[governance] Can Icann really be necessary?

[Avri Doria]

On 25 Jun 2011, at 14:25, Imran Ahmed Shah wrote:

> (Keeping in mind that it is not a case of current ccTLD who allow the alternate usage e.g. .tv is being used as television channel).   

And as the favorite domain name for transvestites.

In fact there was an incident of one NYC TV becoming a domaineer and buying up the names of all the NY girls and then turning around and selling them for a good profit.  (will .nyc restrict who can buy tv.nyc? or the third level e.g. sister-dimension.tv.nyc)*

Got to love those ccTLDs where it is still policy free virgin territory, so to speak, where most anything goes.  With all the rules we have created for gTLDs - with TM owners and Law Enforcement finding new ways to stifle expression and the market, the ccTLDS look better and better all the time.  Soon the saying will be - let a thousand IDN ccTLDs bloom.

In all seriousness - to the extent that is possible after a flight from Singapore, as a member of the JAS WG which is trying to get the fees lowered for qualified applicants from developing economies and to get other assistance since the application fee is, as you indicated, just the tip of iceberg,  I would appreciate assistance and comment from the IGC community. One of the first things folks could do is read and comment on the JAS WG second milestone report:
http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#second-milestone-report

As for the perenial existential and normative questions about ICANN's existence:  the only thing i know for sure is that it exists. So i deal with it.

a.

* i should note for  truth in advertising, i am providing research help to a few new gtld applicants including .gay

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