Brainstorming on an answer to the gTLDs imbroglio...

[carlos a. afonso]

OOOps, instead of "artificial scarcity with consuing rules", please read
"artificial scarcity with existing rules" :)

--c.a.

-----Original Message-----
From: "carlos a. afonso" <ca at RITS.ORG.BR>
To: NCUC-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:26:44 -0300
Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Brainstorming on an answer to the gTLDs
imbroglio...

> Thanks, Kathy, for your prompt response. The idea is precisely to
> build
> a far more solid ground to open up the possibility of creating many
> global TLDs without this artificial scarcity with consuing rules (if
> there are really rules at all) imposed by the current process which
> ends
> up benefitting some privileged companies.
> 
> To the contrary, I am in favor of creating as many as needed -- but
> let
> us study carefully and listening to the opinion of far more people
> and
> organizations than just our small NCUC constituency or GNSO, so the
> ground for approving many more will be fool-proof, so to speak. We
> ought
> to find ways to contain the incredible bunders made by ICANN recently
> on
> this, which if anything will continue unless something significant is
> done to stop it.
> 
> I know this, if made effective, would scare the socks out of several
> businesses getting ready to propose new TLDs. Well, sorry for them,
> society needs this discussion (as much as Icann also does, even if
> the
> Board does not recognize it).
> 
> The way things are being done now is like running a train and trying
> to
> fix its wheels and brakes on the run... this is not going to work,
> and,
> look, a curved bridge is coming fast... ;)
> 
> fraternal rgds
> 
> --c.a.
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: KathrynKL at AOL.COM
> To: NCUC-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:09:48 EDT
> Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Brainstorming on an answer to the gTLDs
> imbroglio...
> 
> >  
> > Carlos:
> > We have fought so hard for the creation of new gTLDs.  From a
> > "freedom  of 
> > expression" perspective, it is critical to keep opening up new
> gTLDs
> > so there  
> > are places that noncommercial organizations, individuals and
> > entrepreneurs can  
> > register domain names for basic words like "sun" and "tide" and not
> > be in  
> > conflict with the trademark owners.
> >  
> > I can see how your plan could be used to expand the range of input 
> > coming in 
> > to ICANN.  I think it could certainly help inform and provide  some
> > sense of 
> > guidance to the way new gTLDs are created.
> >  
> > But why declare a moratorium until then?  I thought that as a 
> > Constituency 
> > we liked the idea of lots of new gTLDs.  Why not keep the  ICANN
> > process, and 
> > then replace it when there is a plan to replace it  with?
> >  
> > Regards,
> > Kathy
> >  
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > - An  immediate moratorium should be declared on  the
> > creation/delegation/redelegation of  g/sTLDs.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >