Re: [ga] Request for a Working Group

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Bret and all assembly members,

  The problem with this approach is that it puts regulating back
into government entities hands.  And this would seem to be
counter productive if ICANN is to be successful in administering
their own Registrar and Registry contracts as well as Private
industry working out these problems in an expedient manner
that is timely enough to adequately solve these sorts of problems.
In fact isn't it because of the NSOL Domain Name dispute
policy debacle that engendered the formation of ICANN
in the first place?  I believe it is.  So, a better solution is
to find a way in which the ICANN staff will effect it's
duty under the MoU and White Paper to police it's
own contractual obligations as a first line of defense.

Bret Fausett wrote:

> I agree with Michael. In addition to the local and national authorities that
> provide consumer protection, virtually every state in the U.S. provides
> aggrieved parties a private right of action for unfair and deceptive trade
> practices. If the Verisign registrar campaign is deceptive (and I don't make
> any claim about that), then every affected registrar and registrant, both
> individually or as a class, likely has a private remedy available to stop
> the practice.
>
>         -- Bret
>
> Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law wrote:
> > [cc's chopped ruthlessly]
> >
> > Personally, I believe that deceptive trade practices should be regulated
> > by the national authorities where a business is located and where it
> > trades, not by ICANN.
> >
> > On Tue, 26 Mar 2002 DannyYounger@cs.com wrote:
> >
> >> Having reviewed the many ICANN Public Forums, the registrars list, and the GA
> >> list, one fact is eminently clear:  the public has been loudly complaining
> >> about abusive and deceptive registrar and re-seller business practices.  It
> >> is apparent to me that there are a sufficient number of rogues in this
> >> industry that need to be brought under control.  It is time to review the
> >> enforcement provisions within current ICANN contracts, to review how
> >> enforcement is currently being handled, and to hold registrars accountable
> >> for the actions of their resellers.
> >>
> >> I would ask the Chair of this Assembly to convene a working group devoted to
> >> this topic.
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