[nc-org] RE: registrar relations

["Guillermo Carey C." <gcarey@carey.cl>]

I think Ken's input will be important. 

If the registrars feel that they can make money by offering this name space
to its customers as an unrestricted TLD, the hold point of having this name
space for non-comm and non profit interests will be useless. Therefore,
certain policies should be included that should bond those entities that
will market this name space. It is strange that we are raising this point
and not those who are goping to manage and promote this name space. If this
is not identified as a sponsored space for the non-comm community and
becomes unrestricted, we will be loosing the whole point.

I would agree to leave this space as unrestricted as long as we can really
enforce the marketing provisions and avoid any misrepresentations to the end
users.

Guillermo

-----Mensaje original-----
De: Milton Mueller [mailto:Mueller@syr.edu]
Enviado el: Martes, 25 de Septiembre de 2001 13:51
Para: gcarey@carey.cl; nc-org@dnso.org
Asunto: registrar relations


See comments below

>>> "Guillermo Carey C." <gcarey@carey.cl> 09/24/01 06:00PM >>>
The whole purpose of leaving this space unrestricted is not to
affect those companies and individuals who are already using the .org.
However, this should not be interpreted as a name space that its completely
unrestricted. 

MM ====> But it IS completely unpoliced and therefore, for all practical
purposes, unrestricted. I thought that was a point we had come to solid
agreement on. Target marketing, yes. Identity building, yes.
Restrictions, no. 

If people ignore the marketing and the meaning of the ORG name and 
choose to register in the space, it is perhaps unfortunate but not 
particularly harmful and certainly not worth creating additional costs and 
trouble over. It does not strike me as something that will happen often.

I would like to hear more about the feasibility of using registry-
registrar contracts to influence the way the names are marketed,
and about methods of policing those contracts. Perhaps, instead
of saying anything about this we can simply ask for public comment
on it.

In order to impose controls on the way it is marketed by registrars,
we need the agreement of registrars. I suspect that they will not like
the idea. Perhaps Ken can comment.