Re[2]: [ga-roots] Re: ICANN Policy -- revised version

[Stefan Probst <stefan.probst@opticom.v-nam.net>]

My 300 VND (equivalent to 0.02 US$) of what it is worth:

Again, why does there need to be such a *big* difference between 
registrations in the root and in the gTLDs?

To recall: Requirements for a registration in the gTLDs:
- pretend to be a natural or judicial person (no check done)
- be able to pay yearly registration fees (can be as low as 10 US$ per year)
- be able to name two name servers (no check done, whether they respond)
- avoid IP disputes
- you may "park", i.e. not use your domain without any time restriction.

No "financial check" is done for ISPs, which have an SLD, e.g. under .net ....
Why is it necessary for TLDs?

My proposal:
- establish something like a two or three leveled "rating" for TLD / TLD 
holders
   (similar like the bond rating in the industry).
   * Somebody who operates the domain only for a small group, might not 
need such
     a rating, and it should be very easy for him/her to get the TLD.
     Example: a local/regional community network.
       How do you in the US want to judge, whether the Hmong's tribe council
       in Vietnam is financially and technically able to keep the .hmong TLD
       up and running? How do you know, what the Hmongs expect from their
       "tribal ISP" in terms of reliability etc.?
     On the other side, a big ISP who wants to draw many customers (individuals
     and businesses), might opt for such a rating, in order to provide
     some relative security for them.
   * The rating would include technical, financial, etc. requirements.
   * The rating might be tied to the length of the TLDs,
     e.g. 3-char TLDs have higher requirements than 4-char.
     This would make the status easily visible to customers.
   * Only registrants who request that rating need to provide reasonable bonds.
   * To provide such a rating would cost extra money.
- TLD applicants need to be supported by 50 to 100 independent entities, which
   pre-registered SLDs with that TLD.
   (avoid billions of one-man TLDs, but don't make it too difficult either)
- The root registry is run by a not-for-profit (e.g. IANA), similarly like
   the gTLDs are run by NSI & Co.
   ICANN only sets the required standards.
   If an applicant meets that requirements, then the registration is a same
   straight forward process, as is the registration of a SLD.gTLD.
- TLDs can only be re-sold 5 years after they have been claimed.
   (reduce cybersquatting)
- allow a short sun-rise period for TLDs in alt.roots, which can proof, that
   they are operational for a minimum of x years already. Let the SuperRoot
   (or somebody else with some legitimacy) sort out the colliders.
   (this would honour their commitment and passion about the name space, 
without
    opening the floodgates, that everybody tries to establish a last-minute
    TLD in the hope to have preferences to get included in ICANN's root).

And a few requirements, which should have actually been included in the 
SLD.TLD requirements:
- 2 name servers, which answer authoritative.
- adhere to DDRP, and if domains are subdelegated, let subregistrants adhere
   to similar ones

I guess, if I think longer, I come up with some more points, but this 
should be enough to get some ideas back...

Stefan

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