[governance] Re: [bestbits] Comments asking ICANN to deny application for .pharmacy registration

[parminder]

On Sunday 31 March 2013 09:01 AM, joy wrote:
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> Hi Rashmi - for those who are following this, here is the link to the
> ICANN independent objector's recent comment on closed generics:
> http://www.independent-objector-newgtlds.org/english-version/the-issue-of-closed-generic-gtlds/

It is surprising to what elegantly logical length people can go to shirk 
responsibility.... It seems to be written all over the report that 
'closed generic' TLDs are bad for public interest, but it is amusing how 
the Independent Objector (IO) wriggles out of the responsibility of 
having to do anything about them.

But ok, let me give the IO the benefit of doubt... If the IO is indeed 
right that he cant object as per the limited criteria laid by ICANN for 
objections,  than ICANN has to be wrong, Wrong in developing 
inappropriately limited criteria which can be grounds for objection 
against TLD allocation... Both cant be right!

In fact, it is really surprising the extent to which people within what 
is called as the ICANN community seem to agree that 'closed generic' 
TLDs are not quite right but still insist that it is somehow someone 
else's responsibility to do something about it... All kinds of 
'technical' reasons are given why nothing can be done, including that it 
is too late to do anything.... Saving the ICANN boat from being rocked 
appears to be a bigger concern than protecting public interest. This 
over zealous in-group solidarity is one of 'ICANN community's' biggest 
failings.

parminder



> it is also worth looking at the opinions given in relation to
> "controversial" gTLD applications such as dotgay and dotislam among
> others:
> http://www.independent-objector-newgtlds.org/english-version/home/
> Regards
> Joy
>
> On 15/03/2013 3:15 a.m., Rashmi Rangnath wrote:
>> All:
>>
>> I thought many of you may be interested in this application that
>> Public Citizen filed opposing the National Association of Boards of
>> Pharmacy's (NABP) application for the .pharmacy TLD. Public Citizen
>> is concerned that the registration would allow the NABP to exclude
>> licensed pharmacies located in Canada from acquiring domain names
>> under .pharmacy. This would prevent access to affordable medicines
>> for many in the US.
>>
>> A link to Public Citizen's comments is here:
>> https://gtldcomment.icann.org/comments-feedback/applicationcomment/commentdetails/12145--
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Rashmi
>>
>> Rashmi Rangnath Director, Global Knowledge Initiative and Staff
>> Attorney Public Knowledge 1818 N Street NW Suite 410 Washington,
>> D.C. 20036 202 861 0020 rrangnath at publicknowledge.org
>> <mailto:rrangnath at publicknowledge.org> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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