IP Justice Comments on ICANN Plans for New Top-Level Domains: Keep the Core Neutral – ICANN Should Avoid Expanding Scope of Mission to Include Enforcing “Morality” and Fighting “Terrorism”

Keep the Core Neutral

IP Justice submitted brief comments today to ICANN regarding its plan for introducing new Top-Level Domains (TLDs).  Specifically, IP Justice raised concerns about policy proposals that threaten freedom of expression on the Internet and seek to expand ICANN’s mission to include ensuring “Morality and Public Order” (MAPO) and preventing “terrorism” through personal background checks.  IP Justice believes both of these ICANN proposals are mis-guided and will harm the healthy development of the Internet and the global public interest.

• IP Justice Comments on Morality & Public Order Objections to New gTLDS

• IP Justice Comments on Background Checks to Fight Terrorism and IP Infringement

Other Comments Worth Reading:

• Comments of Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis on Trademark Issues

• Comments of Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis on Morality and Public Order Objections

• Comments of Professor Wendy Seltzer

• Comments of Professor Mary Wong

• Comments of Khaled Fattel

• Comments of Abdulaziz Al-Zoman

IP Justice Background on ICANN New gTLD Process & Concerns