Got a response: ICANN did consult the government of Spain on it -- anyway, obvious procedure. frt rgds --c.a. Carlos Afonso wrote: > 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. > -- Carlos A. Afonso diretor de planejamento Rits - Rede de Informações para o Terceiro Setor *************************************************************** Projeto Sacix - Apoio técnico a iniciativas de inclusão digital com software livre, mantido pela Rits em colaboração com o Coletivo Digital. Para mais informações: www.sacix.org.br www.rits.org.br www.coletivodigital.org.br ***************************************************************