Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] Niche TLDs

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

>> There might be interesting questions, like:
>> 
>>    * Will they be allowed to use the services of one registrar,
>>      selected by them, or not?
>> 
> Here I will stay firm with my demand for equal access from the start.

if they have to use all from the start, then what is there about this that 
makes it an exception?

or are you saying that if they use any registrar, then they must use all?  but 
if they market themselves without use of an outside registrar then they do not 
need t provide equal access?


a.

not standing firm on anything except a mass of questions for those standing 
firm.



On 2 Jul 2010, at 14:43, Volker Greimann - Key-Systems GmbH wrote:

> 
> i Robert,
> 
> You present very nice starting points for further discussions.
>> 
>> Under which circumstances would people feel safe in allowing vertical 
>> integration for a TLD that serves a small community, like a cultural, 
>> linguistic, geographic community?
>> 
>> Let me start.
>> 
>>    * There should be declared criteria to delimit the community, and
>>      adherence to these criteria will be audited by ICANN.
>> 
> I agree with this assessment, even if it will limit the possible ways a TLD 
> can be marketed.
> A few examples:
> If .org would only allow registrations by bona fide registered organizations, 
> would it be a community TLD in this sense?
> Would a .paris be registerable by non-parisians? Where will we draw the line? 
> Will a definition of the community as "people and organizations with 
> interests in Paris" be sufficient?
>> 
>>    * The registry will be operated as a non profit for the benefit of
>>      the community.
>> 
> This assumes a for-profit cannot also act in the interest of the community. I 
> do not subscribe to the belief that a community TLD must be NP. As long as 
> the community supports the application, applications should be valid.
> 
>> 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?
>> 
> Here I will stay firm with my demand for equal access from the start.
>> 
>>    * What is the maximum number opf names under the TLD?
>> 
> This is the hard call, as every community is different. .afica may be a 
> community TLD by some standards, but attract more applications than a 
> .actuallivingastronauts. So where do we set the line. Is the same cutoff in 
> the best interest of the communty the TLD is supposed to serve in each case? 
> Does a cutoff even make sense?
> 
> Best,
> 
> Volker