No new TLDs for a while — and SiteFinder
Two pointers for today: First, Beyond the Verisign vs. ICANN Battle, in businessweek.com, which says that the net's archaic infrastructure needs to grow up. The article makes the “religion” points (without using the name) that interest me — that governance is “paralyzed by an old guard.” That feels like the right description, particularly of the SESAC committee. But I disagree with the article's assertion that SiteFinde broke anything significant. If it did, then ICANN should come out with…an emergency consensus policy saying so.
Second pointer: no new TLDs for a while. While I agree that Stuart Lynn's “chalice” of three new sTLDs seemed like a gift that ICANN didn't need, it's difficult for all the people lined up to apply to believe in this process. And I will bet that we won't be seeing new TLDs for years. I think we'll see a process that outlines a procedure that discusses an approach that recommends a strategy …. Years.
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Some of those people have been lined up for almost 8 years now. Some of those people won't wait much longer before considering other, more difficult avenues. ICANN can't afford those avenues.
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Susan - SiteFinder broke many things, not least of all trust/policy. After running an ISP since 1994 and being exposed to VeriSign's (then Netsol) tactics, I am keenly aware of just how evil they are and how impotent ICANN has been. I know large decisions take time but they [ICANN] would have been fired as a group from any company looking to effect positive change, long ago. Too many people make excuses for ICANN and all the while the general public gets the shaft. I'd be happy to point you to examples of how what Verisign did break things when SiteFinder was implemented - WITHOUT permission/discussion. I note that ICANN did step up to the plate and pressure Verisign to turn off SiteFinder, for now.
It's as if Verisign views the internet as its own little sandbox and should be able to do what it wants. They charge way too much for the “service” they provide and are accountable to no one, least of all ICANN or the rest of the world affected by their whims.
I do still want to have another dinner at Alejo's if time permits in the future, along with Mr. Fausett.:)
I personally safeguard SESAC committee's proposals. And the idea facinates me somewhat.