Comments on: Our Comments To ICANN On The URS

By: IRT Report & URS Comments | Elliot's Blog

IRT Report & URS Comments | Elliot's Blog — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:27:32 +0000

[...] some time this morning to read the report. You can also read Mike Berkens’ comments and read more information from Ron Jackson. Rick Schwartz has also weighed in as has [...]

By: Steve M

Steve M — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:50:34 +0000

Done.

By: DotWTF.com

DotWTF.com — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:41:08 +0000

Here you can read a thread where a mod on Namepros supports the URS

http://www.namepros.com/industry-news/588280-effects-everyone-new-icann-proposal-called.html#post3502088

By: DotWTF.com

DotWTF.com — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:13:26 +0000

Posted mine just now and clicked the confirm email.

By: DS

DS — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:02:22 +0000

Very well done. More responses like this will hold the domain community in a very intelligent light.

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:51:03 +0000

“Here’s the whole deal.

ICANN wants the new gTLD’s to be approved. Its a ton of money for them.

One of the big stumbling blocks are the trademark groups opposition to them, so if they can appease the trademark groups concerns then the new gTLD’s are that much closer to getting approval.

Once they are approved for the new extensions they will apply to all.

So what is driving this, is the same thing that drives all new laws and legislation, lobbying by special interest groups.

In this case the trademark holders.

As I have been saying for 18 months, trademark groups are well organized, very professional and well funded. They are using example of the worst kind of infringing domains as the example of why this new URS is needed.

We only have one person in the whole world lobbying on our side, and he works for the ICA and domainers by in large have woefully supported the organization.”

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If that is the case, then why not just have the URS rules apply to the new gTLD’s?

If they must do this, there should be some kind of grandfather clause to exempt the established TLDs like dotcom, dotnet, dotorg, from the new simplified process.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:35:21 +0000

Very well thought out Michael. I wrote one also….but yours is much more insightful than mine.

Thanks for writing it.

By: MHB

MHB — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:44:18 +0000

UPDATE 2

If you want to see all posted comments to ICANN click on this link:

http://forum.icann.org/lists/irt-final-report/index.html

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:51:45 +0000

Excellent. Very well thought out and written. Thanks!

By: MHB

MHB — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:19:08 +0000

Gary

First I try not to engage in name calling because honestly that does not help our case.

Here’s the whole deal.

ICANN wants the new gTLD’s to be approved. Its a ton of money for them.

One of the big stumbling blocks are the trademark groups opposition to them, so if they can appease the trademark groups concerns then the new gTLD’s are that much closer to getting approval.

Once they are approved for the new extensions they will apply to all.

So what is driving this, is the same thing that drives all new laws and legislation, lobbying by special interest groups.

In this case the trademark holders.

We only have one person in the whole world lobbying on our side, and he works for the ICA and domainers by in large have woefully supported the organization.