Re: [bc-gnso] Bloomberg / BNA story on ICANN's latest Applicant Guidebook

[Mike Roberts <mmr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve - Great statement.

I've said for some time that the purported benefits did not equal the tangible, 
much less intangible, costs.

I'm prepared to be proved wrong, and hope I am.

- Mike


On Jan 13, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Steve DelBianco wrote:

> The attached article came out today.   NetChoice quotes are consistent with 
> what BC has said about respecting Governments & GAC and concerns over 
> lowering technical requirements for "needy" applicants.
> 
> And below is NetChoice statement on opening of the application window, which 
> was picked up in Ziff Davis PC Mag, and Yahoo News:
> 
>> The Proof is in the Pudding for ICANN’s Domain Expansion
>> 
>> The plan to create new Internet domains could and should benefit Internet 
>> users and businesses, particularly those around the world who write in 
>> alphabets other than Latin. But ensuring that the benefits outweigh 
>> potential harms will depend entirely on what the Internet Corporation for 
>> Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) does next.
>> 
>> “Today is a big day, but not nearly as big as what happens three months from 
>> now when ICANN starts selecting which domains to approve, and how to 
>> implement critical protections for users and businesses,” DelBianco said. 
>> “Even as it moves forward, ICANN must ensure that these new Internet domains 
>> are held to the highest possible standards of performance and integrity, so 
>> that users and registrants can realize the promised results.”
>> 
>> NetChoice, an active participant in ICANN’s Business Constituency, believes 
>> that this expansion plan should proceed, but has urged ICANN to continue 
>> making improvements – even after the application deadline opens – to ensure 
>> users are protected.
>> 
>> “ICANN has a great opportunity to prove wrong those critics who want to see 
>> this program scuttled or permanently delayed. But that will only happen if 
>> the organization remembers that protecting Internet users – and the Internet 
>> itself – is its top priority.”
> 
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> Steve DelBianco
> Executive Director
> NetChoice
> http://www.NetChoice.org and http://blog.netchoice.org
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