[governance] who owns the new gTLDs?

[Imran Ahmed Shah]

Hi Guru, 
>Who should take care of the public interest aspects, if you
think ICANN 
should not do it? What is your view?

Thank you for your interesting question, ICANN has the capacity to
look after the public interest, but as it has established monopolistic competition of new gTLDs by the support of business constituencies, the
community support initiatives or cause has been overlooked and completely
disregarded. Public interest was ignored (first time) when the huge cost of the
new gTLD application was announced. Again when a fund was established for
community support instead of allowing them a nominal fee. Public interest and
developing economies were neglected when the awarenesscampaign was launched primarily in the key market
area/citiesof
developed economies, where $750,000 of awareness campaign were spend.
 
Have you checked that how much gTLDs were applied by a single company TLDH (perhaps belongs to ICANN’s Ex-Chairman)
Now what is the cost to initiate an objection, it is affordable to the
individuals or CSO from DE or LDC.ICANN has defined a mechanism to initiate objection through IO
(Independent Objector) but he is answerable to ICANN Board or GAC to initiate
or not any objection in public interest. If IO does not perform his role, no
one will lead to proceed the objection.
BR
 
Imran


>________________________________
> From: Guru गुरु <Guru at ITforChange.net>
>To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org 
>Sent: Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 10:27
>Subject: Re: [governance] who owns the new gTLDs?
>  
>On 03/05/2013 03:39 AM, McTim wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 4:41 PM, Dominique Lacroix <dl at panamo.eu> wrote:
>>> Le 04/03/13 22:31, McTim a écrit :
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Dominique Lacroix <dl at panamo.eu> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Sala,
>>>
>>> Thanks Carlos for the mention. Yes, I distributed a paper leaflet to some
>>> friends in Paris, during the WSIS.
>>> The demonstration is clear.
>>> Two journal articles are going to be published. Please, just wait a few
>>> days.
>>> I asked the question about tax heavens to Fadi Chehadé in Paris, and to 3
>>> members of ICANN board/GNSO.
>>>
>>> Why would you have any reasonable expectation that ICANN would have
>>> anything to do with this issue?
>>>
>>> Absolutely right. ICANN has not anything to do with public interest.
>> ICANN has a very narrow remit.  Asking them to police where
>> corporations are housed is well out of scope.
>McTim
>
>Who should take care of the public interest aspects, if you think ICANN 
>should not do it? What is your view?
>
>Guru
>
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