Re: [wg-c-1] Preliminaries

[Eva Frölich <eva@nic-se.se>]

At 13:15 1999-07-10 +0200, Petter Rindforth wrote: 
>  
> Firstly, I believe that we all can agree that this committee
> will not be able to solve and answer all questions raised until August 9,
> 1999. 

Agree


> Therefore, we will have to focus
> on the most imporatnt issues

Agree


> As to the questions
> raised:
>  
> 1. Should there be new generic Top Level Domains
> (gTLDs)?
> YES, I believe that it is necessary to (over the time) increase the
> numbers of gTLDs, both for technical reasons (as there are no official
> sub-domains connected to the existing gTLDs) and in order to create new
> alternatives for _honest_ business people to protect their identification
> on the Net.
>  

This is the initially most important question.



> 1a). If yes: How
> many?

This is a question that has to be solved when we now the answer on Q1.
Behind this question a lot of new questions arises such as  Which
ones? Criteria? Criteria for registering? Open or Restricted? If
restricted - in what way? The demand for regional codes - yes or no?
Criteria? 
All these questions has to be answered in a proffessional way.




>  
> The seven gTLDs recommended by IAHC seems rather closely
> related - what are, in reality, the difference between .arts and ...rec?
> Are not all web sites on the Internet "emphasizing activities
> relating to the WWW" (.web)?
>  

Good point


>  
> 2. There are many problems to be solved before any new gTLDs
> can be introduced. One very important issue is the creation of dispute
> policy and the need to stop cybersquatting. I do not want to be part of a
> system where trade mark owners will have to register in all new gTLDs
> just to protect themselves from infringers.


Agree


>  
> We will not have the time to solve this with the current
> timetable for this committee. 
>  

Agree



> "When people agree with me I
> always feel that I must be wrong"
> Oscar Wilde 


Ooops.......


/ Eva Frölich

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