[kictanet] Europe and US to meet on .xxx and new TLDs

[McTim]

Alice,

On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 10:47 PM, Alice Munyua <alice at apc.org> wrote:

>  Thank you  McTim. Indeed, ICANN board approved XXX after nearly 7 years
> of discussions and counter discussions and finally being forced to adhere to
> its own policies. This experience has again highlighted the importance of
> getting the rules/policies for introduction of  new gTLDS right.
>
> Most governments are very unhappy with dot xxx and a great number of
> concerns expressed with the proposed guidelines for applications for new
> gTLDs, contained in the draft applicant guide. And while the  EU's request
> is a departure from its long held support for limited interference what the
> EU is essentially also saying is, we need to get those rules/policies
> right.
>

Of course, the "right" policies are a matter of opinion.  I'd be happy to
NOT have new gTLDs, but that battle was lost long ago.

They have had their meeting, and predictably, sabers were rattled:

http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/05/13/kroes-strickling-meeting-summary


-- 
Cheers,

McTim
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indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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