Summary of GTLD Process?

[Milton L Mueller]

In essence, what is going on is the full institutionalization of a TLD
addition regime that gives any and every protectionist claimant in the
world a right to block someone from using a TLD string, and which fails
to fully recognize a freedom of expression right. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harold Feld [mailto:hfeld at mediaaccess.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 2:00 PM
> To: Milton L Mueller; NCUC-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Summary of GTLD Process?
> 
> Ummmm....most of them are not thinking about applying for a gTLD at
> this stage.  They want to know what is going on.
> 
> I'll review the ICANN summary.
> 
> Harold
> 
> At 01:50 PM 12/2/2008, Milton L Mueller wrote:
> >Here's the summary they need:
> >
> >1. The "evaluation" fee will be $185,000
> >2. The flat annual registry fee will also be in tens of thousands of
> >dollars
> >3. If their name or concept offends anyone they can expect their
> >expenses to start multiplying rapidly
> >
> >An ICANN summary here:
> >http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-23oct08-en.htm