Comments on: ICANN Releases Four Updates for New gTLDs

By: gpmgroup

gpmgroup — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:35:37 +0000

I need to study the latest proposals carefully but from what I have seen of earlier discussions preparing for these proposals I believe ICANN are going to be opening phenomenal problems, not only for themselves but for the domain name system as a whole. Inevitably the cost of these problems will fall to individuals and businesses who simply wish to use the domain system for day to day business and communications and that can not be right.

If ICANN doesn’t get this right then the .xxx fiasco will look like a walk in the park.

Governments will then legislate and probably in a way the handful of people pushing new gTLDs through the ICANN process do not like.

By: M. Menius

M. Menius — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:48:46 +0000

The likelihood for confusion, lawsuits, and dissension is much higher than the imagined benefit that more tld’s will supposedly provide. As I’ve said many times before, the gradually evolved organization of the internet will be degraded. A mess is on its way … so that a few select parties can profit from the release of unwanted & unneeded new extensions.

By: Matthew Diehl

Matthew Diehl — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:30:26 +0000

I have confidence in ICANN and all parties involved to come up with the proper regulations to mitigate the mess. Plus, it will be all be open for community discussion on their site soon, I believe the end of the week.

Keep in mind that ICANN has been through similar top level domain registration rounds in 2000 & 2004.

By: Michael Neu

Michael Neu — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:09:01 +0000

What a mess they are creating.

By: David J Castello

David J Castello — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:34:08 +0000

Pass the popcorn.