Re: [gnso-consumercci-dt] Draft v5.1 of our Advice, for discussion on Tuesday 14-Feb-2012

[Wendy Seltzer <wendy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Apologies, I've had conflicts on all the calls lately.  I'll review the
document and share notes.

Thanks,
--Wendy

On 02/14/2012 10:54 AM, Steve DelBianco wrote:
> Attached is draft v5.1, reflecting edits from Berry Cobb and Evan Leibovitch.
> 
> Berry updated missing dates, added a sentence on resource requirements, and 
> clarified  our limited cross-community participation and path for advice 
> consideration.
> 
> Evan picked-up on his earlier comments regarding choices available to 
> consumers who may bypass DNS lookup thru means outside of ICANN's control.  
> Below is an excerpt showing Evan's new paragraphs, which I placed under a new 
> heading on page 2:
> 
> Scope of this advice
> 
> The Working Group charter adopted a limited scope for this advice, citing the 
> Board resolution seeking advice on definitions and metrics for the gTLD 
> expansion review that is required in the Affirmation of Commitments.
> 
> The Working Group acknowledges that the limited scope it has undertaken 
> provides only a partial evaluation of all choices from the Internet end-user 
> point of view. Considering this perspective, a full examination of choice 
> should not only measure the diversity within registries and registrars, but 
> also examine options that allow users to avoid direct use of the DNS 
> altogether.
> 
> Alternate methods of accessing Internet content and services (mobile apps, 
> search engines, social portals, QR codes, etc.) are growing in popularity and 
> themselves present innovative and competitive threats to ICANN-regulated 
> TLDs.  As such, they should be considered in any complete evaluation of 
> consumer choice and trust related to ICANN in general and new gTLDs 
> specifically.
> 
> Also attached a redline from v4.
> 
> Looking forward to finishing the Competition measures later today!
> 
> --
> Steve DelBianco
> Executive Director
> NetChoice
> http://www.NetChoice.org and http://blog.netchoice.org
> +1.202.420.7482
> 
> 


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