[governance] Is really Bulgarian Cyrillic .бг (.bg) similar to other Latin ccTLDs?

[Tina Dam]

Hi All, I'm stepping into this conversation a bit late perhaps, but have been out of Internet connectivity the last few days.

In any event, I hope some general information will help the discussion. The Fast Track Process is a limited process set up for the initial implementations of IDN ccTLDs. It was a factor in the community development of the process that there should be no reconsideration process included specific to the Fast Track process because it was a limited approach to only those requests where no dispute, questions, or otherwise concerns existed.

Now, the process is a year old, and hence we are conducting a review of how well it functions and if any changes should be made. There is a public forum online and also a session scheduled in Cartagena. We will discuss all aspects of the process there - see: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-22oct10-en.htm 

On the specific requests from Bulgaria, as discussed in these emails, part of the Fast Track process prevents me from discussing that specifically, as staff is not allowed to discuss such details publicly. I hope most applicants will appreciate that fact.

Finally, to note that a long-term policy for IDN ccTLDs (i.e. not the limited initial and more careful approach) is under development in the ccNSO.

Tina


Tina Dam
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: governance-request at lists.cpsr.org [mailto:governance-
> request at lists.cpsr.org] On Behalf Of Petko Kolev
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 6:56 AM
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Paul Wilson
> Subject: Re: [governance] Is really Bulgarian Cyrillic .бг (.bg)
> similar to other Latin ccTLDs?
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> I wish to add this to the discussion - think its important:
> 
> http://domainincite.com/bulgarians-step-up-icann-protest/ (from today)
> 
> Yours,
> Petko
> 
> Bulgarian IT Users Group
> 
> On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 3:07 AM, Paul Wilson <pwilson at apnic.net> wrote:
> > In this whole discussion it is worth remembering that confusion of
> domain
> > names is as old as the DNS itself, and has driven typo-squatting and
> other
> > forms of "confusingly similar" domain name registration since well
> before
> > IDNs and new TLDs were on the public agenda.
> >
> > The solution, also an old one, is website certification which helps a
> domain
> > name user trust that a given website/domainname is run by the right
> people.
> >  The use of "extended validation certificates", and browser
> enhancements
> > which make friendly use of that information, is all part of ensuring
> that
> > users are safe(r) from the sort of fraud which relies on name
> confusion.
> >
> > With new gTLDs and IDN, the problem is no different; it will be more
> > widespread, but that can be weighed against a fairly popular view
> [sic] that
> > new TLDs actually have some value in their own right...
> >
> > Speaking for myself only.
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --On 1 December 2010 11:47:14 AM +0100 "Pouzin (well)"
> <pouzin at well.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> In my organization (EUROLINC), we believe that .бг is a perfectly
> >> legitimate cyrillic cctld.
> >>
> >> ICANN position is just a cat and mouse game for asserting their
> >> illegitimate "power". More than a dozen pure latin cctld are already
> >> totally confusing by their own rules. If they can't tell b from б,
> or 3
> >> from 8, they should get better glasses or font sets.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________________________________
> _
> > Paul Wilson, Director-General, APNIC
>  <dg at apnic.net>
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