On 30 July 2010 13:03, John Levine <johnl@iecc.com> wrote:
i guess i worry about what is effectively a gTLD not being governed under
the same rules as the rest of the gTLDs.
Seems to me that horse left the barn a very long time ago when .to and .ws and .cc and .cx threw the doors open to all comers.
To me the issue is whether it's worth the effort to catch the horse. There is indeed an inherent sense of unfairness that gTLD registries have to play by different rules than CCs that sell to a global market. For example: Currently there is work -- sprouting from the RAA update activity -- on creating a Registrant Bill of Rights (and Responsibilities). It will make little sense to the public if gTLDs may someday be required to honour such rights but ccTLDs are not. - Evan