[governance] ICANN Board Vote Signals Era of Censorship in Domain Names

[David Goldstein]

OK, it's ICM's standards which no doubt would equal something like America's standards, hence reinforcing the view that it's America's internet, not a global internet.

The confusion doesn't exist in my mind though. There is a very real possibility of governments enforcing pornography to be registered in a .xxx TLD.

I'm aware the TLD would be available for people to register domain names with around the world.

I also find problematic that people/companies predominately, or largely at least, will register with a TLD such as .xxx to protect their brand. So in effect it's a money making exercise.

David
----- Original Message ----
From: Milton Mueller <mueller at syr.edu>
To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; goldstein_david at yahoo.com.au
Sent: Wednesday, 4 April, 2007 1:54:23 PM
Subject: Re: [governance] ICANN Board Vote Signals Era of Censorship in Domain Names

>>> goldstein_david at yahoo.com.au 04/03/07 10:53 PM >>>
>I've not read the proposal, so it's probably outlined there.

Might be good for you to do your homework

> But if it's ONLY to be pornography and related, under whose standards?

>America's? China's? Saudia Arabia's?

The answer is: ICM Registry's standards. Which anyone is free to
disregard or adhere to as they see fit. I don't see why that is an
issue. DNS is flexible and capacious enough to have a TLD for Arab
erotica, any number of other flavors...even Australian brothels. ;-)

The odd thing that seems to be happening here is that you've equated
minting a TLD with the creation of some kind of compulsory global
standard for defining pornography. That confusion exists only in your
own mind. 





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