The bottom line is this, there
are companies out there who have TLD's such as .web and .biz that have operated these
TLD's on an alternative root servers for years and I think ICANN has no right at
all to have any other companies other than the pioneers who have developed and operate
these TLD's have access to the A Root. The internet is more than the ICANN Root!
Whether ICANN chooses .web or .biz for an example is another question but to think
they would try to allow someone else's .web or .biz into their root is an infringement
on the first and prior use as well as the continued operations of these companies.
To
even see ICANN consider such actions proves to me that they are not worthy of their
position to "technically" administer the A-Root when any decision would in essence
fragment the Internet. I would also like to note that ICANN likes to hide behind
the fact of "technical" administration when in fact they are making policy decisions.
I
am confident that any company that would bring forth litigation against ICANN would
be victorious. This is a clear case