Re: [ga-roots] New.Net's Proposals for a Hybrid System

["NameCritic" <watch-dog@inreach.com>]

So much for the argument that other roots couldn't be viable. Whether this
proposal succeeds or not, the other roots are here. They will be here. They
aren't going away even if the ICANN ostrich doesn't like it.


Chris McElroy aka NameCritic

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From: "Patrick Corliss" <patrick@quad.net.au>
To: "Bruce James, Bruce Keyname" <Bruce@keyname.net>
Cc: "[ga-roots]" <ga-roots@dnso.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 4:46 PM
Subject: [ga-roots] New.Net's Proposals for a Hybrid System


> http://www.new.net/press_release_5.tp
>
> Pasadena, Calif. - May 30, 2001 - New.net (http://www.new.net), a domain
> name registry created to meet the market demand for Web addresses with
> logical, easy-to-remember extensions, today announced the release of its
> first policy paper. Entitled "A Proposal to Introduce Market-Based
> Principles into Domain Name Governance," the paper examines the role of
the
> private market in setting policy for the Internet's Domain Name System
> (DNS).
>
> The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), operating
> under contract with the U.S. Department of Commerce, currently has the
> responsibility for administering both technical and policy matters
relating
> to the DNS. It follows a broad mandate set out in its charter to establish
a
> "bottoms up" consensus decision-making process that is designed to include
> input from all of the constituencies affected by its decisions.
>
> New.net proposes a new process involving a hybrid of consensus and market
> approaches, each applied to the areas in which it can be most effective,
in
> order to stimulate competition and innovation in the name space. New.net
> points out the considerable success that the consensus-based processes
have
> had on maintaining the technical infrastructure of the Internet. The
company
> maintains, however, that these same processes, when applied to the very
> contentious political and economic issues surrounding which top-level
> domains (TLDs) are released, are inherently ineffective, creating an
> artificial scarcity of good domain names and stagnating the growth of the
> Internet. (A TLD is the formal name for the extension in an Internet
> addresses, such as the ".net" in www.new.net.)
>
> "ICANN has come under fire from a wide variety of individuals and
> organizations around the world for its handling of the political and
> economic aspects of administering the domain name system," said David
> Hernand, CEO of New.net. "In the broader economy, the world has come to
> realize the tremendous benefits of decentralizing control of vital
economic
> resources and allowing the marketplace to work its magic. We believe that
> the decisions about which TLDs to release and who should administer them
> would benefit tremendously from these same market forces rather than
central
> control by one organization. By using the market to create a climate for
> innovation in the DNS, all Internet users will benefit."
>
> Under the proposal, ICANN would continue to use its consensus processes to
> administer the technical aspects of the DNS. ICANN, however, would no
longer
> use its test-bed procedure and no longer need to issue new TLDs.
Innovators
> could introduce their TLDs and develop a following for them to the best of
> their abilities. Once an innovator achieved success with its TLD, it would
> be included as a matter of course in the ICANN-administered "root" server,
> which is accessible to all Internet users worldwide. A more broadly
> representative ICANN could assist in setting an objective standard for
> inclusion in the root server, which might include minimal technical
> operating standards and a minimum number of domain names in use. Once the
> standard is established, the process would be essentially an
administrative
> one.
>
>
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