Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] SRSU

["Michele Neylon :: Blacknight" <michele@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 1 Jul 2010, at 22:15, Sébastien Bachollet wrote:

> I try to look at the ICANN glossary: gTLD
> http://www.icann.org/en/general/glossary.htm#G
> gTLD - Generic Top Level Domain
> Most TLDs with three or more characters are referred to as "generic" TLDs, or 
> "gTLDs". They can be subdivided into two types, "sponsored" TLDs (sTLDs) and 
> "unsponsored TLDs (uTLDs), as described in more detail below.
> In the 1980s, seven gTLDs (.com, .edu, .gov, .int, .mil, .net, and .org) were 
> created. Domain names may be registered in three of these (.com, .net, and 
> .org) without restriction; the other four have limited purposes.
> Over the next twelve years, various discussions occurred concerning 
> additional gTLDs, leading to the selection in November 2000 of seven new TLDs 
> for introduction. These were introduced in 2001 and 2002. Four of the new 
> TLDs (.biz, .info, .name, and .pro) are unsponsored. The other three new TLDs 
> (.aero, .coop, and .museum) are sponsored.
> Generally speaking, an unsponsored TLD operates under policies established by 
> the global Internet community directly through the ICANN process, while a 
> sponsored TLD is a specialized TLD that has a sponsor representing the 
> narrower community that is most affected by the TLD. The sponsor thus carries 
> out delegated policy-formulation responsibilities over many matters 
> concerning the TLD.
> A Sponsor is an organization to which is delegated some defined ongoing 
> policy-formulation authority regarding the manner in which a particular 
> sponsored TLD is operated. The sponsored TLD has a Charter, which defines the 
> purpose for which the sponsored TLD has been created and will be operated. 
> The Sponsor is responsible for developing policies on the delegated topics so 
> that the TLD is operated for the benefit of a defined group of stakeholders, 
> known as the Sponsored TLD Community, that are most directly interested in 
> the operation of the TLD. The Sponsor also is responsible for selecting the 
> registry operator and to varying degrees for establishing the roles played by 
> registrars and their relationship with the registry operator. The Sponsor 
> must exercise its delegated authority according to fairness standards and in 
> a manner that is representative of the Sponsored TLD Community.
> Is SRSU fall into that definition?
> For my point of view a gTLD must be open to users/customers.

It's an interesting point, but by that definition where do you put .int or .gov 
or .mil?


> A closed TLD is not a gTLD (and I see that you didn’t use g in your mail)
> And we are talking about  New gTLD Draft Applicant Guidebook, Version 4
> Available for Public Comment
>  
> All the best
> Sébastien Bachollet
> sebastien@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +33 6 07 66 89 33
>  
> De : owner-gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx] De 
> la part de Roberto Gaetano
> Envoyé : jeudi 1 juillet 2010 20:40
> À : Gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx
> Objet : [gnso-vi-feb10] SRSU
>  
> The theme is the following: 
> Under which circumstances would people feel safe in allowing vertical 
> integration for a TLD that has a single registry and a single user (the 
> typical case being a "brand" TLD, for internal use only)?
> 
> Let me start.
> 
>       • There should not be "sales" of SLDs, the names under the TLD are 
> distributed internally based on declared criteria.
>       • There is no "secondary market", i.e. a name cannot be "passed" to 
> another beneficiary. Actually, the name remains always under full control of 
> the registry.
>  
> The point is that if a registry does fulfill these requirements, they will be 
> granted an exception, and will be allowed to operate without giving equal 
> access to all registrars.
> 
> There might be interesting questions, like:
> 
>       • Will they be allowed to use the services of one registrar, selected 
> by them, or not?
>  
> Cheers, 
> Roberto
> 

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