[gnso-rpm-wg] A Brave New World Without Sunrises or the TMCH

[George Kirikos]

Just to correct my prior email, .pro technically wasn't a "sponsored" TLD.

But, the other ones that were sponsored weren't very successful
(.post, .aero, .asia, .jobs. mobi, .xxx etc.).

Sincerely,

George

On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 4:47 PM, George Kirikos <icann at leap.com> wrote:
> Hi J. Scott,
>
> On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 4:22 PM, J. Scott Evans via gnso-rpm-wg
> <gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org> wrote:
>> My suggestion would be that either we have sponsored TLDs with up front verification or we have a challenge system whereby the challenging party that wants to us the string for a non-infringing purpose could obtain the domain name; provided, however that their use was subject to the requirement that they stick to the stated non-infringing purpose. Failure to do so is a breach of the TOS and the Registry would takedown the domain name if it received a valid complaint. Similar to DMCA.
>
> We're trying to achieve the same result, which I see as promising.
>
> With respect, it's unfortunate that sponsored TLDs turned out be a
> disaster. Either they were outright gamed (e.g. people renting out
> their ".pro" qualifications/credentials/whatever), or domains were
> mopped up by insiders (e.g. .travel), etc.
>
> http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/22/theglobecom-to-sell-travel-domain-name-registry/
>
> With a "challenge" system, what if there were multiple challengers?
> Who gets the domain name? What if the sunrise registrant wants the
> domain name more than the "challenger(s)" does(do)? Who gets it?
>
> What I proposed (auction system in landrush, which is how landrushes
> tend to operate anyhow; i.e. just eliminate the sunrise and go
> straight to landrush) is entire neutral and "clean." The answers to
> the above questions are simple: money.
>
> No need to reinvent the wheel here. Money has always been the way to
> solve these allocation issues for scarce resources. Once you start
> interfering in that (to suggest that someone is "more deserving" of
> the asset), it invites the gaming we're seeing.
>
> It'd be interesting to know the stats on average domains registered in
> sunrise, by the way, if anyone has those handy. i.e. we know that on
> average 130 per TLD are registered in sunrise. How many more are being
> registered in landrush, on average?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> George Kirikos
> 416-588-0269
> http://www.leap.com/