Re: [registrars] Comments sought on WIPO recommendations regarding names and acronyms of international intergovernmental organizations

["Tim Ruiz" <tim@godaddy.com>]

Go Daddy does not support this proposal for numerous reasons, a few of
which follow.

Quote from WIPO letter:
"To this end, it is recommended that IGOs should not be required to submit
to the jurisdiction of national courts..."

This is unacceptable for reasons that should be clear to anyone reasonable.

Quote from WIPO letter:
"The decision on the protection of country names was supported by all
Member States of WIPO, with the exception of Australia, Canada and the
United States of America, which dissociated themselves from the decision.
Japan also expressed certain reservations, which are recorded in the text
of the decision."

There is signicant disagreement from 75% of the English speaking world. It
surprises me that WIPO would even consider moving ahead with this
recommendation given that fact.

Also, I think everyone should read carefully the minutes of WIPO's Twenty-
Eighth Session in reagards to this topic. It will give you the real flavor
of the purpose that the countries that support this have in mind. South
Aftica's recommendations are particularly disturbing.

Tim

 -------- Original Message --------
   Subject: [registrars] Comments sought on WIPO recommendations regarding
names and acronyms of international intergovernmental organizations
   From: "Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au>
   Date: Tue, April 8, 2003 1:20 am
   To: <registrars@dnso.org>

   Hello All,

   From:
   http://www.icann.org/correspondence/gurry-letter-to-cerf-lynn-21feb03.htm
   and
   http://www.icann.org/minutes/prelim-report-12mar03.htm

   The Board has given the GNSO until 12 May 2003 to provide comments on
   the matters raised in the WIPO letter.

   WIPO proposes that Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
   (UDRP)  be modified to allow  international intergovernmental
   organizationss to file complaints in respect of the abusive
   registration of their protected names and acronyms.

   This will be discussed at the next meeting of the GNSO on 17 April
   2003.

   The GNSO Council representatives (Bruce Tonkin, Thomas Keller, and Ken
   Stubbs) would appreciate any comments before then.

   Regards,
   Bruce