[Expression] [governance] ICANN Board Vote Signals Era of Censorship in Domain Names

[Carlos Afonso]

This is the hard part, Avri. Several ccTLD admins have established their
own lists (in these cases, for second-level domains of course), but in
most ccTLD cases there is one dominant culture, one idiom etc. For a
global domain, the issue is far more complex. But ICANN needs to think
this out.

frt rgds

--c.a.

Avri Doria wrote:
> hi,
> 
> On 4 apr 2007, at 15.35, Carlos Afonso wrote:
> 
>> I also think it has become crystal clear that TLDs which combination of
>> letters might confront resistance (of cultural, legal or similar nature)
>> in one or more countries or communities, should in principle be
>> discarded, thus avoiding the protracted and frustrating (and expensive!)
>> via crucis for both the Board and the applicants.
> 
> 
> how deep do you think this list needs to be?
> 
> might not any word in the bible, koran or other holy book,  encounter
> resistance if all do not like how it will be used or spelled.
> 
> and how many names and nicknames are there for every single prurient
> body part and bodily function?
> 
> or curse words, or their derivatives.  for how long would even neowords
> like frackin or frilling survive off the discard list?
> 
> a.
> 
> .
> 

-- 
Carlos A. Afonso
diretor de planejamento
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