Re: [ga] New gTLD Selection Criteria: A proposal

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Danny and all former DNSO GA members or other interested
stakeholders/users,

The problem with simply following RFC 1591, especially sense it's
modification not long ago which was hotly debated and discussed
here and on the IETF forum's dealing with RFC's, is that 1591
is more about business models than technical requirements and/or
best practices.  Hence ICANN's back door into manipulating
the introduction of TLD's and requiring contractual obligations with
potential Registry operators for those proposed to be introduced
TLD's.

Danny Younger wrote:

> Thus far we have had two major rounds of gTLD
> selections, the year 2000 round for unsponsored gTLDs
> that would operate on the basis of a contract with
> ICANN, and the round for sponsored gTLDs that would
> operate on a contract-basis with ICANN.
>
> My proposal:  the next round should be for gTLDs that
> will not operate on the basis of a contract with
> ICANN, but rather on the basis of RFC 1591.  It will
> be at the discretion of the sponsoring organization to
> decide whether it is warranted to enter into an MOU
> with ICANN.
>
> The rationale:  this system has been proven to be
> workable.  ICANN has sufficient revenues and does not
> require additional funding streams which is all that a
> contract really provides -- ICANN's laissez-faire
> attitude toward the rest of the contract details,
> exemplified by the ongoing failure to address
> compliance issues, makes it clear that the balance of
> contract language is only there to adorn a funding
> vehicle.
>
> Without a contract regime to which the sponsoring
> organizations must adhere there is less processing
> time involved for ICANN which translates into lower
> costs and thus lower application fees -- that would
> serve to open up possibilities for the Civil Society
> segment, among others, that have looked askance at the
> fee level involved in the earlier rounds.
>
> ICANN should, in theory, be able to function as a
> coordinator.  It does not have to be a contract
> manager, and thus far the mere existence of contracts
> has led to significant litigation costs as well as to
> a massive drain on human resources just to settle
> contractual issues.
>
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