FW: WG: Use of Country and Territory Names as top-level domains - please provide feedback - Ctn-crosscom

Oct. 7, 2015

      Dear all,
Please find below an email from Karine Perset sent on behalf of Thomas
Schneider, GAC Chair, regarding the CWG-UCTN¹s request for input that was
sent to the GAC last month.
Best wishes,
Lars

From:  Karine Perset <karine.perset@icann.org>
Date:  Tuesday, 6 October 2015 00:35
To:  Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@icann.org>, Lars HOFFMANN
<lars.hoffmann@icann.org>
Cc:  "Thomas.Schneider@bakom.admin.ch" <Thomas.Schneider@bakom.admin.ch>,
Olof Nordling <olof.nordling@icann.org>, Tom Dale <tom@acig.com.au>, Julia
Charvolen <julia.charvolen@icann.org>
Subject:  Re: WG: Use of Country and Territory Names as top-level domains -
please provide feedback

On behalf of Thomas Schneider, GAC Chair

Dear Co-Chairs of the CWG-UCTN,

Thank you for your email of 9 September seeking feedback from the GAC and
other SO/ACs on the use of three-character codes as top-level domains in
future rounds of new gTLDs.

The subject of the use of three-character country and territory codes at the
top-level is of significant interest to the GAC, but the GAC will not be
able to provide input to the CWG-UCTN by the requested date of Friday 9
October.   The GAC has scheduled a discussion of this topic at its meeting
at ICANN54 in Dublin and expects to be able to provide a response to your
letter shortly thereafter.

With best regards,
Karine

Von: Glen de Saint Géry [mailto:Glen@icann.org]
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 9. September 2015 15:08
An: Schneider Thomas BAKOM <Thomas.Schneider@bakom.admin.ch>
Cc: Olof Nordling <olof.nordling@icann.org>; Tom Dale <tom@acig.com.au>;
Julia Charvolen <julia.charvolen@icann.org>; Lars Hoffmann
<lars.hoffmann@icann.org>
Betreff: Use of Country and Territory Names as top-level domains - please
provide feedback

Dear SO/AC Chair,

As you may be aware, the ccNSO and GNSO Councils have chartered a Cross
Community Working Group on the Use of Country and Territory Names as
top-level domains (CWG-UCTN). The objective of the CWG-UCTN is to review the
current status of representations of country and territory names, as they
exist under current ICANN policies, guidelines and procedures. In addition,
the Group has been asked to provide advice regarding the feasibility of
developing a consistent and uniform set of definitions that could be
applicable across the respective SO's and AC's for country and territory
names as top-level domains. Please note that the scope of the WG is strictly
limited to:
·        Representations of names of Countries, Territories and their
subdivisions listed on or eligible to be listed on the Alpha-2 code
International Standard for country codes and codes for their subdivisions
(ISO 3166-1), (Names of Country and Territory). Other geographical
indicators, such as regions, are excluded;
·        The use of Country and Territory names as Top Level Domains. The
use of Country and Territory names as second or other level is excluded.

The CWG-UTCN has divided its work into three work stream: 2-letter codes,
3-letter codes, and full names of countries and territories; currently the
Group is starting its discussion on 3-letter codes and it is on this issue
specifically that your feedback is being sought at this time. Please note
that the community will be given ample opportunity to comment and provide
feedback on all other issues in due course.

To help the CWG-UCTN in its discussion on three-character codes, you will
find below a number of questions; it would be very helpful to the Group if
you could provide feedback on some or all questions raised. Please do not
hesitate to supply any additional comments you may have on three-letter
codes, as long as they are within the scope of work of the CWG (see above).

Please send your comments to Lars Hoffmann (lars.hoffmann@icann.org), who is
part of the CWG¹s staff support team, by Friday 9 October 2015. If you
cannot submit your input by that date, but you would like to contribute,
please let us know when we can expect to receive your contribution so we can
plan accordingly.

Your input will be very much appreciated.
 With best regards,

Heather Forrest, GNSO (Co-Chair)
Carlos Gutiérrez, GNSO (Co-Chair)
Annebeth Lange, ccNSO (Co-Chair)
Paul Szyndler, ccNSO (Co-Chair)

Questions by the CWG-UCTN on 3-character codes with regard to the use of
country and territory names as top-level domains

1.     In future, should all three-character top-level domains be reserved
as ccTLDs only and be ineligible for use as gTLDs? What would be the
advantage or disadvantage of such a policy?

2.     In future, should all three-character top-level domains be eligible
for use as gTLDs as long as they are not in conflict with the existing
alpha-3 codes from the ISO 3166-1 list; i.e. the three-character version of
the same ISO list that is the basis for current ccTLD allocation? What would
be the advantage or disadvantage of such a policy?

3.     In future, should three-character strings be eligible for use as
gTLDs if they are not in conflict with existing alpha-3 codes form the ISO
3166-1 list and they have received documentation of support or non-objection
from the relevant government or public authority? What would be the
advantage or disadvantage of such a policy?

4.     In future, should there be unrestricted use of three-character
strings as gTLDs if they are not conflicting with any applicable string
similarity rules? What would be the advantage or disadvantage of such a
policy?

5.     In future, should all IDN three-character strings be reserved
exclusively as ccTLDs and be ineligible as IDN gTLDs? What would be the
advantage or disadvantage of such a policy?

6.     In future, should there be unrestricted use of IDN three-character
strings if they are not in conflict with existing TLDs or any applicable
string similarity rules? What would be the advantage or disadvantage of such
a policy?

7.     Do you have any additional comments that may help the CWG-UCTN in its
discussion on three-character strings as top-level domains?

FW: WG: Use of Country and Territory Names as top-level domains - please provide feedback

Lars Hoffmann

Annebeth Lange

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