Just now -- Icann board votes against EOI. Back to the drawing board.

--c.a.

Konstantinos Komaitis wrote:
> I would also add to that (and apologies for coming in late) - there are
> serious trademarks concerns that have not been really expressed. Like for
> instance, will Time Warner be able to take .time? There needs to be some
> form of legitimate restrictions as applied in trademark law.
> 
> Konstantinos
> 
> 
> On 09/03/2010 14:06, "Wendy Seltzer" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> Milton L Mueller wrote:
>>> Hi, it would be nice to know more about what the rationale for this position
>>> is. Not that I oppose it, it's just that the EoI proposal has been kicking
>>> around since October and no one here has expressed any positions on it or
>>> interest in it. Obviously you had a discussed there, please let us know what
>>> you mean by a "pre-launch application" and I'd especially like to know how
>>> you respond to one of the arguments I have heard in favor of the EoI
>>> proposal:
>>> - it provides information about what is really out there, thus providing a
>>> counter to GAC and TM-lobby promoted FUD about all the problems a new TLD
>>> round is likely to cause
>> When the EoI becomes a mandatory declaration of intent to participate,
>> combined with a serious financial commitment, without greater clarity of
>> process from the ICANN side, it seems unfair to many who would like to
>> participate.  I'd rather channel that energy back into advancement of
>> the actual gTLD introduction.
>>
>> --Wendy
>>
>>
>>> ________________________________________
>>> From: Non-Commercial User Constituency [[log in to unmask]] On
>>> Behalf Of Wendy Seltzer [[log in to unmask]]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 7:27 AM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] NCSG statement on the EoI
>>>
>>> The assembled NCSG in Nairobi agreed to endorse this statement regarding
>>> Expressions of Interest:
>>>
>>> As it has been described here, the "Expression of Interest" is in fact a
>>> "Pre-Launch Application" before ICANN is willing to make contractual
>>> promises. The NCSG does not support a Pre-Launch Application under these
>>> circumstances.
>>>
>>> --
>