One argument against different categories might be accessability of the new gTLDs for applicants. If we reduce requirements for some applicants, why not for all? Will the applicants that benefit from lesser requirements be in a better position to get their
TLD in case of a conflict?
As an example, say a multi-million company that owns a brand that also is a generic term that a small public benefit initiative is also applying for, on top of the economic advantage that the one applicant has over the other we are now also saying that they
must meet lower standards, making it easier and cheaper for them to operate the TLD in the long run, adding additional funds that can be thrown at beating the opponent in an auction process?
We would also enter a minefield when a TLD fits into multiple categories. Does it then have to fulfill the requirements of all the categories or just the one the applicant intends to use it for? As we have seen, use cases may change over time.
Am 15.05.2017 um 15:30 schrieb Michele Neylon - Blacknight:
Martin
100% agree
I never understood why the concept of categories was rejected. Saying it’s “hard” does not mean it’s “impossible” or that it shouldn’t be explored.
After the lack of categories we (the community) had to then deal with a complicated patchwork of exemptions and other funky manipulations to get around the quite meaningless
limitations that were being imposed.
For example, this weekend in Madrid ICANN shared some stats about SLA breaches from new TLD registries. Some people would argue that a “.brand” should not have to meet the
same SLA targets as a “.generic”. While I can understand the logic of that argument the current lack of categories does not allow for that kind of differentiation.
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That would be helpful.
I have difficulties reconciling the notion of ignoring categories, as it caused no end of problems after applications were submitted and created unnecessary delays. Where there are well-defined categories and a proven demand, categories
can be created and processes refined for that particular category, especially where the operating model is very different to the traditional selling /distribution to third parties.
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It looks remarkably similar to a chart presented to the ICANN Board in 2010 or 2011 as the main argument for not adding to the categories of TLDs
in the last round because they would be problematic (read, “impossible”) to implement.
Even in this spreadsheet, I can argue whether most of the tick marks in the cells apply in all cases. This means that each of the many tick marks presents a significant barrier to: (1) getting through the policy discussion in a timely manner,
and (2) a clean implementation.
Categories of TLDs have always been problematic.
The single most important lesson from the 2003-04 sponsored TLD round was to avoid a system where delegation of domain name registries was predicated upon satisfying criteria associated with categories.
In the last round, the Guidebook provided for two category types: community and geographic. In my opinion, the implementation of both was problematic: look at the variances in CPE results and the difficulty with .AFRICA. This wasn’t just
a process failure, the task itself was extremely difficult. Just how does an evaluation panel adjudge a government approval of a TLD application if one ministry says, ‘yes’ and the other ’no’? This sort of issue is simple compared to evaluating community applications.
The introduction of a number of new gTLD categories with a number of different accommodations will lead to a complex and difficult application and evaluation process (and an expensive, complicated contractual compliance environment). It
is inevitable that the future will include ongoing attempts to create policy for new categories as they are conceived.
For those who want a smoothly running, fair, predictable gTLD program, the creation of categories should be avoided.
Instead, the outcome of our policy discussion could be a process that remains flexible and can adapt to new business models as they are developed. An exemption process to certain contractual conditions can be created to encourage innovation
while ensuring all policy goals embodied in the RA are met. Fair and flexible agreements can be written without the need, time and complexity of the creation of additional categories or separate agreements.
While an exemption process sounds complex, it is not compared to the nightmare that the new gTLD process will become: never adequately administering to an ever-increasing number of categories.
I wrote in more depth about this ~ 6 months ago - and would be happy to flesh out my thoughts on this again.
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