Re: [ICANN-EU] Re: [icann-candidates] Re: [ga] bodacious-tata[s].NET

[Marc Schneiders <marc@venster.nl>]

On 4 Sep 2000, Lutz Donnerhacke wrote:

> * Joop Teernstra wrote:
> >When more restrictively oriented cultures realize that blocking access to
> >such sites doesn't work, they will demand their own policing rights, to
> >"take down" such domains under the ICANN flag.
> 
> Yep. That's bad. It's necessary to teach the political leaders in such a case.

Does this mean that you, if you would be on the Board, would *never* led
this (taking down domains because some want them cesored) happen? Teaching
does not necessarily involve saying "No" to the persons one is teaching...
In this case I think it should include a firm "NO".

> >When regionally elected directors will be questioned on their stance on
> >Freedom of Speech, we are going to see some surprises.
> 
> Sure? The same goals are achieved by different approaches. Last monday a
> privacy meeting took place in Kiel, Germany. We concluded in one workshop
> that the American 'Freedom of Speech' requires the very similar mechanisms
> and laws as the German 'Datenschutz'.

I think the question was about cultures which share less common ground
than the American and German. Some Asian countries, e.g., are more of a
concern where Freedom of Speech is concerned.  

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