[governance] Appeals Court Revives the CFIT Anti-Trust Suit

[William Drake]

On Jun 6, 2009, at 11:00 PM, Ian Peter wrote:
>
> I welcome posts that I might have read elsewhere if people think the  
> subject
> is worth discussing here.

Of course.  Thanks for bring it to our attention Pranesh.  Don't be so  
cranky McTim, just use the delete key.

On Jun 6, 2009, at 11:14 PM, Bret Fausett wrote:
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> Personally I think this ruling strengthens ICANN, and ICANN's  
> independence, as it plainly says that if you abuse the ICANN process  
> to gain an anti-competitive advantage, you run afoul of U.S. laws.

Congrats Bret on getting VeriSign in the dock.

Raises again the interesting question of the costs/benefits of being  
under US law and what the alternatives might be.  While ICANN's not  
going anywhere, it's at least interesting to consider from a  
institutional design standpoint.

Bill
  
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