RE: [ALSC-Forum] Benefits and goals of At-Large involvement

[Bruce Young]

Replying to Lyrad Rex:

>The corporate word has a jumpstart by simply adopting
>intellectual laws and policies, trademarks, WIPO etc..
>a voice for business.

Yes.  I'm concerned about this as well.  When the conflict is between a
private party with a prior claim and a corporate interest, the WIPO is a
poor forum to ensure a equitable ruling, since WIPO is biased towards the
copyright holder.  But ICANN has an obligation to ensure that a private
voice with a ligitimate site (i.e. not a cybersquatter!), is protected, even
if the site disparages the copyright holder.

>ICANN has a strong mandate to define policies, and as
>long as the Dept of Commerce holds approval power, it
>will be easier to define what is missing, than agree
>on how to fix the gaps on both sides.

Agreed.  The first step in developing an action plan is defining the
problem!  :)