I said these governmental objections were a bad idea when they were first proposed 4-5 years ago. Now we are seeing why they are such a bad idea. Chilling effect on speech and also used as another bite at the apple for IP interests with never-ending complaints of needing more IPR privileges. And these objections about "generic" word TLDs - that is just a govt picking one business model over others. I wonder how much it cost those businesses to persuade a govt to object to their business competitor based on "public interest" concerns. What a joke... Begin forwarded message: > From: David Olive <[log in to unmask]> > Date: November 21, 2012 5:07:41 AM PST > To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [Soac-infoalert] Fwd: Governmental Advisory Committee - > GAC Website (Main) > > >> >> Governmental Advisory Committee >> Announcements: >> 20 November 2012 >> >> On 20 November 2012, the GAC filed 242 Early Warnings on >> individual applications. The applicants were all contacted >> directly, and the Early Warnings have now been posted here: GAC >> Early Warnings >> >> Early Warnings mainly consist of requests for information, or >> requests for clarity on certain aspects of an application. >> >> If you are an applicant who has received an Early Warning, you can >> [log in to unmask] to request further information. >> >> >> https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory >> +Committee?desktop=true >> >> >>> -- >>> David A. Olive >>> Vice President, Policy Development Support >>> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) >>> 1101 New York Avenue, NW - Suite 930 >>> Washington, D.C. 20005 >>> Office: 202.570.7126 Mobile: 202.341.3611 >> >> David A. Olive >> Sent from my iPad > > _______________________________________________ > soac-infoalert mailing list > [log in to unmask] > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-infoalert 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]