RE: [wg-c] With apologies, Bill Semich's Position on New gTLDs

["William X. Walsh" <william@dso.net>]

On 15-Sep-99 J. William Semich wrote:
> Hello;
> 
> I apologize for cross-posting this comment to the board of ICANN in
> addition to the Working Group C list, but because Milton Mueller has
> singled me out by name and completely misrepresented my position with
> respect to the creation of new gTLDs, I believe it is important to set the
> record straight. I hope this is the last cross-post to the ICANN Board on
> this matter.
> 
> On September 9, at 08:03 PM  -0400, Milton Mueller wrote to the ICANN Board:
> 
>> We have a commercially marketed ccTLD registry
>>(Bill Semich) telling us that he does not support any new competition from
> open
>>gTLDs....
> 
> This is just not true, as Milton well knows. Below are my exact words on
> the matter, as posted to the Working Group C list in response to a
> consensus call for the blanket creation of 6-10 new gTLDs, and which
> elicited Milton's response to you:
> 
> "Hello;
> 
> This question of "how many new gTLDs should we start with?" stands the main
> issue on its head.
> 
> That main issue is not *how many* new gTLDs to introduce, but *how to*
> introduce new gTLDs (which goes back to the question of "Why does the
> public need new gTLDs?") 
> 
> For example, I might be very likely support Tony's "16 per six months" if
> these were defined as chartered or restricted TLDs. They would serve a
> public service, helping users more logically locate the correct Web sites
> they are interested in reaching (such as "acme.movers" vs
> "acme.distributors" or whatever). Then gTLDs like .med, .shop, .nom, .per,
> .ncom or .adult would make sense (if they have a charter to predefine what
> "uses" registrants must fit the domain name into.)
> 
> But I would likely only support a preliminary test of just *one* new gTLD
> for a year or more if, on the other hand, the plan is for these new gTLDs
> to be totally open as are .com, .net and .org under current management at
> NSI. 16 new gTLDs per month under such a setting is utter chaos for users
> and businesses alike.


God forbid that an "open" domain name that might compete with .nu get admitted
into the roots.



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