Is ICANN accountable to the global public interest?
by Robin Gross, IP Justice Everyone is a Noncommercial User of the Internet The Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) is the home to noncommercial users in ICANN’s GNSO policy development process. NCUC represents 109 members from more than 40 countries, and includes large organizations, small nonprofits and individuals committed to developing Internet policy that protects the rights of noncommercial users. NCUC is concerned with a broad range of issues including human rights such as freedom of expression and privacy protections, educational needs such as those of libraries or academic institutions, and concerns from community and religious organizations, consumer rights groups, and other noncommercial interests related to Internet governance. (All noncommercial organizations and individuals are invited to join NCUC). In today’s world, everyone is a noncommercial user of the Internet at one point or another of their day. This noncommercial interest, is an important interest which we
