My opposition to new gTLDs

[Lee S Parsons <parsonsl@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear ICANN

I am concerned about the impact that new global top level domains 
(gTLDs) could have on the users of the internet.  In particular, I am 
bothered by the possibility that this could drastically increase the 
amount of spam and phishing email that is sent and received by internet 
users.
The reason for my concern is due to the role that registrars play 
currently in with regards to domains that are advertised by spam or 
phishing emails, and how in my eyes they fail to live up to their 
obligations.  Many domains that are registered for spam or phishing 
purposes are registered with data that is known to be incorrect (often 
easily found by virtue of the data also being incomplete or invalid).  
However, in the case of these registrations, the domains in question are 
often sold by a short list of registrars who are known to be friendly to 
those who send out spam and phishing emails. 

In the current situation, with the case of registrars selling domains 
with bad whois data in the .com domains, the bad whois data can be 
reported through your form.  However, if new gTLDs are sold, where would 
be the proper avenue for these complaints?  It seems as though the TLDs 
themselves could become almost impossible to track in terms of 
responsibility, and I fear that the final arbiter of domain registration 
validity for these new TLDs could end up being the owners of the new 
gTLDs themselves - at which point spam and phishing domains would have 
guaranteed safe havens for registration.
I hope my concerns are clear on this issue.  I feel that selling new 
gTLDs would open up the internet to a new wave of activity from spam and 
phishing sites that would no longer be held to any level of responsibility.
thank you