CPT strongly supports a large expansion of the root for new Top Level Domains.
More name space is needed, but also new models for using TLDs. We are very
interested in various restricted use TLDs, like .gov, .edu or .int, but for a wider
range of both commercial and non-commercial purposes. In general, ICANN should
not prohibit the use of trademarks in connection with new TLDs. There will
be many cases where for a new TLD, the use of the company name will be both appropriate
and legal under existing national trademark laws. Examples of names that should
be permited, without consent of trademark owner, would be boeing.union, AOL.sucks,
icann.watch or nike.humanrights, to mention only a few. ICANN should permit
groups to create restricted TLDs, such as domains only available to insured banks
or to labor unions, but should not itself get involved in the details of the registry
management, beyond a few areas where ICANN's oversight addresses technical problems
for Internet navigation or stability. Governments should enforce and make trademark
policy, not ICANN, for example, and ICANN should also avoid policies that undermine
privacy or free speech.
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