Re: [ga] DOT BERLIN -- It's a problem...

["kidsearch" <kidsearch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Geographical domains have the same problem as .com, not enough space to give
everyone fair use. Almost all cities have other cities with the same name
somewhere just as all trademark holders have names that others hold marks
for.

.berlin.de makes sense. .paris.fr makes sense. No matter how you decide a
.paris or .berlin, you cut others out of the process.

Chris McElroy, President,
Kidsearch Network
http://www.KidsearchNetwork.org
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Danny Younger" <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "kidsearch" <kidsearch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [ga] DOT BERLIN -- It's a problem...


> Re:  "So, then Paris, TX could get the .paris domain."
>
> Yes, they could unless certain allocation decisions
> were made in advance.  It we acted on the basis of
> First Come First Serve and Paris TX got their
> application in first, then they would be awarded the
> TLD.  On the other hand, an allocation decision might
> be based on the relative size of the sponsoring
> community if more than one application for the same
> string were to be received, or it might be based on
> the results of an open auction or on the basis of a
> lottery drawing.
>
> My point is, that these things cannot be decided on an
> ad-hoc basis.  We need predictability.  We need
> allocation methodologies that are well understood and
> that are accepted on a consensus basis prior to
> launching another TLD round, otherwise ICANN will once
> again face charges of arbitrary, subjective and
> caprious decision-making.
>
>
>
>
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