Quote from Jeff Neuman (VP Neustar) in Amsterdam last week:
Nearly all of those applying for Closed gTLDs would fail to qualify based on his reading of the Code of Conduct.

Article show concern around the world for TLDs which are generic strings/words of an entire industry or business (DOCS, BOOK, SEARCH, ANTIVIRUS, WATCHES) being dominated and controlled by a single industry/business (and only one of many competitors).  that's being a registry to monoplize a word, not to offer registry services.

-    The Hindu:  Beauty lies in the ‘domain’ of the highest bidder (Op-ed piece by Parminder Jeet Singh, Executive Director, IT for Change, in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (IGF attendee)), 12/24/2012, http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/beauty-lies-in-the-domain-of-the-highest-bidder/article3929612.ece 

-    Forbes: The Battle For The Cloud: Amazon Proposes 'Closed' Top-Level .CLOUD Domain, 11/6/2012,   http://www.forbes.com/sites/reuvencohen/2012/11/06/the-battle-for-the-cloud-amazon-proposes-closed-top-level-cloud-domain/?partner=yahootix

-    Techworld: Problems arise where one entity is seeking exclusive use of strings with broad applicability, 11/21/2012, http://news.techworld.com/networking/3412616/icann-issues-early-warnings-over-controversial-top-level-domains/

I am deeply, deeply concerned!
Best,
Kathy