Re: [wg-c] S/K principles [Was: Working Group C agenda]

[Javier SOLA <javier@aui.es>]

I agree with Dave.

Even for chartered cTLDs it would be very complicated for a registry to 
police the use of the gTLD worldwide and in many different languages. Even 
if it was possible, the role of the registry would be considerably changed, 
and its costs would be very different, raising the costs for the final users.

Enforcement of chartered gTLDs can only be done a-posteriori and based on 
dispute resolution if any part considers that violation of the charter goes 
against its interests.

I believe that any principles would have to be part of the gTLD's charter, 
and specify in which cases the domain holder would lose the right to use 
that domain for improper use.

Javier




>Registration restricted to conformance to a charter is a 'chartered' 
>TLD.  com/net/org represent a category that is not enforced and it is THIS 
>category that is in need of competition.  I think chartered TLDs are fine, 
>but they are an entirely separate market from 'generic' TLDs.  (Think hard 
>about the term 'generic'.  If there is a charter and it is enforced, just 
>how 'generic' is the TLD.)  com/net/org have descriptions of the intended 
>meaning of their terms, but carry no enforcement.
>
>So, I think that requiring -- or even pursuing -- enforcement at this 
>stage is entirely misguided and serves only to keep us from pursuing our 
>primary task, namely to create competition for com/net/org..
>
>d/
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