ICANN Ombuds Explains a Non-confidential Mediation

Chris LaHatte, the Ombudsman for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, blogs about a recent mediation that was not confidential. He acknowledges that, while most mediations are confidential, the parties in this particular case wanted the mediation recorded so it would be available for review.


He also points out that the parties' interest was not inconsistent with ICANN's culture of openness and transparency. It is therefore his practice to ask "if the parties want the matter to be confidential or open." (ICANN Ombudsman Blog.)


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