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

Thu Sep 10 13:23:23 UTC 2020

Hi there. I would also support the Greenberg, Kleinman, Shatan and 
Sadowski proposal as a way to move forward on this issue. It is pretty 
well outlined. I am not in favour of "private gTLD's" as Christopher 
calls them which is a way to corner the market on a particular 
item/service. But I could see a good public interest use for a few top 
level names -- i.e. something that would put all information about 
refugees and refugee services around the world in one place -- maybe 
administered by the U.N. Just a possible example.

Helpful?

Marita

On 9/9/2020 12:43 PM, mail at christopherwilkinson.eu CW wrote:
>
> Dear Justine: Thankyou.
>
> I support the Sadowski et al. proposal, particularly as it could be 
> applied to Geo Names.
> I have noted the semantic argument against this proposal which is not 
> relevant. A different moniker would also be OK.
>
> I do not support other proposals for 'closed' generics. (a) these are 
> a misnomer. In fact they would be 'private' gTLDs.
> (b) more generally I want the DNS to protect the interests of the 
> general public (users) in their collective rights to use their own 
> languages. Furthermore undesirable precedents in US/EN usages must not 
> be allowed to prejudice future practice in other languages and scripts.
>
> CW
>
>> El 1 de septiembre de 2020 a las 12:02 Justine Chew 
>> <justine.chew at gmail.com> escribió:
>>
>> 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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