[lac-discuss-en] [GTLD-WG] ICANN plan for new TLDs comes under barrage of criticism

[Carlton Samuels]

There are other views that we should be exposed to.   My thanks to Danny
Younger for this.

Carlton

On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 3:27 PM, Danny Younger <dannyyounger at yahoo.com>wrote:

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> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081216-icann-plan-for-new-tlds-comes-under-barrage-of-criticism.html
>
> [excerpts]
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> -- there's no sign that ICANN has actually paid meaningful attention to the
> vehemently negative reactions of numerous companies
>
> -- The fact that ICANN is selling off virtually any character string,
> meanwhile, doesn't just crack the door to fraud, it opens the flood gates,
> hangs out a "Welcome" sign, and offers free beer.
>
> -- The potential for gTLD domain abuse is enormous, especially given the
> potency of certain, previously disallowed, domains. ICANN claims it will
> only allow companies and individuals who can validly demonstrate why they
> should have a certain domain to register it, but that's a laughable
> statement given the number of corrupt registrars who don't perform due
> diligence. ICANN explicitly states that it "doesn't control content on the
> Internet" and "cannot stop spam." How, then, does it propose to regulate
> registration and protect the rights of trademark holders?
>
> -- If you're wondering how a proposal this fundamentally stupid managed to
> unanimously pass at ICANN, there's a one-word explanation: Money.
>
>