RE: [council] FW: NomCom appointee skill sets

[Heather Forrest <Heather.Forrest@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear colleagues,

I read Brian's suggested addition of IP law to the skillset as motivated by the 
specification of certain relevant areas of the law but not others. If we 
articulate the skill set at a higher level of abstraction (knowledge of and 
experience in relation to law relevant to the DNS), would that satisfy all 
concerns?

Best wishes,

Heather

From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Edward Morris
Sent: Saturday, 1 November 2014 6:02 PM
To: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [council] FW: NomCom appointee skill sets

Hello Susan.


- At the end of the day consumer protection, insuring that the domain name 
system is safe and secure, should be one of our highest priorities.


I agree with you that consumer protection is a justifiable and proper rationale 
for the creation and extension of intellectual monopoly rights and has been 
deemed so in Anglo-American jurisprudence, at least, since the Bakers Marking 
Law of 1266. We may on occasion disagree with the structure and scope of such 
rights but I'm delighted there seems to be some practical agreement on the 
purpose of the rights themselves.


-We could restructure the list

International law which includes the following:
     Data protection
     Privacy
     Consumer rights
     Human rights
     Competition law
     Intellectual property law


I think this is a fine and practical proposal that I support.

Thanks so much for your contribution.

Regards,

Ed