Thanks Bruce, so can we ask both the GAC and the ISO Maintenance Agency? Also would love to see that research if you have or can recall any other identifying info so I can find? Mike Rodenbaugh Sr. Legal Director Yahoo! Inc. -----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Tonkin Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 6:43 PM To: GNSO Council Subject: [council] Regarding confusion amongst two letter codes Hello Mike,
Furthermore, we note close similarity among many longstanding ccTLDs (such as .ai/.al, .am/.an, .bi/.bj, .ch/.cn, .gg/.gq, .ni/.nl, .to/.tp and others). Is the GAC aware of any confusion amongst users of these ccTLDs?
Actually this could be a good question to ask about the ISO list in general. Ie did the ISO consider the potential for confusion when selecting the two letter codes? Actually I have read some research to indicate that humans are better able to distinguish differences in short strings rather than long strings. E.g humans can spot the difference between "to" and "tom" relatively easily, but not necessarily between "licence" and "license" . Regards, Bruce Tonkin