[Gnso-newgtld-dg] Thomas Lowenhaupt: An Introduction

Tue Jul 29 07:20:24 UTC 2014

Good morning all,

My introduction - Stuart Fuller, Director of Commercial Operations at the registrar NetNames Group, who own the brands Ascio, Easily, Speednames, WebIP and of course NetNames.  We are currently either managing or advising  more than 30 global brands on their dotBrands as well as working with our corporate clients on the merits of an application as and when the window will open.

I'm keen to take part in this working group so that I can provide a registrar point of view as well as feedback on the experiences of our clients from the first round.

Regards

Stuart Fuller
Director of Commercial Operations
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From: gnso-newgtld-dg-bounces at icann.org [mailto:gnso-newgtld-dg-bounces at icann.org] On Behalf Of Rubens Kuhl
Sent: 28 July 2014 18:26
To: gnso-newgtld-dg at icann.org
Subject: Re: [Gnso-newgtld-dg] Thomas Lowenhaupt: An Introduction

Continuing the introduction thread, my SOI at https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Rubens+Kuhl+SOI seems current, but in short I oversee new gTLD efforts of  the .br ccTLD registry that for the 2012 round was both an applicant and a registry service provider for other applicants.

Some topics come to my mind for the next round (or continuing process):
- Whether post-contracting requests like exclusive use (Spec 9), brand TLD (Spec 13) or closed generic request should be moved to application time, in order to give both applicants and competitors for a string clarity on whether they can or cannot operate the TLD as they wish
- Whether exclusive use TLDs should have requirements such as SRS/EPP/WHOIS/Escrow/EBERO instead of simple root delegation (although I think diverse DNS should still be a requirement, but that's probably part of the discussion)
- String similarity criteria
- String confusion standing to object that in the 2012 round was limited to TLD operators and applicants, to possibly be granted to other interested parties (like registrants of a TLD, ALAC etc.)
- Change requests versus community evaluation and objection processing
- Clear and defined clarification questions process
- Clear and defined draw process (possibly bundled with application process)
- Whether to introduce or not meaning similarity criteria like singular/plural
- Whether to allow single-character IDN TLDs (notably for scripts other than Latin and Cyrillic)
- Whether to allow variant TLDs (like .saopaulo and .sãopaulo) with required (or not) bundling rules, including variants of the at the time existing TLDs

Rubens

Em 27/07/2014, à(s) 00:55:000, Thomas Lowenhaupt <toml at communisphere.com<mailto:toml at communisphere.com>> escreveu:

By way of introduction...

I've been involved with ICANN in different capacities since 1998: governance issues, new TLDs, now ALAC.

In 2005, to support the acquisition of the .nyc TLD as a public interest resource, I started the not-for-profit Connecting.nyc Inc. Currently I serve on the Mayor's .NYC Community Advisory Board with a role in reviewing our city's plans for its TLD.

Why Am I Interested In This Working Group?

Section 1.2.2 of the 2012 Applicant Guidebook required city-TLD applicants to include a Letter of Non-Objection with their application:

"If an applicant has applied for a gTLD string that is a geographic name (as defined in this guidebook), the applicant is required to submit documentation of support for or nonobjection to its application from the relevant governments or public authorities."

Having closely followed the acquisition and development process for the .nyc TLD since 2001, I've concluded that the Non-objection standard is inadequate.

I hope to convince the Working Group that the application process for city-TLDs be changed; that applications for city-TLDs include an indication of Informed Consent rather than Non-Objection.

Best,

Tom Lowenhaupt
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