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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam
[INDENT]@ Connor: I only think that ICANN decisions like the creation of .xxx can only be appealed to ICANN directly. Technically they are an "international body (for lack of a better term)" governed by their own by-laws.
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No, it is possible to sue them. In fact, I'm told they were under threat of lawsuit if .XXX was not approved. The issue isn't whether or not they CAN be sued, but if they SHOULD be sued. And to that, I'd have to defer to the attorneys.
In terms of them being governed by their own bylaws... I don't think they pay too much attention to their own rules anymore, otherwise .XXX would not have been approved. There needs to be a community support requirement satisfied, and I don't see how they can possibly claim that it was in fact satisfied. At least not in any way that would fail to induce laughter.
One nice thing about the lawsuit path would be discovery. Wouldn't it be fun to compel organizations to release all kinds of documents about who they're doing business with?
And where their "support" comes from?
