Re: [ga] Request for a Working Group

[Bret Fausett <fausett@lextext.com>]

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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