Q8: To what extent is the experience gained from introducing gTLDs in the 1980s applicable
to present-day circumstances?
A8: The significant difference is, again, political
not technical. The Registry delegated in the 1980s operated under the protection
of an agreement with the US Government, while now the agreement is with a private
Corporation, ICANN, that has to be much more careful if it wants to avoid lawsuits.