Re: [ga] Haiti, the Internet and ICANN

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Roberto and all,

  I would argue that the argument you suggest is a straw man,
in that ICANN refused Scotland a ccTLD on strictly political
grounds and as Haiti is terrorist state, aiding and abetting such
in any way is internationally on very shaky legal ground.  And
I don't believe Debbie shares this as being expectable, nor do
I believe do most of the stakeholders/users or registrants
of the free world with the possible exception of Bulgaria.

I am sure that the USTR will be reviewing this ICANN
decision, as will the Home secretary in GB with some
significant concern.  And unless I miss my guess, I believe
the Canadian govt., will also be taking a very close look
as well.

Roberto Gaetano wrote:

> >
> > I am not displaying any such thing to anybody.  I was merely
> > pointing out to you the state of affairs as they are and NOT
> > as any one of us would like them to be, and furthermore, I
> > was constructively criticizing what I viewed as a politically
> > motivated set of circumstances that involved ICANN policy.
> > Nothing more and nothing less, make of that what you will.
>
> Sotiris,
>
> I personally share the same feelings (and I am sure that Debbie also does)
> against child slavery, but would argue that it is *not* something involving
> ICANN policy.
> ICANN is providing a public service in delegating ccTLDs, and cannot get
> into personal evaluation of the internal politics of the countries. I think
> that Debbie is right in arguing that if ICANN starts to to this, it could be
> the beginning of a slippery slope.
>
> Cheers,
> Roberto

Regards,

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