Hi Kan, I still don't fully agree with your land analogy, but I don't want to dwell on it because it's not really the point. Closer to the issue at hand is this: New TLDs are exactly as the wild west, whoever takes it owns it.
True, but this is not a point of admiration. "The wild west" is at best a point of nostalgia and at worst a point of embarrassment. There is a valid reason that most of the most prosperous countries have regulations in place that smooth the rough edges of completely free enterprise. I also remind that there is no international treaty mandating that countries honor the actions and decisions of ICANN, it is only through goodwill and trust that its policies are followed by the states of the world. ___________________ Evan Leibovitch, Toronto @evanleibovitch/@el56