Quote from Jeff Neuman (VP Neustar) in Amsterdam last week:
/*Nearly all of those applying for Closed gTLDs would fail to qualify 
based on his reading of the Code of Conduct. *//*
*/
Article show concern around the world for TLDs which are generic 
strings/words of an entire industry or business (DOCS, BOOK, SEARCH, 
ANTIVIRUS, WATCHES) being dominated and controlled by a single 
industry/business (and only one of many competitors). that's being a 
registry to monoplize a word, not to offer registry services.

-    The Hindu:  Beauty lies in the 'domain' of the highest bidder 
(Op-ed piece by Parminder Jeet Singh, Executive Director, IT for Change, 
in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and 
Social Council (IGF attendee)), 12/24/2012, 
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/beauty-lies-in-the-domain-of-the-highest-bidder/article3929612.ece 


-    Forbes: The Battle For The Cloud: Amazon Proposes 'Closed' 
Top-Level .CLOUD Domain, 11/6/2012, 
http://www.forbes.com/sites/reuvencohen/2012/11/06/the-battle-for-the-cloud-amazon-proposes-closed-top-level-cloud-domain/?partner=yahootix 


-    Techworld: Problems arise where one entity is seeking exclusive use 
of strings with broad applicability, 11/21/2012, 
http://news.techworld.com/networking/3412616/icann-issues-early-warnings-over-controversial-top-level-domains/

I am deeply, deeply concerned!
Best,
Kathy


> A quote from Karen Lentz (ICANN legal staff): "Under the current rules, there's nothing that would prevent the use of closed generics, which is focused on the issue of who can register a name."
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NCSG-Discuss [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
>> Of William Drake
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 1:18 PM
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>> Subject: [NCSG-Discuss] new-gtld-committee-not-sure-how-to-handle-
>> closed-generic-applications
>>
>> surprise!
>>
>> http://www.thedomains.com/2013/02/05/icann-new-gtld-committee-not-
>> sure-how-to-handle-closed-generic-applications/