Re: [council] Final Proposed version 2.0 of IDN Guidelines posted
Let me clarify - I'm not aware of any policy that supports the Board action to delegate policy development activities, registration or otherwise, directly to gTLD registries. The fact that it is consistent with a prior action, doesn't make it any more consistent with the policy framework. The second point I raised is more of a "the horse has already left the barn" lament. I'd be happy to elaborate, but it is secondary to the issue I raise above. -ross Ken Stubbs wrote: *Ross.... I am a bit confused about your concerns expressed in your e-mail below ..With the exception of one consistency edit, the wording you are expressing concerns about was taken _straight out_ of the version of the specific document "Guidelines for the Implementation of Internationalized Domain Names" *that was approved June 20, 2003. *These Guidelines were developed collaboratively by ICANN and leading Internationaized Domain Names (IDN) registries. Version 1.0 of these Guidelines was published on 20 June 2003, coinciding with the launch of deployment of IDNs under the IETF's Proposed Standard reflected in RFCs 3490, 3491, and 3492. The implementation approach set forth in these Guidelines was endorsed by the ICANN Board on 27 March 2003 </minutes/minutes-27mar03.htm#InternationalizedDomainNames>. Ken Stubbs * Ross Rader wrote:I've missed the boat on the public comment period, so I would expect these concerns are moot as it relates to the board's consideration of the document.However for those that might be interested, I wanted to express the concern that these "guidelines" are moving substantial policy making responsibilities from the GNSO to the gTLD administrators. This scope of policy responsibility is only suitable in the ccTLD context. Given the authorship, I am not surprised that this was written up in this fashion. I still have faint hope that the board sees fit to clean up this issue prior to endorsing the document as an acceptable set of guidelines.This comment pertains to guideline six specifically, which reads:"6. Top-level domain registries will work collaboratively with relevant stakeholders to develop IDN-specific registration policies, with the objective of achieving consistent approaches to IDN implementation for the benefit of DNS users worldwide. Top-level domain registries will work collaboratively with each other to address common issues, for example by forming or appointing a consortium to coordinate contact with external communities, elicit the assistance of support groups, and establish globalfora."There is also a larger policy issue which has not been dealt with at any level, which I had hoped would have been clarified through this process, which is the extent to which the relationship between ICANN and the gTLD administrators permits the registries to arbitrarily offer these types of services. I am not sure whether or not it would be appropriate for the registry constituency to address this in the context of IDNs, but this should have been explicitly addressed prior to this work being undertaken.-ross
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