Re: [ga] On Its Way: One of the Biggest Changes to the Internet

["Prophet Partners Inc." <Domains@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Bashar,

The current form of example.test is only for testing purposes, so it's not 
something to panic about. I'm sure that whatever registry applies for the 
respective IDN TLD will use the correct spelling, as they are putting their 
own capital at risk. Without the correct spelling, the IDN TLD would be 
doomed to fail.
IANAL, but perhaps of greater concern is ICANN's unfamiliarity with Arabic 
(and other non-English) languages. Will future registry and registrar 
contracts be written in English or the native language of the IDN TLD? If 
the latter is the case, will these registries / registrars try to sneak in 
contract clauses that negatively impact registrant rights? Would that in 
turn allow VeriSign and others to demand equal rights on the basis of having 
a level playing field?
Sincerely,
Ted
Prophet Partners Inc.
http://www.ProphetPartners.com
http://www.Premium-Domain-Names.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bashar Al-Abdulhadi" <bashar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "GNSO.SECRETARIAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; 
"GA" <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: [ga] On Its Way: One of the Biggest Changes to the Internet


> Dear All,
>
> who chooses the spelling of the IDN TLD ? i noticed the Arabic version is 
> misspelled  !
>
>
> GNSO.SECRETARIAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote, On 10/10/2007 12:27 PM:
>
> > [To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org]
> > [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org]
> > [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org]
> >
> > http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-09oct07.htm
> >
> >  MARINA DEL REY, Calif.: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and 
> > Numbers will launch an evaluation of Internationalized Domain Names next 
> > week that will allow Internet users to test top-level domains in 11 
> > languages.
> > Read more!