As we move into the future world of IDN gTLDs/ccTLDs we similarly should think in terms of establishing clear-cut policy designed to promote a more internationalized DNS... perhaps a policy that states: "The registry operator for an IDN gTLD/ccTLD must be situated within the nations and/or territories of the language community that it serves."
An excellent point, but devil is in the detials. There is a Chinese-language community in US (CA) and a Japanese-language community in Brazil (SP). No matter how much we love the term "language community", it should be very cautious to use it in a policy statement. I'd rather suggest "The registry operator for an IDN gTLD/ccTLD must be situated within the nations and/or territories in which majority people are using the commensuate IDN scripts." I guess it may address Mr. Bertrand's concern, "Will the physical location of the future major registries for IDN TLDs (particularly gTLDs if any) give the corresponding national courts a specific authority/legal power on all registrants in those TLDs, even if they are not located in that country and have no business with its citizens ?" Hong