[ALAC] [GTLD-WG] Fwd: GAC draft gTLD agenda for Beijing and advice to the ICANN Board on controversial or sensitive strings and applications

Carlton Samuels carlton.samuels at gmail.com
Tue Apr 2 01:39:37 UTC 2013


...that's another one, too.  Go figure....

-Carlton

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On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Hong Xue <hongxueipr at gmail.com> wrote:

> Support for applications submitted by global authorities
>
> Funny, what are global authorities? IGOs? But they are international not
> global.
>
> Hong
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 2:42 AM, Carlton Samuels <carlton.samuels at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> The GAC has added new categories for which it could and may develop
>> objections.  The ones pertaining religious terms and 'strings that have
>> broad multiple uses and meanings' should at least preview some
>> intellectual jujitsu if not entertainment in the attempts to square the
>> circle!  Come to think, maybe even grist for more schisms.
>>
>> Here's a doozy. "Strings that represent inherent government functions
>> and/or activities".   [Hmmmm....finger to mouth, Minime style...]
>>
>> See the categorisation of the objections already contemplated and/or filed
>> at the end.
>>
>> -Carlton
>>
>> https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory+Committee
>>
>> 31 March 2013
>> GAC draft gTLD agenda for Beijing and advice to the ICANN Board on
>> controversial or sensitive strings and applications
>>
>> As the New gTLD Program moves forward, the GAC is making preparations for
>> delivering further advice on new gTLDs.  This advice constitutes a key
>> element of the overall process as outlined in the Applicant Guidebook
>> (AG).
>>
>> As anticipated, GAC Member Early Warnings were issued on November 20,
>> 2012,
>> and applicants and GAC Members have been exchanging information with the
>> aim of reaching an understanding or agreement on concerns raised, wherever
>> possible.
>>
>> In terms of the next phase, described in module 3.1 of the AG, the GAC as
>> a
>> whole will be discussing its advice on new gTLDs.  These sessions are
>> organized into two parts:
>>
>> Part I  Safeguard advice on the basis of categories of strings
>>
>> The GAC discussions will proceed on the basis of advice to safeguard
>> categories of strings that raise concerns, or potential concerns, for
>> governments.  There are currently nine draft categories of strings
>> proposed
>> for the GAC’s Beijing agenda.  Six were identified in the GAC Toronto
>> Communique:
>>
>>    Consumer protection
>>    Strings that are linked to regulated market sectors, such as the
>> financial, health and charity sectors
>>    Competition issues
>>    Strings that have broad or multiple uses or meanings, and where one
>> entity is seeking exclusive use
>>    Religious terms where the applicant has no, or limited, support from
>> the
>> relevant religious organisations or the religious community.
>>    Minimising the need for defensive registrations
>>    Protection of geographic names
>>    Intellectual property rights particularly in relation to strings aimed
>> at the distribution of music, video and other digital material
>>
>> Three additional categories have now been proposed for consideration:
>>
>>    Support for applications submitted by global authorities
>>    Corporate Identifier gTLDs
>>    Strings that represent inherent government functions and/or activities
>>
>> As the GAC looks at these nine categories, and how they would apply to
>> strings and applications falling under these categories, the number of
>> safeguard categories or titles of the categories could change.
>>
>> Part II  GAC advice/objections on specific applications
>>
>> Twenty specific applications have been brought forward by a GAC Member or
>> Members for consideration by the GAC.  The GAC Member(s) putting forward
>> these applications have linked them to the following categories:
>>
>> Community name where the applicant does not have support from the
>> community
>> or the government: 1
>> Consumer protection: 2
>> Name of an Intergovernmental Organisation (IGO): 1
>> Protection of geographic names: 9
>> Religious terms: 2
>> Strings applied for that represent inherent government functions and/or
>> activities: 3
>> Support for applications submitted by global authorities: 2
>>
>> The Operating Principles of the GAC outline the consensus-based approach
>> of
>> the Committee and will serve as a key reference for the GAC in its
>> deliberations.
>>
>> The GAC looks forward to the upcoming meetings and holding exchanges with
>> the ICANN Board and community on these and other important matters.
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>> Working Group direct URL:
>> https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/New+GTLDs
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Professor Dr. Hong Xue
> Director of Institute for the Internet Policy & Law (IIPL)
> Beijing Normal University
> http://www.iipl.org.cn/
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> Beijing 100875 China
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