RE: [ga] Request for a Working Group

[Joanna Lane <jo-uk@rcn.com>]

I have never understood the point of having a contract that is
unenforceable. Do we know whether these solicitations went across the US
Borders or not? It seems unreasonable to tell Registrants on the other side
of the world to file complaint through the US Postal Service, although I do
not disagree with Brett and Michael.

Joanna

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ga@dnso.org [mailto:owner-ga@dnso.org]On Behalf Of Bret
Fausett
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 2:28 PM
To: ga@dnso.org
Subject: Re: [ga] Request for a Working Group


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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