ICANN North-American Candidate Forum - Real-Time Comments

Otho Ross
response re: TLDs (8:59:46 PM, #983)

Mr. Gallegos stated that ".NEWS", ".BIZ"
and several other domains have been
"in use" "for years". I challenge this.
Where have they ever been "in use"?
No DNS system now will resolve these
names, to my knowledge. I think some
people are just "pre-registering" them
in the hopes that they will be approved.
I hope they tell their customers that
that the TLDs have not been approved.


Robert Hall
Assignment of Domain Names (8:58:29 PM, #982)

A search conducted on the web on the internet today, brings up many references to varied things.

Are you in favor of this diversity? Or should the name be only used by a few companies? Is this an item for consideration by ICANN? Or individual government control in each country?


Bethany Rubin
foreign governments and icann (8:48:30 PM, #981)

how can icann maintain legitimacy if it doesn't have the mandate of multiple governments? international organizations such as the un that do have the backing of most of the world's countries have a hard enough time. do you see icann pursuing a un-type (or form) role with respect to the internet or do you see icann as completely separate from individual governments? what would need to be done to ensure that your vision of icann is achieved?


Otho Ross
new TLDs? (8:47:07 PM, #980)

What I have heard is that any new TLD
will just create another land-rush.
Even if you open up 5 more, there will
be 5 more land-rushes. Is this good?


Charles Oriez
auction (8:44:56 PM, #979)

i came late. who was proposing auctioning


* Craig Simon
Global Namespace and the Unique DNS Root (8:40:00 PM, #978)

Would the candidates please comment on the "IAB Comment on the Unique DNS Root"? What does it mean to have a globally accessible namespace like the DNS if it is not a globally coherent one? How many candidates oppose the IAB statement, and might argue instead that a fractured Internet namespace would be beneficial?


* Dennis Schaefer
(8:31:53 PM, #977)

In July, the GAO report on ICANN made the odd statement that the GAO couldn't tell whether any government property had been transferred to ICANN (but noted that no such transfer had been intended.)

My question for the candidates is, in your opinion, is the DNS government property, and did the Dept. of Commerce in fact transfer it to ICANN?

>Dennis Schaefer
Marblehead, MA


* Stephen Sachs
UDRP acceptable? (8:22:25 PM, #976)

We on the web couldn't see who raised their hands just now. Could you indicate it on the discussion list?


Dave Wurtz
trademark rights (8:13:02 PM, #975)

Would owning a domain that has the word "javascript" in it be against the UDRP? and what determines a common mark?


Jeanette Hofmann
(7:52:18 PM, #974)

To all candidates: Should the DOC's authority over the root zone file be transferred to ICANN or a third organization?


Leah Gallegos
Election glitches (7:34:12 PM, #973)

To all candidates:
How do you feel you plan to establish technologically sound election processes in the future and will you fight for true membership at-large to elect the board?


David Wurtz
gTLDS (7:27:15 PM, #972)

I have read numerous things on the web that recommend not generic tlds but specific. I think if the new tlds were restricted to a select group it would defeat the purpose of the internet as a whole. Do you agree?


R N (Bob) Hall
Accessibility and Use (5:30:00 PM, #970)

Should individuals and organizations be assured of experimental access to some part or realm of the internet?

Is this an area that is or should be part of ICANN's concerns in regard to their present or future role?

Thank you for any comments.



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