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Username: jandl
Date/Time: Sat, November 11, 2000 at 1:26 AM GMT (Fri, November 10, 2000 at 9:26 PM EDT)
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Subject: .BIZ  - It still exists, is live, has registrants and ICANN is still considering allowing collisions

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      I noticed that in the opposition comments quoted in the evaluations, that the fact that .BIZ already exists as a commercial operation in the ORSC rootzone was not mentioned in all of them.

Since it is obvious that it must be emphasized as it applies to ALL .BIZ applicants, let me state it here.

.BIZ was created in 1995 and has been included in the ORSC rootzone. The creation date of the TLD is a TXT record in that rootzone.  The company which currently controls it is Atlantic Root Network, Inc.  (ARNI).  Registrations are consistent and the registration system is web based an automated.  Currently registrar operations are contracted to PacificRoot. Registry information is cuarrently located at biztld.net.

Why, then, would ICANN wish to choose an applicant for a TLD which has been in operation since 1995?  Further, why would anyone apply to ICANN for an existing business or TLD?

Why, also, would applicants choose to ignore requests for answers to this question? 

ARNI did not apply to ICANN.  It does not have to apply to ICANN in order to exist.  ARNI operates a TLD - several, actually, including .ONLINE, .ETC, .NGO, and .NPO.  .BIZ is the only one under consideration here, so we have not argued for the others. However, it is obvious that there are registrants in each of the TLDs and that operations have not ceased just because someone has decided to attempt to take it over now or in the future.

The others under consideration which are collision considerations are .WEB (if other than IOD), and .home.  The acceptance of applications for existing TLDs not managed by the applicants is very troubling and can set a dangerous precedent for the future of the internet.  The simple fact that ICANN is ignoring the existence of operating commercial enterprises, shows that it intends to use its perceived power to crush them, rather than recognize them.  This raises the spectre of a contentious time ahead, since there are domain name holders who should have a reasonable expectency of being able to retain their names and have them resolve as they do now.

We must also keep in mind that the rootzone also includes the legacy root (ICANN) so that all non-colliding TLDs are available to everyone. 

We strongly object to the possibility of colliding TLDs  being introduced into the legacy rootzone, since that rootzone is carried by all of the other rootzones which are open to the public.  The only TLDs which should be listed are those which are, indeed "new," and/or are currently operating TLDs with their current managers.  IOD's .WEB is the only other TLD which has competing applicants for the existing string, but which existing operator is also an applicant.  The operator for .home has not applied for this TLD in the legacy root.

Cooperation amoung roots for the benefit of all net users is important.  It might be a good idea to begin now.
     
     
     
     

 

Link: Biztld.net


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