Re: [ga] gTLDs and the heretofore flawed ICANN paradigm

["Richard Henderson" <richardhenderson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sotiris,

This is interesting. Are you talking about some kind of taxonomy - some kind
of structure and strategy for the development of TLDs within various groups
and categories?

In this scheme, I suppose the overarching structure could be planned, and
then the entrepreneurs could initiate their TLDs in a way which subordinates
these New TLDs to an overall structure / architecture?

If ICANN (in its multi-constituency capacity) became a kind of town
planner - designing (in agreement with others) the layout of the different
precincts of the town - then the entrepreneurs could be given the chance to
design and build their TLD houses in appropriate neighbourhoods.

It would not be rocket science to design this kind of architecture, to add
New TLDs within different neighbourhoods of this architecture, and (as I
think Karl suggested) to update the info on available TLDs in any given root
or roots on a weekly basis.

This might allow a somewhat more navigable TLD environment, while still
allowing for entry (in appropriate neighbourhoods) for any entity that meets
the technical criteria.

Richard H

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 6:15 PM
Subject: [ga] gTLDs and the heretofore flawed ICANN paradigm


> All,
>
> What is wrong with the current and past gTLD introduction, management and
> oversight processes?
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> The current ICANN paradigm is nothing more than a short-sighted licensing
> schema which provides licensees (both registries and registrars) with a
> license to 'print money' in the form of residual registration and related
> service(s) income(s) in perpetuity.  What is required is nothing less than
> a reevaluation of all heretofore processes and policy vis a vis domain
> names.  It is still possible to establish a DNS built for the ages based
> on a long-term perspective, as opposed to the current short-term gain
> models that have already been implemented and are continuing to be
> proposed.
>
> To liken domain names to telephone numbers (as many people in ICANN do) is
> a seriously flawed approach.  Domain names are NOT similar to telephone
> numbers.  A more fruitful, indeed more appropriate, analogy would be to
> consider gTLDs (and all TLDs) as being similar to area codes.  It requires
> little imagination to conceptualize what would happen to/within the ITU
> and its structures if they were to start arbitrarily introducing a whole
> slew of new area codes simply because each of their 'licensees' (for lack
> of a better term) wished to do so in the name of "innovation" and the
> prospect of tuening a few bucks.
>
> I would be happy to expound upon my solution to the current problems but
> that would require much time and energy on my behalf.  I cannot do so
> without recompense because the effort to produce such a model would
> detract from my livelihood.  However, I do have a unified approach in mind
> and would be willing to help the ICANN administration out of their current
> difficulties by providing a set of viable and imaginative solutions.
>
> In short, I have spent a good deal of time studying the problem and I know
> how to fix it.  If anyone at ICANN is really interested in a long-term
> solution they can contact me.
>
> Amiably,
>
> Sotiris Sotiropoulos
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