforward solution, albeit with a little weakness.  In
our view, the weakness it that the rules proposed are not applicable to all
operators and binding on all Registrars.  

Our opposition to the grounds outlined for new gTLD string objection in the
operator application process was early and is well-known. As a student of
history, it reminded me of the thinking that gave us the legacy of the
British colonial "Sus" laws, which were just as uncivilized. I say again:
that 'public order and morality" clause contained in the gTLD application
objection process debases the ideal of an allegedly global process, is
offensive to reason and injurious to the commonweal. This general position
was also adopted by LACRALO and, eventually, the ALAC.

In my own view, it is disingenuous, at best, to promote the idea of 'fixing'
this in the "implementation process".  And I am unanimous on that.

Carlton

BTW, counting minutes as a measure of "participation" is plain....well,
wrong-headed too, eh!  And I say this as a guy who sells knowledge services
by the hour!!

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:alac-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Wendy Seltzer
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 04:28 AM
To: At-Large Staff
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Subject: Re: [ALAC] ALAC Rules of Procedure - draft amendments to Rule 21 -
versions espanol and francais

I'm not quite sure why the wiki-cleaner removed my comment, but I think
the draft amendments are absurd.

Any time members could spend reviewing these and counting up their
participation minutes would be far better spent on policy matters, such
as whether the AGP implementation changes address our tasting concerns,
<http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20oct08-en.htm>
<http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agp-draft-20oct08-en.html>,

or reviewing newly-posted drafts on the new gTLDs process
<http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-21oct08-en.htm>
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm>

--Wendy


At-Large Staff wrote:
> Dear members:
> 
> We have today posted the french and spanish versions of the discussion
draft
> of changes to Rule 21 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure. These can be found
at:
> https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?cairo_documents


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phone: +1.914.374.0613
Visiting Professor, American University Washington College of Law
Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society
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