ICANN wants immunity from U.S. law

[Kristijntje]

The closest thing the Internet has to a governing body seems to want the same kind of immunity from national laws that the International Red Cross and the International Olympic Committee have enjoyed for decades.

A recent report prepared for the board of ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) says the organization should "explore the private international organization model" and it should "operationalize whatever outcomes result."

Dejargonized, that means ICANN could become largely immune from civil lawsuits, police searches and taxes, and its employees would have quasi-diplomatic privileges (such as importing items into the U.S. without paying customs duties)...

full article: http://news.com.com/2061-10796_3-6172758.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news

[jezebel]

ICANN could become largely immune from civil lawsuits

...like the class action lawsuit filed against ICANN last week.  :

[bargainbloodhound]

I'm sure the RegisterFly mess has absolutely nothing to do with their sudden desire for immunity from US laws.  ;D