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"Open" is not the opposite of "community-based"
- To: gtld-guide@xxxxxxxxx
- Subject: "Open" is not the opposite of "community-based"
- From: "Werner Staub (CORE)" <werner.staub@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:00:03 +0100
The Draft Applicant Guidebook calls TLDs "Open" when they
are not "Community-based" (see Glossary pages G-2 and G-5 as
well as page 4-6). The word "open" is misnomer and leads
serious follow-on errors.
A defined community does not necessarily have a "restricted
population". The policies of a community-based TLD do not
necessarily have to restrict access to card-carrying
community members. Conversely, a Non-community-based TLD
is not necessarily open.
The determinant factor is not openness/closedness, but the
appropriate source of governance.
A Community-based TLD is one that must primarily be
subject to the governance of the respective community, as
opposed to the non-specific governance of ICANN. This is
the case when the ICANN community at large is neither
equipped nor legitimated to provide governance in that
field.
I propose to replace "Open" with "Non-community-based" and
to change the definitions in the Glossary as follows:
"Community-based TLD:
A Community-based gTLD is a gTLD that is operated under
the governance of a defined community with a specific
purpose or an identifiable population. An applicant
designating its application as Community-based must be
prepared to substantiate its status as being a collective
representative organization for the community it names in
the application, or as being fully accountable to such an
organization."
"Non-community-based TLD:
A Non-community-based TLD can be used for any purpose
consistent with the requirements of the application and
evaluation criteria, and with the registry agreement. A
non-community-based TLD may or may not have a formal
relationship with an exclusive registrant or user
population. It may or may not employ eligibility checks
or use restrictions."
Werner Staub
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