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Board discussion over RegisterFly
The following is the discussion held over RegisterFly at the ICANN Board meeting on Friday 31 March 2007.
RegisterFly was also the topic of discussion for an hour at the end of the Public Forum on Monday 26 March 2007. The public forum's full transcript is available here.
| Note: Although transcript output is largely accurate, in some cases it is incomplete or inaccurate due to inaudible passages or transcription errors. It is posted as an aid to understanding the proceedings at the session, but should not be treated as an authoritative record. |
NB: This is an edited excerpt of the full meeting transcript, broken down according to each Board member and produced in an effort to provide easy access to the substantive discussion. For the Board meeting's full transcript click here.
Board discussion over .xxx
The following discussion took place between ICANN Board members with regard to the .xxx domain in a public meeting in Lisbon, Portugal on Friday 30 March 2007:
| Note: Although transcript output is largely accurate, in some cases it is incomplete or inaccurate due to inaudible passages or transcription errors. It is posted as an aid to understanding the proceedings at the session, but should not be treated as an authoritative record. |
Explanation: The Board voted on a resolution that rejected the .xxx application, so a vote "yes" meant saying "no" to the application. This is an edited excerpt of the full meeting transcript, broken down according to each Board member and produced in an effort to provide easy access to the substantive discussion. For the full transcript click here.
Board resolutions - Lisboa 2007
The following resolutions were passed by the ICANN Board on Friday 30 March 2007 in Lisbon.
German Parliament calls upon Government to support advancement of the Internet Domain Name System
The factions of the ruling Social Democrats (SPD) and Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) in the German Parliament have submitted the resolution "Advancement of the adress space in the Internet" (printed paper no. 16/4564; courtesy translation) to the plenary on March 7. In it, the federal government is called upon to support new developments in the Internet name space.
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For the ICANN public forum on Thursday 29 March 2007
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