[wg-c] Fwd: DNSO new gTLD working group

[Javier SOLA <javier@aui.es>]

Please find below a contribution to WG C.

Javier

>From: "Robert Simpson" <rob.simpson@blackbox.com>
>Organization: Black Box Corp.
>To: Javier Sola <javier@aui.es>
>Subject: DNSO new gTLD working group

>Dear Javier Sola,
>
>Is there a way to provide input to the DSNO working group for the new
>generic top level domains?
>
>For a long time I've followed the developments concerning the new gTLDs
>and registrars, such as Internet Online Design's .web Registry and the 7
>CORE domains.  For example, the CORE domains originally included
>".store", but was later changed to ".shop" as a result of the responses
>to their request for comments.
>
>Some reasons for the new gTLDs included the need to expand the name
>space for domain names (to alleviate the crowded ".com" name space), and
>the desire to allow for more meaningful domain names, such as
>"nike.store" (http://www.nikebiz.com/retail/stores.shtml) or
>"atlanticgift.shop" (http://www.2atlantic.com/), for example.  One issue
>was that ".store" makes more sense for some names, primarily in the
>U.S., while ".shop" makes more sense for other names, particulary in
>other countries.
>
>The way the TCP/IP DNS works, more than one domain name can point to the
>same IP address.  So it would be technically possible to allow someone
>registering a name under the ".shop" or ".store" gTLD to use either
>"theirname.shop" or "theirname.store", or both (they might have to pay
>their ISP and/or the root DNS registry for two DNS entries in this
>case).  By registering a ".shop" or ".store" domain name, the domain
>name holder would get the rights to both versions of the name.
>
>Because of the confusion which would result from similarity of spelling
>and meaning, you wouldn't want "somedomain.shop" and "somedomain.store"
>to held by two different owners.  Therefore, if ".shop" becomes a new
>gTLD, it would not be a good idea to add ".store" as a separate gTLD
>later, so giving the registrants rights to their name in both gTLDs
>would not reduce future alternatives for expanding the domain name
>space.  Allowing domain name owners to make use of both top level
>domains would encourage users which would prefer one gTLD over the other
>to register their names, speeding up the acceptance of the new top level
>domains.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Robert Simpson
>Rob.Simpson@BlackBox.com
>