[CPWG] Subsequent Procedures: Call for comments on Topic 23: Closed Generics (aka Exclusive Generics)

[Justine Chew]

All,

As many of you already know, the Draft Final Report of the Subsequent
Procedures PDP WG, covering a total of 41 topics, has been released for
public comment, with the comment period closing on 30 September.

We have been diligently discussing selected topics at each CPWG Call for
many months now, and in many cases, scorecards on the anticipated
recommendations for various topics have been drawn up. While we continue
with our discussions on CPWG Calls insofar as time permits, Topic 23:
Closed Generics (otherwise known as Exclusive Generics) is one which has
not yielded any recommendation from the Subsequent Procedures PDP WG
because of a lack of agreement to-date.

As a result, the Draft Final Report portion concerning Topic 23
only summarizes the PDP WG deliberations, including ideas raised and
discussed, and appends 3 proposals for comment.

*Preamble*

   - In the GAC Beijing Communique, GAC advised the Board that, "For
   strings representing generic terms, exclusive registry access should serve
   a *public interest goal*".
   - The Board's action in response, ultimately led to *no exclusive
   generic gTLDs being delegated in the 2012 round*.
   - SubPro PDP WG was to develop policy concerning Closed Generics /
   Exclusive Generics for subsequent procedures; i.e. under what circumstances
   should an application for a Closed Generic TLD be considered and/or what
   criteria should such an application carry (if at all) for the next round?
   - A Closed Generic / Exclusive Generic is a generic word string to be
   used exclusively by applicant; Note: a brand name that is not a generic
   word won't be considered as a Closed Generic.


*Report Extract and Proposals*

   - [0] Draft Final Report extract on Topic 23, pages 96-102
   <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/111390697/SubPro-draft-final-report-Topic23-Closed%20Generics.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1598954187975&api=v2>
   - [1] A Proposal for Public Interest Closed Generic gTLDs (PICG TLDs)
   <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/144376220/ProposalforPICGnTLDs.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1596633365000&api=v2>,
   submitted by Alan Greenberg, Kathy Kleiman, George Sadowsky and Greg Shatan.
   - [2] The Case for Delegating Closed Generics
   <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/144376220/ClosedGenerics24July2020.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1596633375000&api=v2>,
   submitted by Kurt Pritz, Marc Trachtenberg, Mike Rodenbaugh.
   - [3] Closed Generics Proposal
   <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/144376220/Neuman%20Closed%20Generics%20Proposal.pdf?version=2&modificationDate=1596633420000&api=v2>,
   submitted by Jeff Neuman in his individual capacity.


*Action Required From You*
Under what circumstances should an application for a Closed Generic TLD be
considered and/or what criteria should such an application carry (if at
all) for the next round? Please share your thoughts on and/or indicate if
you favour/disfavour any element(s) in any of the 3 proposals [1], [2], and
[3] above.

*Next Steps*
I hope to gain some early feedback to position a better informed discussion
in a week's time.

Thanks,

Justine
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