Re: [wg-c] Commission Working paper on the creation of .EU

[Dave Crocker <dcrocker@brandenburg.com>]

At 02:14 PM 2/3/2000 , A.M. Rutkowski wrote:
>for the DNSO which one would expect to be
>an essential part of this process.

Unless one (correctly) views this as falling within existing ccTLD practise.


>1. The central proposition of the paper is
>that "...the corresponding [ccTLD] code is
>a form of unambiguous identification and location
>of the activity." The term "activity" is not
>explained.  This proposition constitutes the
>primary underpinning for the EU domain proposal,
>which asserts that this is desirable "...to
>ensure the appropriate degree of adherence
>to European law and policies...."
>
>Is it appropriate or even feasible for
>DNS registration to constitute a form of
>authentication as the fundamental basis
>for the application of European law?

Is it appropriate or even feasible to explain the non sequitor of this 
question, since the EU text does not make a statement concerning 
authentication?

Is it apppropriate or even feasible to find a way to trivialize things more 
than nit-pick about the details of "activity"?  Is there, perhaps, a more 
constructive "activity" to which to apply an attorney's training?


>2. The paper contradicts itself. It states
>in Sec. 5 that "this principle [that there
>should be a tangible relationship between the
>principle location of the entity concerned
>and the territorial scope of the ccTLD
>registry] is respected in practice by all
>national ccTLD Registries within the EU."
>...
>The paper obliquely concedes this fact
>in footnote 2 by asserting that these four
>member country ccTLD registries may not
>be in conformance with European Law and
>are "under consideration [i.e., being
>investigated] by the Commission."  Is
>anyone aware of this investigation?

Language which says that exceptions to a principle or rule are under 
investigation does not contradict other language which says that there 
should be conformance to a principle or rule.


Surely it is possible to offer critique the EU document constructively, 
without resorting to distortion and trivialization?

d/

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