Pre-registrations for New gTLDs

["Duhaime, Diane" <DD@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ICANN is seeking community input on whether it should proceed with accepting 
pre-registrations for new gTLDs, at the rate of US $55,000 each.

My personal viewpoint is that it is fundamentally wrong for ICANN to allow only 
those entities that participate in pre-registration to be eligible to apply for 
a new gTLD in the first round.  Also, ICANN has not yet resolved most of the 
issues with its unlimited new gTLD program, including trademark protection, 
economic demand and impact, and malicious conduct.  ICANN is thus is putting 
the cart before the horse, and such actions are likely to have harmful effects 
on trademark owners and the public.

Diane Duhaime
Phone:  (860) 392-5014
Fax:  (860) 392-5058
email:  dd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



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