[ga] Free Speech Using Domain Names

["Patrick Corliss" <patrick@quad.net.au>]

Hi Joop

> Whatever Europeans  may have against North Americans dominating the
current
> ICANN process, on Free Speech issues the "regional representativeness"
> structure of ICANN is going to have a decidedly  unAmerican effect.

Too true.   But with another paragraph:

> How about hitler_hatteRecht.com, weloveAnwar_ibrahim.com . . .

I don't believe underscores ("_") are permitted in domain names just dashes
("-").  In a long domain name, dashes are very effective as in:

            things-go-better-with-coca-cola.com
            rock-around-the-clock.com
            keep-the-red-flag-flying.com
            etc.

I can see such slogans being a huge part of the internet in future.

Regards
Patrick Corliss


----- Original Message -----
From: Joop Teernstra <terastra@terabytz.co.nz>
To: Marc Schneiders <marc@venster.nl>; Jefsey Morfin <jefsey@online.fr>
Cc: <ga@dnso.org>; <icann-europe@fitug.de>; <icann-candidates@egroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: [icann-candidates] Re: [ga] bodacious-tata[s].NET


> At 05:07 3/09/00 +0200, Marc Schneiders wrote:
>
> >
> >I can be fast, yes, let us keep that possibility open for new domains
:-))
> >
>
> Marc,
>
> I'm afraid you are uncomfortably close to the mark here. You are still
free
> to quickly get that name. For Now.
>
> The TATA case seems to be a typical instance of "DN-policing" in the guise
> of  a  TM dilution case.
> Interesting is the "non-US famous name" aspect of the case.
>
> If we look further out to the future, we can expect two broad attitudes
> (constituencies?) to emerge, those who will want to expand the URDP into
> more wide-ranging DN policing and those, like yourself,  who will want to
> protect freedom of speech in DN registration.
>
> As more and more registrants will use the full potential of "speech" in a
> 64 alphanumeric string, more and more names will emerge that will be
> considered hate speech, obscene speech, political speech and other forms
of
> addressing that many powers-that-be (and ordinary citizens) across
> different languages and cultures will want banned.
>
> Indeed, different cultures and language groups will want to be able to
> control their own policing.
> How about hitler_hatteRecht.com, weloveAnwar_ibrahim.com   or DN that
> insult political leaders or religious sensitivities in languages other
than
> English?
>
> When more restrictively oriented cultures realize that  blocking  access
to
> such sites doesn't work, they will demand their own policing rights, to
> "take down" such domains under the ICANN flag.
>
> When regionally elected directors will be questioned on their stance on
> Freedom of Speech, we are going to see some surprises.
>
> Whatever Europeans  may have against North Americans dominating the
current
> ICANN process, on Free Speech issues the "regional representativeness"
> structure of ICANN is going to have a decidedly  unAmerican effect.
>

> --Joop Teernstra LL.M.--
> the Cyberspace Association and
> the constituency for Individual Domain Name Owners
> http://www.idno.org


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