Anyone who tries to categorically define domain parking as “abuse” will paint themselves as a little stupid. It’s an indefensible position.

Parking is targeted search whether you get there by direct navigation or search engine query. There is no universal standard that specifies what is, or is not, usable content. A parking page is a search result, and can easily be morphed into a minisite. Notwithstanding blatant trademark infringement issues, there no real subject matter to address in depth as pertains to the utility of parking results.

Are we sure this isn’t ICANN simply trying, yet again, to establish its relevance around a comparatively non-existent issue?

ICANN need to offer as much protection for domain registrants as they do for any other “constituent’.