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[FYI] (Fwd) Text of .kids bill available - Dot Kids Domain Name Act




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From:           	Seth Finkelstein <sethf@MIT.EDU>
Subject:        	Text of .kids bill available - Dot Kids Domain Name Act
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        The text of the bill is now available:

     http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c107:H.R.2417:

        Key points:

 (2) GREEN LIGHT APPROACH- The new domain shall be available for
 voluntary use as a location only of material that is considered
 suitable for minors and shall not be available for use as a location
 of any material that is harmful to minors.

        Umm, there is a world of difference between "suitable for
        minors"
(which is not defined) and "harmful to minors".

        But how will they deal with e.g. nambla.kids ? Easy.

 (3) OPERATOR OF DOMAIN- The entity selected pursuant to section 3 to
 establish, operate, and maintain the new domain shall--

 (A) establish, operate, and maintain the domain in accordance with
 the requirements under this subsection; and

 (B) provide for the creation of an independent board, with diverse
                  membership, which shall be responsible for--

 (i) establishing written criteria for accepting registrants for the
 new domain and for any limitations applicable to the new domain,
 which shall include a requirement that any registrant agree to use
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 the new domain in accordance with paragraph (2); ...
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

        Oooh, this is good:

 (4) CONSULTATION- In carrying out the establishment, operation, and
 maintenance of the new domain, family organizations and international
 organizations concerned with the operations of the Internet shall be
 coordinated with and consulted.

        As I read the legalese, it ends up as "When you apply for the
domain, the Family Research Council decides whether you are worthy,
and Enough Is Enough reviews the material you have there and can
revoke your registration".

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Seth Finkelstein  Consulting Programmer  sethf@sethf.com 
http://sethf.com


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