Re: [gnso-idn-wg] sTLD participation in the IDN space

[marilynscade@xxxxxxxxxxx]

I think in fact as i understand, the existing sponsored strings did expect to 
represent that string fully. Thus, given there a few sponsored names at 
present, I wonder if the statements made earlier that the previous sponsored 
strings may be uniquely treated  are not valid, and that new strings can have 
different rules, as should the open, unrestricted present strings. But please 
keep in mind the need for a string NOT to be confusingly similar to an existing 
string. 
Regards,
Marilyn Cade
  

-----Original Message-----
From: Cary Karp <ck@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:54:30 
To:gnso-idn-wg@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gnso-idn-wg] sTLD participation in the IDN space

Quoting Yoav:
 
> I really think that since the current situation of sponsored gTLD is
> that there is no one definition of what is, or what should be
> regarded as a sponsoring organization, there should be no special
> treatment for sponsored gTLDs in the IDN world.

If it is not possible to provide a single categorical definition of
sponsorship, there is no basis for categorical statements about how
sTLDs may or may not participate in the internationalization of the
name space. This notwithstanding, I would suggest that ICANN's
contractual recognition of a Sponsoring Organization provides a fully
applicable -- if not outright tautological -- working definition of
that concept.

If it would help this discussion for the Registry Constituency to
develop the position statement suggested in:

        http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-idn-wg/msg00181.html

I will gladly set that process in motion.

/Cary