[wg-review] Objectives of this WG

[Sotiropoulos <sotiris@hermesnetwork.com>]

Is this more than just coincidence?  Please digest the following:  

"Second WIPO Internet Domain Name Process

Flash news: December 12, 2000
An invitation to the second series of regional consultations on the Second WIPO Internet Domain 
        Name Process has now been posted. All members of the public are invited 
        to attend, and persons wishing to make presentations may pre-register. 
        The details of each individual consultation, venue and exact date, will 
        soon be made available.
*****************
On June 28, 2000, WIPO received a letter of request from the Government of Australia and 19 of its other member 
        Governments to initiate a Second WIPO Process to address certain intellectual 
        property issues relating to Internet domain names, that remain to be considered 
        after the first WIPO Internet Domain Name Process.
In response to this request, on July 10, 2000, WIPO commenced the Second 
        WIPO Internet Domain Name Process.
In April 1999, WIPO 
        published its Report on the First WIPO Internet Domain Name Process, focusing on the problems caused 
        by the conflict between trademarks and domain names. The WIPO recommendations 
        have largely been implemented by the Internet Corporation for Assigned 
        Names and Numbers (ICANN), and have resulted in implementation of a successful 
        administrative system for resolving domain name disputes involving trademarks 
        and a system of best practices for domain name registration authorities, 
        designed to avoid such conflicts.
However, a number 
        of issues were identified in WIPO’s Report that were considered outside 
        the scope of the First WIPO Process, that require further consultation and resolution. These issues arise in 
        the event of the bad faith, abusive, misleading or unfair use of:
-personal names
-International Nonproprietary Names (INNs) for Pharmaceutical Substances, recommended by the World Health Organization in order to protect patient 
safety worldwide
-names of international intergovernmental organizations (such as the United Nations)
-geographical indications, indications of source or geographical terms tradenames
 
Objectives
The Second WIPO Internet Domain Name Process will address these outstanding issues through a process 
        of consultations - online and through in-person regional meetings - resulting 
        in a final Report expected to be published at the end of the first half 
        of 2001.
The Report will make practical recommendations based on the consultation process, aimed at 
        preventing and resolving conflicts - and will be presented to WIPO's Member 
        States and the Internet community, including ICANN."


Would anyone on this List like to hazard a guess as to which interests will be favoured by ANY WIPO recommendations to the NC & DNSO resulting from 
this second "process"?  The first act of piracy wasn't enough for some it seems...  Now, these rascals are at it again!  It appears as if the people in 
charge of this WG are taking their deadline cues from the masters at WIPO - case in point:  WIPO requested comments from the public... the above 
"Flash news" bulletin was posted  on December 12, 2000, on the WIPO site... the deadline for On-Line Comments has already passed: December 29, 
2000.  Hmmm... one has to wonder, when so much is at stake, why these people are in such a rush when it comes to gathering input?  Perhaps because 
there is no real "Process" after all!? 

What has the DNSO & NC accomplished in the past two years?  It has legitimized the interests of middlemen lawyers to the detriment of ALL parties 
concerned with establishing a fair process of Internet governance, one that respects and recognizes the Individual Rights and Freedoms of the very 
people who are PAYING to keep ICANN & the Registrars in business!!!  And I'm not talking about bribes here... I mean the registration fees for more than 
28 million COM, NET, ORG registrations, and not counting the ccTLD registration fees. 

I suppose many would like for the @Large concerns to be addressed last, after the enfranchised members of all the councils and support organizations 
have achieved their mandates.  The only question is:  What will be left to discuss then? the Ten Commandments?! 

Sotiris Sotiropoulos
          Hermes Network, Inc.
 







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