Wolfgang Kleinwächter wrote:
> 
[...]
> Who is right? Is it consumer confusion or is it consumer choice? ALAC
> is planning to organize a workshop on that issue in San Juan to
> figure out the arguments of pro and con. But the more interesting
> issues is who decides on .berlin? If ICANN follows the .xxx procedure
> it will ask the GAC. GAC members will ask the German government but
> the German government has an internal problem to harmonize different
> approaches on the federal and the local level. If it is seen as a
> "cultural affair", then according to the German constiution, the
> federal government has no competences. Does it mean, that for such a
> decision ICANN has to consult with the local authorities directly?
> And how other governments will see this? Some may be happy to have
> next to the ccTLD also some big (or small) cities with a TLD for
> local marketing, tourism, local economy promotion, local language
> support (like .cat) etc. Others will fear that this will become very
> counterproductive, undermining national monopolies etc.

Curiosity: did ICANN through GAC consult with Spain's government on 
deciding on .cat?

--c.a.

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Carlos A. Afonso
diretor de planejamento
Rede de Informações para o Terceiro Setor - Rits
http://www.rits.org.br
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