Mikki and all,
I have wondered when ICANN and was going to get around
the the "Content" issue with respect to DN's and their related
information that they contain. As I recall we had some lengthy
discussion about this some time ago now. I also have wondered
what "Excuse" ICANN was going to use to "Make the net safe
for e-commerce". I can only suspect that this means no more
porno sites or sexually related sites on the net. That is
a dam shame. But I guess this would also include ladies lingerie
a no-no as well. So that means Esther won't have a place to shop
online for her designer Sup-hose! >;)
Mikki Barry wrote:
> >Since Esther's at the global meeting for establishing mandatory net
> >content ratings, and seems to be chafing a bit over it, I'd like to
> >point something out:
> >
> >Domain names would probably have to be rated as well.
> >Since Esther *is* at this conference, and is the de facto face of ICANN,
> >shouldn't someone speak as an official representative of ICANN on these
> >issues?
> >
> >I certainly don't want the enforcement of ratings on any content on
> >the net, and I am certain I don't want it enforced based on domain names.
> >
> >Let's face it: The only reason anyone would want a global mandatory
> >rating system is to enact filtering based on those ratings.
> >
> >If ICANN allows this to occur (and they might -- quite a bit of the money
> >behind ICANN is also propping up this ratings effort), they will be in
> >a position to become the arbiters of content on the Net.
> >
> >Since WG-C is concerned with the introduction of new gTLDs, we should be
> >very wary of this effort. One could easily imagine a push to classify
> >content based on gTLD. If you think .com's diluted and confusing now,
> >you just wait until companies are told they must use a particular gTLD
> >for a particular type of content. Everywhere you turn, there will be
> >confusing, misleading, and/or meaningless .com entries, all in an effort
> >to avoid the gTLDs created specifically to be filtered out.
>
> This cannot be overstated. Content restrictions and "copyright"
> violations will likely be the new vehicles for "making the net safe
> for e-commerce." Look at the make up of the Intellectual Property
> Constituency and the demands that copyright and other intellectual
> property rights be included in domain name issues. (How copyright
> can be included in domain name issues and individual domain name
> holders excluded is beyond me.)
Regards,
--
Jeffrey A. Williams
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