[ncdnhc-discuss] U.S. Congress plans hearings for .kids proposal

[Adam Peake]

If there's to be a .kids, then as a proof of concept and as a 
compromise (sounds like Markey and Shimkus will not give up easily on 
this) it should be tried as a second level under .us rather than as a 
global TLD.

As a TLD forced on the world by two US politicians .kids is a bad 
idea. Under .us, I personally, as a non US citizen, don't feel I have 
any right to object, and the proof of concept might be useful.

(fwiw)

Adam






>A subcommittee of the United States House of Representatives is planning to
>hold hearings on Thursday, October 25, 2001 regarding a "Dot Kids Domain
>Name Act." This bill, H.R. 2417, was introduced by two United States
>Congressmen, John Shimkus and Ed Markey, and would force the Internet
>Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to approve a "kid-friendly
>domain" first before any other domains can be introduced.
>
>See
>http://www.internetdemocracyproject.org/#highlights
>
>Sincerely,
>Christopher Chiu
>Global Internet Liberty Campaign Organizer
>American Civil Liberties Union
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