Re: [SPAM] Re: [ga] Alternative Domain Name Distribution Models

[Karl Auerbach <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tim Ruiz wrote:
>
 However, as I
> have pointed out before in similar discussions, there is not one gTLD I
> know of that does not have multiple accredited registrars offering it.
If .ewe were ever to get into the NTIA/ICANN/Verisign root zone, it 
would not be using accredited registrars, or registrars at all.
Not using registrars is not a violation of any law; it is perfectly 
lawful behaviour.
What legal right does ICANN have to impose such requirements as a 
condition of entry into the world's only viable marketplace of domain 
names?  Isn't that restraint of trade?
I'm glad that you mentioned the cost and effort required to build a 
brand.  But building brand recognition for a TLD does not necessarily 
mean using registrars for that TLD; that's a business choice.
                --karl--