What about defining first what legally is a domain name?
jfc

PS. I am preparing a draft on the convergence's digital name syntax. 
Anyone interested in co-authoring it ?

>At 11:23 AM -0400 7/18/12, Avri Doria wrote:
>>Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>>From: Brian Peck <<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]>
>>>
>>>Subject: [gnso-iocrc-dt] List of possible approaches for Red 
>>>Cross/IOC names in new gTLDS
>>>
>>>Date: 18 July 2012 11:08:58 EDT
>>>
>>>To: "<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]" 
>>><<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]>
>>>
>>>
>>>List of possible approaches for Red Cross/IOC names in new gTLDS
>>>In response to the request during the last RC/IOC DT call, please 
>>>find below a list of possible approaches that have been proposed 
>>>to date for moving forward in responding to the GAC proposal to 
>>>protect the RCRC and IOC names at the second level in new gTLDS:
>>>
>>>1.      Maintain the status quo and not provide any new special 
>>>protections for the RCRC/IOC names (i.e., no changes to the 
>>>current schedule of second-level reserved names in the new gTLD 
>>>Registry Agreement).
>>>2.      Develop recommendations to implement the GAC proposal such 
>>>as extending protection to all or a subset of RCRC names only, all 
>>>or a subset of IOC names only or, to both sets of each organization¹s names.
>>>3.      Consider the proposal to not provide any new protections 
>>>now and wait to see if any additional protections may be necessary 
>>>after the delegation of the first round new gTLD strings and/or 
>>>consider lowering costs for each organization to utilize RPMs ( 
>>>i.e., Thomas Rickert¹s proposal)
>>>4.      Consider possible additional protections for the RCRC/IOC 
>>>as part of a broader PDP on the protection of names for 
>>>international organizations
>>>5.      Ask ICANN General Counsel¹s office to conduct a legal 
>>>analysis to substantiate/verify whether there is clear evidence of 
>>>treaty law and/or statutes that would require registries and 
>>>registrars to protect IOC and RCRC names by law.
>>>
>>>
>>>Please let us know if you have any questions or need anything 
>>>further at this time.  Thanks.
>>>
>>>Best Regards,
>>>
>>>Brian
>>>
>>>Brian Peck
>>>Policy Director
>>>ICANN