two letter domain names and GAC

[farzaneh badii]

All,


I wrote about two-letter domain names around a year ago
http://www.internetgovernance.org/2016/08/26/another-government-land-grab-in-the-name-space/

 It seems like some in GAC do not back off on this issue and now I found
out that there will be a task force on this issue  according to GAC
communique.

1. 2-Character Country Codes at the Second Level With respect to the
> 2-Character Country Codes at the Second Level GAC Copenhagen Communiqué
> Advice (para VI.4), the GAC;
> a) welcomes and appreciates the decision made by ICANN Board directing the
> President and CEO of ICANN or his designee(s) to take necessary actions for
> satisfactory resolution of the concerns raised in that Advice;
>
> and b) welcomes the announcement made by the President and CEO of ICANN of
> his intention to create a task force to resolve the concerns mentioned in
> the above communiqué. In this regard the GAC proposes that the mandate and
> working methods of the above mentioned Task Force be determined in
> consultation with GAC leadership and GAC members, and other interested
> parties.


We have to be on this task force. There is no legitimate reason for
governments to claim ownership over pronouns and other generic two letter
domain names. Do I need permission from Italy to register it.sucks? Also I
am uneasy that they created a task force which relates to generic names
(pronouns, remember) and GNSO is not even mentioned.



Best



Farzaneh
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