Politech mailing list archives
FC: Business group opposes creation of .union top-level domain
From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 10:25:27 -0500
One structural problem with this proposal -- and I'm not taking a position on what other merits it may or may not have -- is that it puts ICANN and/or the U.S. Commerce Department in the position of deciding who can or can't register sites in a new top-level domain. (Only "legitimate" unions are supposed to be allowed to do so.) As a general rule, it seems to make sense not to have this kind of veto power and day-to-day oversight by the Internet "authorities." Background: http://www.politechbot.com/p-01055.html http://www.politechbot.com/p-01058.html Excerpt from conclusion: http://www.lpa.org/lpapublic/downloads/00-173_LPA_ICANN_Comments.pdf LPA believes that the creation of .union TLD is unnecessary and will create more confusion and conflict than access to useful information. A .union TLD is likely to cause infighting among unions, require the chartering entity to keep a vigilant watch on how domain names are used, and require regular dispute resolution proceedings. Above all, the prospect for employee confusion merits that the proposal be dropped at this stage of Internet expansion. Finally, to ensure a full airing of the views of interested parties, LPA recommends that ICANN adopt a 60-day evaluation and comment period following the deadline for filing proposals. -Declan ***************** From: James Love <love () cptech org> Subject: [Random-bits] LPA opposition to .union TLD To: random-bits () venice essential org Cc: nc-tlds () venice essential org Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 09:02:53 -0400 (EDT) Delivered-To: random-bits () venice essential org The Public Policy Association of Senior Human Resource Executives, a corporate group that fight labor union organization efforts, has filed a 6 page letter with ICANN, opposing the creation of a .union top level domain.. Jamie http://www.lpa.org http://www.lpa.org/lpapublic/downloads/00-173_LPA_ICANN_Comments.pdf ============================================= James Love, Consumer Project on Technology P.O. Box 19367 | http://www.cptech.org Washington, DC 20036 | love () cptech org Voice 202/387-8030 | Fax 202/234-5176 ============================================= -------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- the moderated mailing list of politics and technology To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- FC: Business group opposes creation of .union top-level domain Declan McCullagh (Jul 09)