Re: [gnso-igo-ingo] RE: Objective Criteria Shortlist

[Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

I cannot speak to the rationale for the protection of geographic 
names, but my understanding of the protection to the ICANN and 
Internet-related names stems from the ICANN Articles of Incorporation 
and Bylaw requirement to protect the stability and security of the 
Internet name and number system, and that someone masquerading as one 
of the authorities of this infrastructure could do significant harm.
Alan

At 23/01/2013 11:02 AM, Roache-Turner, David wrote:

>  Was such evidence of actual harm to ICANN's own names, or the 
> geographical ones, called for in order to qualify for preventive 
> protection on the reserve list, that being the option currently 
> contemplated by the Board? Is not the risk of such harm so 
> obviously inherent in the introduction of infinite numbers of new 
> names enough to protect the institutionalized public interests involved?