[NCSG-Discuss] Independent Objector Weighs In on "closed/private" tlds

[Carlos A. Afonso]

This is the document signed by Latin American organizations which 
participate in Internet governance debates in our region (some of them 
members of NCUC or ALAC) sent to the GAC chair regarding the .amazon 
domain, supporting a request made by governments of the Amazon region, 
led by Brazil and Peru.

It contains what Dr Müller calls "silly and parochial" arguments.

fraternal regards

--c.a.

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Heather Dryden
Chairperson
ICANN Government Advisory Committee (GAC)
via e-mail (Heather.Dryden at ic.gc.ca)

Dear Ms Dryden,

On behalf of the civil society organizations and networks signed below, 
this is a letter in support of the request made by governments of the 
Amazon region that the application for the ".AMAZON" gTLD be withdrawn.

The Amazon region constitutes an important part of the territory of 
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and 
Venezuela, due to its extensive biodiversity, its diverse culture and 
several idioms, and incalculable natural resources. Granting exclusive 
rights to this specific gTLD to a private company would prevent the use 
of this domain for purposes of public interest related to the 
protection, promotion and awareness raising on issues related to the 
Amazon biome.

It would also hinder the possibility of use of this domain to congregate 
web pages related to the population inhabiting that geographical region. 
In addition, this gTLD string requested by "Amazon EU S.a.r.l.” matches 
part of the name, in English, of the “Amazon Cooperation Treaty 
Organization”, an international organization which coordinates 
initiatives in the framework of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty, signed in 
July 1978 by Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname 
and Venezuela, and expedites the execution of its decisions through its 
Permanent Secretariat.

It should also be noted that the application for the “.AMAZON” gTLD has 
not received support from the governments of the countries in which the 
Amazon region is located.

February 22, 2013

Instituto Nupef, Brazil
     http://www.nupef.org.br
ISOC Brazil
     http://www.isoc.org.br
ISOC Peru
     http://www.isoc.pe
Alfa-Redi, Peru
     http://www.alfa-redi.org
Fundación REDES, Bolivia
     http://www.fundacionredes.org
NIC Argentina
     http://www.nic.ar
Colnodo, Colombia
     http://www.colnodo.apc.org
Asociación Latinoamericana de Educación Radiofónica (ALER), regional
     http://www.aler.org
Asociación Paraguaya de Derecho Informático (APADIT), Paraguay
     http://www.apadit.org.py
Red de Desarrollo Sostenible (RDS), Honduras
     http://rds.hn
Red de Infodesarrollo de Ecuador
     http://www.nuevared.org
Fundación Redes y Desarrollo (FUNREDES), Dominican Republic
     http://www.funredes.org

cc.
gacsec at gac.icann.org
gac at icann.org