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ICANN has been so distracted by trying to jump through the intellectual property owners' hoops that no real attention has been paid by ICANN to protecting against "T".
In addition, WIPO's claims are so outrageous that they have obscured the fact that there is a nugget of legitimate concern. Had WIPO been more willing to concede that trademarks do not cover names that are not used in commerce, had WIPO been willing to remember that there is a concept of fair use, and had WIPO been willing to admit that copyrights exist for the purpose of promoting future creation and that they exist only for a limited period of time, then perhaps WIPO would have found a more sympathetic reception.
One could describe WIPO as seeking to undermine the concept of limited protection of copyrights and substitute a jihad against anyone who copies anything, no matter the reason and no matter the circumstances. In a sense isn't what WIPO is doing in itself a form of "T" against established legal norm and cultural values?
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Like I said before, some bozo who couldn't get a job driving a cab in New York wants to have a greater say about important Internet policy ... it's not going to happen.
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