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<p>This is exactly what I have been thinking Roberto. Is it
specifically designed as a disincentive to attend in person? It
feels that way.</p>
<p>Marita<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2022-04-27 10:33 p.m., Roberto
Gaetano wrote:<br>
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Thanks Marita.
<div class="">One sentence - among others - is particularly
puzzling to me:</div>
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knowingly and freely assume all risks related to
illness and infectious diseases, including but
not limited to COVID-19,
<b class="">even if arising from the negligence
or fault of ICANN</b> </i></span></p>
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<div class="">This means to me that I acknowledge that ICANN has
the right to be negligent. I have to confess that sometimes in
the past I have thought that this was ICANN’s approach, but it
is the first time that I see it in writing.</div>
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<div class="">I wonder whether this is a sort of friendly advice
to participate online and avoid showing up in person in the
Hague.</div>
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<div class="">Roberto</div>
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<div class="">On 27.04.2022, at 22:09, Marita Moll via
At-Large <<a
href="mailto:at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org"
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Dear colleagues. If you are planning to attend
ICANN74, please note that you will be required to sign
a very broadly worded waiver that goes well beyond any
issues related to the pandemic. You can read the
waiver here:
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href="https://www.internetnews.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ICANN-waiver.pdf"
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https://www.internetnews.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ICANN-waiver.pdf</a><br
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<p class="">Several registrars have asked that this
requirement be dropped <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://domainincite.com/27793-icanns-covid-19-waiver-formally-appealed"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">
https://domainincite.com/27793-icanns-covid-19-waiver-formally-appealed</a>.
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<p class="">Michele Neylon, Managing Director of
Blacknight Solutions, seeking legal advice on behalf
of himself and staff, was advised that neither he nor
his staff should sign a waiver granting ICANN blanket
exclusion of liability.
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<p class="">It is an unsettling way to begin what was
looking like a new beginning after so many hours at
virtual public meetings. I have attended more public
meetings in my life than I could ever count, and have
never been asked to sign such an extensive waiver. I
would be interested to know if others have ever
encountered this.</p>
<p class="">Marita Moll, ALAC rep. for NARALO<br
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