[ncdnhc-discuss] ICANN restricts leafleting at Los Angeles co nference

[Adam Peake]

Bill's correct (thou some of andrew's comment a re little odd as we 
must register for this meeting - but as about 800 turned up last 
year...)


>From: "Andrew McLaughlin" <mclaughlin at pobox.com>
>To: <declan at well.com>
>Subject: RE: ACLU protests ICANN demand of $5,000 to leaflet at meeting
>Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 13:08:24 -0800
>
>Declan:
>
>The complaint is mistaken.  ICANN holds open meetings, free to attend, with
>open mike sessions for public comment.  People have always been allowed to
>distribute policy drafts, proposals, RFCs, resolutions, etc.  The meeting is
>not, however, a trade show, and we don't want companies to use it for
>marketing purposes.  So the distribution of commercial literature is
>restricted to sponsors.  That's SOP for meetings like this.
>
--andrew


New sig?  Not everything ICANN does is evil :-)


>I have to say, I read this restriction as specifically applying to 
>commercial promotional material. I do not read it as restricting the 
>distribution of informational flyers by noncommercial organizations 
>or individuals. In effect, it should be seen as a step taken to 
>increase the value of paying for sponsorship status, which is one 
>way ICANN can subsidize the cost of these events.
>
>Bill Semich
>IUS-N
>
>At 02:05 PM 11/9/2001 -0500, Dave Crocker wrote:
>>At 01:51 PM 11/9/2001 -0500, Chris Chiu wrote:
>>
>>>My original item:
>>>>
>>>>  not permit anyone to distribute leaflets or other such
>>>>  materials
>>
>>vs.
>>
>>>  >From ICANN's webpage:
>>>"An organization that is not a sponsor will not be permitted to distribute
>>>materials in the meeting area.
>>
>>1. The difference between "an organization" and "anyone" is large 
>>and important.
>>
>>2. The context of the ICANN statement is about sponsorship. 
>>Literature distributed by sponsoring organizations is advertising 
>>and promotions.  Hence the implication is that organizations will 
>>be prohibited from disseminating advertising and promotional 
>>material unless they are a sponsor.
>>
>>Yes, there is a possibility that the ICANN language means something 
>>more restrictive, but rather than do a bit of reportorial 
>>diligence, you have chosen the worst possible interpretation -- and 
>>even creatively extended it in a no-so-subtle bit of inflammation 
>>-- and then asserted that particular interpretion is the correct 
>>one.  All this without checking with ICANN before stirring the 
>>public fires.
>>
>>Rather than constantly looking for the worst, it would be more 
>>constructive to seek clarity.
>>
>>d/
>>
>>----------
>>Dave Crocker  <mailto:dcrocker at brandenburg.com>
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