OOOps, instead of "artificial scarcity with consuing rules", please read "artificial scarcity with existing rules" :) --c.a. -----Original Message----- From: "carlos a. afonso" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:26:44 -0300 Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Brainstorming on an answer to the gTLDs imbroglio... > Thanks, Kathy, for your prompt response. The idea is precisely to > build > a far more solid ground to open up the possibility of creating many > global TLDs without this artificial scarcity with consuing rules (if > there are really rules at all) imposed by the current process which > ends > up benefitting some privileged companies. > > To the contrary, I am in favor of creating as many as needed -- but > let > us study carefully and listening to the opinion of far more people > and > organizations than just our small NCUC constituency or GNSO, so the > ground for approving many more will be fool-proof, so to speak. We > ought > to find ways to contain the incredible bunders made by ICANN recently > on > this, which if anything will continue unless something significant is > done to stop it. > > I know this, if made effective, would scare the socks out of several > businesses getting ready to propose new TLDs. Well, sorry for them, > society needs this discussion (as much as Icann also does, even if > the > Board does not recognize it). > > The way things are being done now is like running a train and trying > to > fix its wheels and brakes on the run... this is not going to work, > and, > look, a curved bridge is coming fast... ;) > > fraternal rgds > > --c.a. > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Carlos A. Afonso > diretor de planejamento > Rede de Informações para o Terceiro Setor - Rits > Rua Guilhermina Guinle, 272 - sexto andar > 22270-060 Rio de Janeiro Brasil > tel +55-21-2527-5494 > fax +55-21-2527-5460 > http://www.rits.org.br > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [log in to unmask] > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:09:48 EDT > Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Brainstorming on an answer to the gTLDs > imbroglio... > > > > > Carlos: > > We have fought so hard for the creation of new gTLDs. From a > > "freedom of > > expression" perspective, it is critical to keep opening up new > gTLDs > > so there > > are places that noncommercial organizations, individuals and > > entrepreneurs can > > register domain names for basic words like "sun" and "tide" and not > > be in > > conflict with the trademark owners. > > > > I can see how your plan could be used to expand the range of input > > coming in > > to ICANN. I think it could certainly help inform and provide some > > sense of > > guidance to the way new gTLDs are created. > > > > But why declare a moratorium until then? I thought that as a > > Constituency > > we liked the idea of lots of new gTLDs. Why not keep the ICANN > > process, and > > then replace it when there is a plan to replace it with? > > > > Regards, > > Kathy > > > > > > > > > > - An immediate moratorium should be declared on the > > creation/delegation/redelegation of g/sTLDs. > > > > > > > > > >