[At-Large] New gTLDs

[Vittorio Bertola]

Alan Greenberg ha scritto:
> If there is some interest in allowing aliases, I will submit a statement 
> to that effect. The statement should include some parameters for when it 
> is reasonable or not (since the use of aliases WILL reduce the potential 
> for competition, there must be some rationale for doing so). In my mind, 
> as the group representing users, less confusion may be more important 
> than more competition. Or not.

I think that we should really work out a comprehensive statement, at 
least if we can manage to do so in the next couple of months: I think 
that the chances to influence the agreement reached in the GNSO work are 
scarce (that's the feeling I had whenever the matter was discussed with 
Bruce Tonkin, the former GNSO Chair now on the Board, as it looks like 
that what is being proposed is a hard fought compromise) and so we might 
focus on getting our points in at the Board level, especially on those 
matters which are more under the purview of the Board (procedures, fees, 
timing, etc.).

Anyway, this is what we said several years ago:

http://alac.icann.org/correspondence/response-stld-process-09oct03.htm

And also, this on IDNs:

http://alac.icann.org/announcements/announcement-23nov05.htm

and something also here:

http://www.icann.org/presentations/alac-statements-lux-14jul05.pdf

We could start from those principles, if they are still agreeable, and 
update them under the light of the process that is now being proposed.
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