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Re: [ga] DMCA Takedown Procedures in revised .xxx appendix S

  • To: Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: [ga] DMCA Takedown Procedures in revised .xxx appendix S
  • From: Karl Auerbach <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:24:44 -0800
  • Cc: Roberto Gaetano <roberto@xxxxxxxxx>, ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Danny Younger wrote:

5. Rapid Takedown

Woof, that's pretty close to the method used to judge witches - throw 'em into the river, if they drown they are not witches, if they live they are witches and must to be burned at the stake.

ICANN, however, is already using an even more pro-trademark method - it denies existence to any TLD that does not agree to follow ICANN's trademark-uber-alles kangaroo court system (UDRP). For example, my .ewe TLD is neutral and leaves such disputes to be fought among the actual parties in the national and international legal systems. That means that .ewe will not be allowed into ICANN's closed marketplace of TLDs.

In the world of ICANN, restraint of trade is not an evil, it is a way of life.

		--karl--


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