Webwork - 6:45 pm on Dec 13, 2009 (gmt 0)

webwork, you were finally hit

Nah, aleksl, I play it too clean to attract that kind of attention. Anyone tries to muscle me is going to get hit with some imported Canadian timber. ;)

Sounds American. Is that the intent?

No. When it comes to systems of justice everyone - hopefully - borrows the best from everyone else in an effort to support the conclusion that "this system is a fair system". So nations, states, etc. borrow the best (tested) procedural concepts -> rules, etc.

Just like other realms of art and science, for law there is a fairly substantial body of experience, thought, knowledge and information to draw upon in order to chose "a system" that has a history of "working".

Now, define and craft a "working" system of domain taking justice" - crafted by the consensus of 200+/- nations, which nations are represented at ICANN by various appointed, non-legal, non-judicial - "How do YOU get this cushy job?" - err . . (word of the year) government bureaucrats.

Trial by ordeal, anyone?

In case you missed my point what you all are now facing is the emergence of Domain Dispute Panels - around the world - that adhere to no uniform system of justice.

You ever hear of "forum shopping" [webmasterworld.com]? Guess what? Now there's a chance that your domain - YOUR DOMAIN - can (and will) be taken by someone who files a domain dispute/claim in Elbonia, where the rules are . . . Elbonians and their friends win . . almost always.