RE: [gnso-rn-wg] gTLD Reserved Names Chart

["Ray Fassett" <ray@xxxxxxxxx>]

Patrick, as you know, another member of our own 3 person sub-group has
opinioned just the opposite - and it's not me :-)  Opinions are great and
welcome and important, but when there are conflicting opinions - whether in
or outside the sub-group (really does not matter) - evidence needs to be
presented so that an objective conclusion can be reached.  And, we have to
appreciate that the status quo is a certain way right now (i.e. a managed
list).  So, if the opinion is to change the status quo, it (in my view) is
going to have to require more than just opinion.  It's a good point you are
making and thank you for mentioning it.

 

Ray

 

 

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From: owner-gnso-rn-wg@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-rn-wg@xxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Patrick Jones
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 11:36 AM
To: gnso-rn-wg@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [gnso-rn-wg] gTLD Reserved Names Chart

 

We should discuss this in the call today. I am still concerned that leaving
the requirement (to reserve gTLD strings at the second level) in its present
form will become very difficult to manage as new gTLDs are added in the
future. 

 

Patrick

 

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From: owner-gnso-rn-wg@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-rn-wg@xxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Tim Ruiz
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 8:29 AM
To: Ray Fassett
Cc: gnso-rn-wg@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [gnso-rn-wg] gTLD Reserved Names Chart

 

If this is going to be the recommendation, then I would like to add to that
the business names of then existing Accredited Registrars. And I am sure
that the IP community would then like to add the well known names of other
Internet services providers (search engines, ISPs, etc., etc.).

 

I cannot imagine a registry giving a competitor permission to register the
equivalent of its gTLD string at the second level. In fact, I think
investigation of antitrust and other anti-competitive laws and regulations
should be done before we consdier making such a recommendation.

 

What is the is actual evidence of potential harm to justify this
recommendation, or the existing policy regarding these reservations? What is
the justification to continue to expand the existing imbalance regarding the
registrations of such names? All this does is make an ever growing number of
valuable and useful generic strings unavailable to the general public, and
assumes bad intentions on the part of those who may like to use them.

 


Tim 





-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [gnso-rn-wg] gTLD Reserved Names Chart
From: "Ray Fassett" <ray@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, May 02, 2007 7:47 pm
To: <gnso-rn-wg@xxxxxxxxx>

Attached find the gTLD Reserved Names Chart outlining the sub group
recommendation for discussion on Thursday.

 

Ray Fassett