Re: [icann-eu] [FYI] WHO to sue ICANN over .health?

["Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law" <froomkin@law.miami.edu>]

I think this is actually healthy.  It means that the governments are
getting worried (as well they should!) about the professional staff of
bodies like WHO and WIPO cutting deals without checking with their bosses
first -- the member states.

On Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Wolfgang Kleinwächter wrote:

> I think it was the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) which blocked
> indirectly  . health  by stating in their communique "2.2.The GAC notes
> that where registry sponsors are intergovernmental organisations, any
> agreement with such bodies may require approval of their members".
> 
> Does it mean that the ICANN Board has to consult with 180 or so
> governments? How this could function? WHO can join the GAC, like  ITU and
> WIPO, but did not so far. I guess this is first of all a problem of
> coordination among governments and not an ICANN-WHO conflict. The same is
> also for UPU and .post.
> 
> Hi
> 
> wolfgang
> 
>  (> >DOT.HEALTH
> >>
> >> >WHO has learned via wire reports that our application for a
> >> >top-level domain of Dot.Health has been rejected. We are still
> >> >trying to get confirmation of this directly from ICANN. We are
> >> >extremely disappointed with this outcome, if this is confirmed, and
> >> >are eagerly awaiting the rationale of this decision, especially in
> >> >light of decisions made to grant other TLDs. We will begin
> >> >immediately to explore ways of recourse. WHO feels that the quality
> >> >and standard of health information on the Internet, and the
> >> >guarantees that this can give to "consumers", can only benefit from
> >> >a Dot.Health TLD.
> >
> >Reading this my dislike of some UN organisations is much reinforced.
> >First WIPO puts itself up as the internet guardian of human speech in
> >the interest of business. Now we see the arrogance with which the WHO
> >presents itself as a sort of health-censor. I find it sickening. Have
> >they never heard of conflicting opinions among medical scientists?
> >What forces are there behind the WHO?
> >
> >Not granting .HEALTH was a most wise decision. Wiser even than I was
> >able to see before I read the above.
> >
> >--
> >Marc Schneiders (rest in header)
> >
> 
> 
> 

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