[NCUC-DISCUSS] [important] Adoption of the copyright ADRP by PIR

[Kathy Kleiman]

Farzi,

Tx for raising this. Tx to Jeremy and Mitch for their leadership in 
responding to PIR and the Domain Name Association's massive incursion 
into closed processes, private law and complete violation of due process.

I want to share that the NCUC community is already in the press. Here 
are some quotes from yesterday's Communications Daily (a private US 
publication):

-- Mitch Stoltz/EFF: To begin setting up private nonjudicial bodies to 
pass judgement on the content of websites is a very dangerous step. The 
sorts of determinations, if the happen at all, must happen in court. If 
you create a private arbitration process for copyright claims on the 
internet wielding power of domain suspension, then why not one for 
criticizing [President] Donald Trump?"

-- Kathy (me): "Taking down an entire domain name [for specific 
copyright acts] is like pulling a tree up by the roots when you only 
need to cut down a branch to address the infringement. Traditionally, 
copyright takedowns are done narrowly, with [Digital Millennium 
Copyright Act] notices targeting a special piece of content. The type of 
practice [DNA is proposing] could be a massive violation of free speech."

-- Phil Corwin (of the Business Constituency) shared that: Multiple 
people present at the Generic Names Support Organization Council 
Non-Contracted Parties House meeting last week had "signification 
concerns" about the [PIR/DNA] proposal.

Please post other articles and quotes!

Best, Kathy

On 2/22/2017 9:55 AM, farzaneh badii wrote:
> Dear NCUC members,
>
> PIR ( the registry for .ORG) is going to adopt a copyright dispute 
> resolution policy that has stringent clauses  to protect copyrights.
>
> In my opinion the problem with this policy is not the mere fact that 
> PIR is using a private dispute resolution mechanism to enforces 
> copyrights. It is also the point that ICA is raising that: it goes 
> beyond ICANN UDRP. The other thing is (correct me if I am wrong here) 
> PIR has not asked the community which it will be affected by this 
> policy for comments.
>
> Read more about this issue here: 
> http://domainincite.com/21532-angry-reactions-to-udrp-for-copyright
>
>
> We need to write a statement and oppose the policy. I am also on the 
> advisory council of PIR and we will have a meeting next week. I will 
> raise this point during that call but we need to write a separate 
> statement and endorse other statements as appropriate.
>
> Who would like to hold the pen for drafting the statement?
>
> Best
>
>
> Farzaneh
>
>
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