New gTLDs: Getting to the Next Round GDD Summit | 17 May 2016
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Overview of Current Work
Discussion: New gTLD Overall
Issues / Demand for additional New
gTLDs?
Work Tracks
What are the Key Issues? (15 min)
Path Forward to Address Key Issues
Questions?
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Session Agenda
Overview of Current Work Karen Lentz, ICANN
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Reviewing the New gTLD Program
ProgramReviews• ICANNsupportsstudiesandanalysistoinformmul5stakeholderassessment
oftheProgram'sprogresstowarditsgoals• EnablesICANNtocapturemul5plestakeholderexperiencesinthelaunch
andopera5onoftheProgramandapplythoselessonslearnedmovingforward
PolicyDevelopment• GNSOisresponsibleforrecommendingsubstan5vepoliciesrela5ngto
gTLDs• Nowconduc5ngworkonpossiblepolicychanges:
• NewgTLDSubsequentProceduresPDPwillevaluatetheexperiencesofthe2012roundandproposepolicyrecommenda5ons,ifnecessary,forchangestosubsequentprocesses.
• ReviewingRightsProtec5onMechanisms(inAllgTLDs)PDPwilltoreviewanddeterminewhethermodifica5onstoexis5ngRPMsareneeded.
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
q CDAR Root Stability
Competition, Choice, and Trust (CCT) Review Team
q Consumer/Registrant Surveys
q Economic Studies
þ Rights Protection Mechanisms
þ Program Implementation
q DNS Abuse
New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Rights Protection Mechanisms PDP
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CCT Review Team Work and Inputs
Policy Development Processes (PDPs)
q Trademark Clearinghouse
ICANN Meetings
Independent Reviews
Current Quarter
New gTLD Overall Issues Jeff Neuman, Valideus USA
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Charter
• OriginalPolicyRecommenda5ons:Astheoriginalpolicyrecommenda5onsasadoptedbytheGNSOCouncilandICANNBoardhave“beendesignedtoproduceasystemizedandongoingmechanismsforapplicantstoproposenewtop-leveldomains”,thosepolicyrecommenda5onsremaininplaceforsubsequentroundsoftheNewgTLDProgramunlesstheGNSOCouncilwoulddecidetomodifythosepolicyrecommenda5onsviaapolicydevelopmentprocess.
• IssuestoAddress:• Clarifying,amendingoroverridingexis5ngpolicyprinciples,
recommenda5ons,andimplementa5onguidance;• Developingnewpolicyrecommenda5ons;• Supplemen5ngordevelopingnewimplementa5onguidance
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Impressions of the 2012 Round?
“Attheendofthefirstapplica3onround,whenalltheapplica3onshavebeendealtwith,willthegTLDprogramlookmorelikeanexerciseinwastedresourcesthananimportantcyberspaceinnova3on?”
-- Looking Back on the First Round of New gTLD Applications: Implications for the F u t u r e o f D o m a i n N a m e R e g u l a t i o n b y J a c q u e l i n e D . L i p t o n , https://www.cigionline.org/sites/default/files/gcig_no31web.pdf
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Overall Questions • ShouldthereinfactbenewgTLDsubsequentproceduresandifnot,whatare
thejus5fica5onsforandramifica5onsofdiscon5nuingtheprogram?
• Predictability:Howcanchangestotheprogramintroduceda\erlaunch(e.g.,digitalarchery/priori5za5onissues,namecollision,registryagreementchanges,publicinterestcommitments(PICs),etc.)beavoided?
• Compe55on,ConsumerTrust,andConsumerChoice:Didtheimplementa5onmeetordiscouragethesegoals?–CCTReviewTeam.
• CommunityEngagement:Howcanpar5cipa5onfromthecommunitybebe_erencouragedandintegratedduringthepolicydevelopmentprocess,implementa5on,andexecu5on?
• TLDDifferen5a5on?Brands,Geos,Communi5es–Doesonesizefitall?
• Applica5onOrder:ShouldtherebeaBrandroundbeforeothers?
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VS
• In1999thecommunitycametoconsensusthatthereshouldbenewgTLDstos5mulatecompe55on
• HavingnewgTLDswoulds5mulateinnova5on
• Expecta5onthattherewillbenewgTLDssodidn'tapplyinthefirstround
• Couldbeviewedasan5-compe55venottogoforward;couldbeacompe55vedisadvantageifthereisnotanewroundforthosewhodidnotapplyinthefirstround.
• Addi5onalbrandscouldhelppropelthecurrentlevelofregistra5onsand/orsuccess
• TopromotemorediversityinnewgTLDs• Tofurtherenhanceconsumerchoice,
consumertrust,andcompe55on
Yes No
• NewgTLDshasbeenaplaygroundforrampantfraudandabusefortrademarkholdersandothers.
• ToomanyTLDsarefailing.• NumbersofRegistra5onsshowfailureof
newgTLDs.• Issueoffuturedemandgiventhesecond
leveldomainsthatareavailable• Wedon'thaveasuccessbartosay
whetheragivenmetricis/isnotasuccess
• Domainsboughtforspecula5vepurposesnotuse
• Applicantsgamedthesystemtogetaroundbackgroundchecks
Should there be Additional New gTLDs?
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Should we Add New gTLDs in “Rounds”?
Rounds (Pros) • Predictabilityofcycles• Morecosteffec5veifevalua5onproceduresareextensiveandrepe55ve• Rightsholders(includingRegistries)donothavetobeontheirtoescon5nuously,watchingfor
newapplica5ons.• Iden5calapplica5ons-conten5onsets--areeasiertomanage.Alsoarguablymorefairtohave
conten5onsetsratherthanfirstcome,firstserved.• Globalrulesandboardac5onscanaddressallnewapplicantspriortoaround.Soroundsallow
forconsistencyinrules.• Roundsteeuptheapplica5onsforauc5onsbe_erthanacon5nuingopenapplica5onwindow.• Roundsallowforsubsequentreviewsandacycleofimprovement.
Rounds (Cons) • Ar5ficial5mebarriers• Addinglatency,increasing5metomarket• Createsar5ficialdemandandar5ficialscarcity• Timingbetweenroundsmayleaduptoar5ficialpentupdemand
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If not Rounds, Then What?
Brainstorm Ideas
Work Streams
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Work Stream 1: Process / Support/Outreach: • ApplicantGuidebook(AGB):IstheAGBtherightimplementa5onoftheGNSO
recommenda5onsforallpar5es(ROs,RSPs,EscrowProviders)?• ClarityofApplica5onProcess:Howcantheapplica5onprocessavoiddeveloping
processesonanas-neededbasis(e.g.,clarifyingques5onprocess,changerequestprocess,customersupport,etc.)
• Accredita5onPrograms:AsthereappearstobealimitedsetoftechnicalserviceandEscrowproviders,wouldtheprogrambenefitfromanaccredita5onprogramforthirdpartyserviceproviders?Ifso,wouldthissimplifytheapplica5onprocesswithasetofpre-qualifiedproviderstochoosefrom?
• Systems:HowcanthesystemsusedtosupporttheNewgTLDProgram,suchasTAS,CentralizedZoneDataService,Portal,etc.bemademorerobust,userfriendly,andbe_erintegrated?
• Applica5onFees:Evaluateaccuracyofcostes5matesand/orreviewthemethodologytodevelopthecostmodel.
• SupportforApplicantsFromDevelopingCountries
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Work Stream 2: Legal / Regulatory
• ReservedNamesListandMechanismforRelease• BaseRegistryAgreement/Differen5a5on?• PICs?Isthistherightswaytoimplementrestric5ons?• RegistrantProtec5ons• ContractualCompliance• Registry/RegistrarSepara5on• RegistrarNon-Discrimina5on• TLDRollout• 2ndLevelRPMs–[RightsProtec5onMechanismsPDP]• GlobalPublicInterest/GACAdvice/Safeguards• IGO/INGOProtec5ons• ClosedGenerics
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Work Stream 3: String Contention / Objections & Disputes
• FreedomofExpressionvs.GACAdvice,communityprocessesandreservednames
• StringSimilarityEvalua5ons(effec5ve?Fair?Efficient?)• Objec5ons–Reviewrulesaroundstanding,fees,consolida5on,consistencyofoutcomes?Appeals?OversightoverProcess/
• RoleofIndependentObjector• AccountabilityMechanisms• CommunityApplica5onsandCommunityPriorityEvalua5ons
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Work Stream 4: Internationalized Domain Names
Interna5onalizedDomainNamesandUniversalAcceptance:Considerhowtoencourageadop5onofgTLDs.EvaluatewhetherrulesaroundIDNsproperlyaccountedforrecommenda5onsfromIDNWG.Determineandaddresspolicyguidanceneededfortheimplementa5onofIDNvariantTLDs.
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Work Stream 5: Technical & Operations
• SecurityandStability:Weretheproperques5onsaskedtominimizetherisktotheDNSandensurethatapplicantswillbeabletomeettheirobliga5onsintheregistryagreement?
• Shouldtherebenon-scoredques5onsandifso,howshouldtheybepresented?
• Werethepropercriteriaestablishedtoavoidcausingtechnicalinstability?
• ApplicantReviews:Technical/Opera5onalandFinancial:WereFinancialandTechnicalcriteriadesignedproperlytoallowapplicantstodemonstratetheircapabili5eswhileallowingevaluatorstovalidatetheircapabili5es?
• NameCollision:Whatmeasuresmaybeneededtomanagerisksfor2012-roundgTLDsbeyondtheir2yearanniversaryofdelega5on,orgTLDsdelegatedpriortothe2012round?
What are the Key Issues That Must be Resolved Prior to Additional New gTLDs?
What is the Path Forward?
Questions