Comment on the String Similarity Amendment

[Vassil Petev <vpetev@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

My name is Vassil Petev, a Bulgarian citizen, and a Unit Manager in an 
established Bulgarian IT company.

I am submitting this comment on behalf of Bulgaria, the Cyrillic speaking 
community around the world, and the company I work for.

I would like to communicate my support for the GNSO Council request that the 
Applicant Guidebook section on "Outcomes of the String Similarity Review" be 
amended to allow applicants to request an Extended Review under applicable 
terms similar to those provided for other issues such as "DNS Stability: String 
Review Procedure".

I hereby present to you my view and understanding of the application process 
for cases where strings are "confusingly similar" to other TLDs and/or ccTLDs, 
and request that these views are included in your recommendations to Kurt 
Pritz, the members of the ICANN New GTLD Implementation Team, and the ICANN 
Board.

My views and perceptions are backed up with two real-life examples, the first 
one concerning my country, Bulgaria, and the second one covering a case with 
the company I work for. The attached document provides insight and analyzes in 
detail on:


1.      The case of the Cyrillic ccTLD for Bulgaria (*.бг) and the Latin IDN 
for Brazil (*.br):

o   Putting *.бг in context, or what is ICANN staff missing in their current 
evaluation criteria for confusingly similar strings?

o   Brazil's IDN vs. Bulgaria's IDN

o   Analysis from a user point of view


2.      The case of the Cyrillic gTLD *.ком (for компания) and the Latin gTLD 
*.com (for company)

o   Putting *.ком in context, or what is ICANN staff missing in their current 
evaluation criteria for confusingly similar strings?

o   Fraud and companies operating in Cyrillic speaking countries


3.      Why this matters to me: The history of the Cyrillic alphabet


Thank you for your attention to this matter.


Regards,

Vassil Petev
Unit Manger

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