New gTLDs: Getting to the Next Round - ICANN · Work Stream 4: Internationalized Domain Names Internaonalized Domain Names and Universal Acceptance: Consider how to encourage adop5on

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