| >The Names Council recognizes that any roll-out must
not jeopardize the stability of the Internet. Read: "The trademark lobby must
be placated because of its potential ability and inclination to bankrupt new registrars
and wreck havoc on their registrant databases."
Michael Palage,
Chair Working Group B, at January 6, 2000 SBA Office of Advocacy Roundtable on Internet
Domain Names
>From: Louis Touton [mailto:touton@icann.org]
>Sent: Tuesday,
April 18, 2000 6:12 PM
>To: council@dnso.org
>Cc: Pam Brewster
>Subject:
[council] NC Statement on new gTLDs
>
>
>The Names Council determines that
the report of Working Group C and
>related
>comments indicate that there exists
a consensus for the introduction of
>new
>gTLDs in a measured and responsible
manner. The Names Council therefore
>recommends to the ICANN Board that it establish
a policy for the
>introduction of new gTLDs in a measured and responsible manner,
giving
>due
>regard in the implementation of that policy to (a) promoting orderly
>registration
of names during the initial phases; (b) minimizing the use
>of gTLDs to carry
out infringements of intellectual property rights; and
>(c) recognizing the need
for ensuring user confidence in the technical
>operation of the new TLD and the
DNS as a whole.
>
>Because there is no recent experience in introducing new
gTLDs, we
>recommend
>to the Board that a limited number of new top-level domains
be
>introduced
>initially and that the future introduction of additional top-level
>domains
>be
done only after careful evaluation of the initial introduction. The
>Names
>Council
takes note of the fact that the WG C report indicates that
>several types of domains
should be considered in the initial
>introduction,
>these being: fully open
top-level domains, restricted and chartered top-
>level domains with limited scope,
non-commercial domains and personal
>domains. Implementation should promote competition
in the domain-name
>registration business at the registry and registrar levels.
The Names
>Council recognizes that any roll-out must not jeopardize the stability
>of
>the
Internet, and assumes a responsible process for introducing new
>gTLDs, which
includes ensuring that there is close coordination with
>organizations dealing
with Internet protocols and standards.
>
>To assist the Board in the task of
introducing new gTLDs, the Names
>Council recommends that the ICANN staff invite
expressions of interest
>from parties seeking to operate any new gTLD registry,
with an
>indication as to how they propose to ensure to promote these values.
>
>We
would like to extend our deep appreciation to the substantial number
>of participants
who worked so diligently in Working Groups B and C, and
>want to thank them for
their significant efforts in evaluating the
>issues
>that were referred to
them. Recognizing the Working Group C has
>recently
>approved additional
principles and that Working Group B's formal report
>was provided to us yesterday,
we advise the Board that we will be
>providing supplemental recommendations in
the near future.
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It was recently said, "It suddenly occurs to me. ICANN is forever. ICANN *is* the Government of the Internet. How do I know? ICANN has managed to create a fully functioning Government with all the time-honored features of same:Layers of impenetrable beaurocracy;
A catchy yet meaningless mandate;
Deep-pocketed vested interests;
A deeply cynical participatory model;
A puppet judiciary;
and a "loyal" opposition. No doubt in a hundred years a noble creation myth will have been
invented, with all evidence to the contrary buried on orphaned media.
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