Hi, I don't think it has to do with protecting the organization as a benevolent parent might. Yes, it is a matter of protectionism, but it is commercial protectionism. a. On 18 Sep 2009, at 07:36, Alex Gakuru wrote: > You know, some parents insist and refuse to accept that their child is > all grown up. Sure the young adults make some mistakes here and there, > but they learn from it and guess what? One day they end up as parents > themselves. It is better to let them free sooner rather than later. > > > On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Carlos A. Afonso <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: >> Translation, as I see it: new gtld policy will be diktated (k >> intentional) >> by the United States government. What is new? >> >> --c.a. >> >> Konstantinos Komaitis wrote: >>> >>> http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090916_9990.php >>> >>> Republican lawmakers want answers from ICANN >>> BY ANDREW NOYES, CONGRESSDAILY 09/16/2009 >>> Two of the House Judiciary Committee's top Republicans wrote to >>> the new >>> head >>> of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers on >>> Tuesday to >>> express concerns about the proposed introduction of many new top- >>> level >>> domains -- such as .biz, .info, and .us -- and the expiration >>> later this >>> month of a memo formally joining the Commerce Department and the >>> California-based entity that administers the world's Web addresses. >>> >>> In their letter to ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom, Judiciary ranking >>> member Lamar >>> Smith and Courts and Competition Subcommittee ranking member >>> Howard Coble, >>> R-N.C., said they are worried that a vast expansion of domains >>> will carry >>> "serious negative consequences" for U.S. businesses and consumers. >>> The >>> U.S. >>> Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers and >>> others have >>> complained that adding hundreds of new domains could exacerbate >>> cyber-squatting, fraud, and overall confusion in the Internet >>> marketplace. >>> >>> Smith and Coble said the absence of price caps in the new registry >>> deals >>> could mean that legitimate businesses could be discriminated >>> against and >>> asked to pay a premium for each domain they register or renew. >>> ICANN, >>> which >>> has said it plans to begin accepting applications for new domains >>> in early >>> 2010, could bring in an initial $90 million from the plan, >>> according to >>> some >>> estimates. The letter argued the only economic justification put >>> forth so >>> far is an ICANN-commissioned report that has been criticized for >>> failing >>> to >>> include empirical data to support of its claim that the project will >>> benefit >>> consumers. >>> >>> Given the late consideration of intellectual property concerns and >>> ICANN's >>> "less than stellar track record," Smith and Coble said they have >>> "serious >>> misgivings" about the scheduled expiration later this month of a >>> joint >>> project agreement between the U.S. government and ICANN. ICANN >>> leaders >>> have >>> claimed that, after 10 years in business, the nonprofit is ready >>> for its >>> independence but a number of lawmakers -- Democrats and >>> Republicans alike >>> -- >>> aren't so sure. House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman and >>> Communications Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher, D-Va., last month >>> called >>> for the creation of a permanent relationship. >>> >>> Smith and Coble ask Beckstrom to provide detailed answers by Sept. >>> 22 to >>> several questions about the domain name expansion and the >>> termination of >>> the >>> joint project agreement. >>> >>> Proponents of the domain name expansion take a different view. >>> Richard >>> Tindal, senior vice president of registry at eNom, argues that new >>> domains >>> will be safer space for trademarks. As part of the proposed process, >>> safeguards are being built into the registry selection process and >>> the >>> registry/registrar contracts. Additionally, ICANN is likely to adopt >>> significant portions of the recommendations for trademark >>> protections >>> offered by a committee of trademark experts, he said. >>> >>> Tindal claims the amount of traffic and cyber-squatting won't >>> increase >>> significantly with new domains and could actually decrease. "There >>> is only >>> so much Internet traffic and so many cyber-squatter dollars >>> available at >>> any >>> given point in time. Doubling the number of [domains] will not >>> double the >>> amount of cyber-squatting," he said. Furthermore, the recent >>> introduction >>> of >>> country code top-level domains and vanity names (e.g. Facebook) >>> demonstrates >>> that once new domains are introduced, "there will be widespread >>> consumer >>> adoption," he predicted. >>> >>> >>> On 16/09/2009 22:00, "Robin Gross" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear All, >>>> >>>> The NCUC Annual Election is in progress and nominations have >>>> closed, and >>>> the >>>> final ballot has been sent to the good folks at .nic for entering >>>> into >>>> their >>>> online election system. >>>> >>>> Below is the final slate of candidates on the ballot. >>>> >>>> The voting period will begin 19 Sept. 2009 at 00:00 UTC. >>>> The voting period will end 26 Sept. 2009 at 00:00 UTC. >>>> >>>> You should receive an email at the beginning of the voting period >>>> with >>>> instructions on how to cast your votes. >>>> >>>> Candidates in the election are encouraged to submit a statement >>>> or bio to >>>> this >>>> list (or to the website election page >>>> <http://ncdnhc.org/page/elections-1> ). >>>> >>>> I apologize for the delay regarding the dates of the online vote, >>>> but all >>>> is >>>> in motion now, so look for your ballot in your email on Saturday >>>> (this >>>> weekend). >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Robin >>>> >>>> NCUC Annual Election for 2009 >>>> >>>> Voting Period: 19-26 September 2009 >>>> >>>> SELECT 1 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REGION IN EACH REGION: >>>> >>>> NCUC Executive Committee (1-year term): >>>> >>>> Africa >>>> Rafik Dammak >>>> Alex Gakuru >>>> David Kissoondoyal >>>> >>>> Asia >>>> David Cake >>>> >>>> Europe >>>> Konstantinos Komaitis >>>> Cedric Laurant >>>> >>>> North America >>>> Brenden Kuerbis >>>> South America >>>> Gabriel Pineiro >>>> Carlos Affonso de Souza >>>> >>>> SELECT 1 GNSO COUNCILOR FROM ANY REGION >>>> >>>> GNSO Council (2-year term): >>>> Rafik Dammak (Africa) >>>> Konstantinos Komaitis (Europe) >>>> Wendy Seltzer (North America) >>>> Rudi Vansnick (Europe) >>>> >>>> >>>> SELECT 1 CONSTITUENCY CHAIR: >>>> >>>> NCUC Chair (1-year term): >>>> Robin Gross >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> APPROVAL OF CHARTER REVISIONS: >>>> >>>> Do you approve of the NCUC Charter revisions proposed by the >>>> Executive >>>> Committee? Viewable at: >>>> http://ipjustice.org/ICANN/NCSG/NCUC/NCUC-Charter-Revisions-Sep-09.pdf >>>> >>>> >>>> 2009 NCUC Election Time-Table: >>>> 4 Sept: Nominations opened >>>> 12 Sept: Nominations closed >>>> 19 Sept: Voting Begins 00:00 UTC >>>> 26 Sept: Voting Ends 00:00 UTC >>>> 31 Oct: Term Begins >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> IP JUSTICE >>>> Robin Gross, Executive Director >>>> 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA >>>> p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 >>>> w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >