ICANN participation

With the reference of Draft Final Report for IDN ccTLDs Fast Track, IDNC WG obtained Public Comments up to 23rd June 08 and posted on url http://forum.icann.org/lists/idn-cctld-fast-track/.

Along with others, I also have participated to submit some comments which were posted on the forum (as email archive).

Report was finalized uploaded on 26th June 08 for public http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26jun08-en.htm.

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Я предлагаю обсудить концепцию доменного пространства в очень специфическом срезе. Это предложение в первую очередь для тех, кто считает себя носителем необходимых обществу идей.

Hello and welcome to my new blog, which covers the biggest change in 40-odd years: the liberalization of gTLDs. The latest move by ICANN means that any domain of any TLD can be registered. This also means companies can have websites with their names as gTLDs.

Well, because of this, I am billing to realise my internet dream of buying my very own domain: either home.athens, home.ath or if Athens Foods, Inc is happy to buy food.athens for their site, athens.com.

"One of the most exciting prospect before us is that the expanding system is also being planned to support extensions in the languages of the world," said Peter Dengate Thrush, ICANN's Chairman.

Message which is on the first look not so interesting in the contrast of expanding range of Top-domains - but quite disturbing, if you're a speaker of one of those languages it could affect...

Coming from a small developing nation, I heartly agree that our ability to progress can only be enhanced by lowering the financial boundaries to inclusion.

I note with encouragement the efforts of the GNSO in their final report of August 2007, under implementation guidelines IG N "ICANN may put in place a fee reduction scheme for gTLD applicants from economies classified by the UN as least developed" and Avri Doria's support and concern that not providing pricing that enables applications from less developed countries may serve to increase the divide.

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Most peoples understanding of gTLDs is they differ from “domain names” in that they are used to identify a class of “domain names” or the source of domains from a constituent group.

Under trademark law Generic terms are not permitted as trademarks because they identify the product itself, not the source of a product.

Is this subtle but very important difference also to be incorporated into new gTLDs?

New gTLDs are high on this meetings agenda, so high in fact that a number of media have picked up the issue. While the International Herald Tribune
lives up to its reputation, others have been less investigative in their efforts, claiming that new TLDs will be introduced as of tomorrow and that domains may cost as much as 50 000 USD. One of many sad examples is provided by
n-tv, the German partner of CNN.

Over the past few months, there have been a number of posts regarding Pakistan's .pk registry in which a wide range of accusations have been levelled.

It has been explained on several occasions that ICANN does not have any agreement with the .pk registry, nor is it in any position to influence or dictate any policy with regard to .pk.

Posters have been asked to refrain from posting such messages on this website since there are neither relevant nor useful to this site's purpose. Posters have been also been warned that future posts will be deleted and their posting rights suspended.

I logged on to the ICANN site today and made my way to the chat room. On previous occasions I could watch video or if the quality wasn’t good enough I could at least listen to the audio in real time. I was told by the site admin in the chat room that there is no real time streaming for the whole of the Paris meeting.

Very disappointing.

Especially for an organization seeking to be more open and transparent in the eyes of the world.