On 23 January 2014 11:58, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl@gih.com> wrote:
It is clear that the examiner has considered the objection is their strictest form relating them directly to the Applicant Guidebook. But I consider that the ICANN Bylaws overrule the Applicant Guidebook and therefore the overarching theme should have been the Public Interest, which the examiner failed to take into account.
Ah, but this is ICANN, where the "public interest" is in the eye of the beholder. Every TLD applicant asserts they are acting in the public interest by serving their own. In the absence of special instructions to the adjudicator, ALAC is Just Another Objector ... with no more greater claim to service in the public interest than the applicant. In the ICANN world -- uniquely so within Internet Governance -- the "public interest" and the interests of Internet end-users are two very distinct things which are even allowed to be in conflict. - Evan