[NA-Discuss] Notice of Motion: update to ALAC advice on gTLDs

[Joly MacFie]

I personally agree with Wendy's view on this, but I will poll my ALS
members and see if there's strong feeling either way. I also agreed with
Sebastien's comment at the vote - that the second round should have been
scheduled ahead of time to ensure orderly progress.

Here in NYC we have a vibrant young startup community and I surmise that
many are keen to explore the opportunities that TLD expansion might
provide, including a city tld.

j



On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 6:47 AM, Wendy Seltzer <wendy at seltzer.com> wrote:

> I would oppose the motion.
> I support the new gTLD program, warts and all, over continued stalling.
> I believe it is in the public interest to have more options (character
> sets, strings, jurisdictions, registries) and more competition in gTLD
> space.
>
> --Wendy
>
> On 12/18/2011 11:14 PM, RJ Glass wrote:
> > 2nd to your motion
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >  From: Evan Leibovitch <evan at telly.org>
> > To: NARALO Discussion List <na-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 1:34 PM
> > Subject: [NA-Discuss] Notice of Motion: update to ALAC advice on gTLDs
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > This message is to announce my intention to move this motion at the
> > *JANUARY* ALAC meeting.
> >
> > This is being done in order to enable discussion to take place -- within
> > ALAC, its gTLD working group, and the RALOs -- to determine the response
> to
> > this issue which has been IMO simmering throughout the At-Large
> community.
> >
> > We are told by many (and officially by ICANN) that the program is set and
> > we should stop complaining, But to refuse to express the point of view of
> > the public interest within ICANN -- even if it is contrary to the
> > predominant wisdom -- if to fail at the very basics of At-Large's
> > bylaw-mandated role.
> >
> > As one of the ALAC representatives for North America it is important for
> me
> > to know the NARALO sentiment. As the proposer of this motion I guess my
> own
> > point of view is laid bare; but if the region is mostly against it  I
> will
> > act accordingly.
> >
> > - Evan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > WHEREAS end-users and governments have only been invited to participate
> in
> > the new gTLD program long after its foundation principles were
> determined;
> >
> > WHEREAS most of the problems identified by the ALAC in its Mexico City
> > Summit declaration related to the new-gTLD program have not been
> > satisfactorily addressed and indeed some have worsened;
> >
> > WHEREAS numerous complaints from governments, intergovernmental
> > organizations and other bodies have indicated that law enforcement and
> > public-protection measures in the current design of the gTLD program are
> > insufficient;
> >
> > WHEREAS the ICANN Board, without explanation, has refused the
> > cross-community endorsement of the Joint Applicant Support Working Group
> > recommendations to reduce costs of new gTLD in developing economies
> > independent of any fixed fund;
> >
> > WHEREAS the absence of a staggered release schedule or a fixed timetable
> > for future rounds severely inhibits ICANN's ability to correct mistakes
> in
> > the proposed application round;
> >
> > and
> >
> > WHEREAS ICANN has still not convincingly demonstrated the end-user need
> or
> > benefit of a simultaneous launch of hundreds of new TLDs;
> >
> > RESOLVED THAT the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) convey to the ICANN
> > Board and community the dissatisfaction of At-Large with the new gTLD
> > program in its current form, and explicitly advises that its
> implementation
> > would be harmful to the public interest. We request that implementation
> of
> > the program be suspended until necessary public-interest modifications
> are
> > implemented.
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>
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> Fellow, Yale Law School Information Society Project
> Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
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