two letter domain names and GAC

[Paul Rosenzweig]

I agree completely with Frazaneh.  This is a) a terrible idea on the merits; b) a harbinger of GAC efforts to control ICANN; and c) a signal that the Board will not stand up to the GAC, since the GAC “advice” on this is not advice that the Board must consider (lacking consensus) but they have chosen to do so anyway instead of ignoring the GAC.    All in all it.really.sucks ….. and the GNSO/NCSG community should say so loudly, repeatedly and often.

 

Paul

 

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From: NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of farzaneh badii
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 9:33 AM
To: NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: two letter domain names and GAC

 

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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