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2011-03-18-ICM-1
GAC Advice
2011-03-18-ICM-1
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Consensus met
2011-03-18-ICM-1
Communication
The GAC would like to inform the board about the following key points of this advice:
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- There is no active support of the GAC for the introduction of a .xxx TLD.
- While there are members, which neither endorse nor oppose the introduction of a .xxx TLD, others are emphatically opposed from a public policy perspective to the introduction of a .xxx TLD.
Furthermore, the GAC would like to inform the ICANN Board that an introduction of a .xxx TLD into the root might lead to steps taken by some governments to prohibit access to this TLD. The GAC therefore calls the Board’s attention to concerns expressed by experts that such steps bear a potential risk/threat to the universal resolvability and stability of the DNS.
Moreover:
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- The GAC does not consider the information provided by the Board to have answered the GAC concerns as to whether the ICM application meets the sponsorship criteria.
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The GAC further shares concerns expressed by others that with the revised proposed ICANN-ICM Registry agreement, the Corporation could be moving towards assuming an ongoing management and oversight role regarding Internet content, which could be inconsistent with its technical mandate
The GAC looks forward to the Board clarifying the basis for its 10 December 2010 decision regarding .xxx. The GAC expects that this would include a response to the substantial objections received from the community, and reference to ICANN’s role as a public benefit corporation.
Communication
The GAC would like to inform the board about the following key points of this advice:
-
- There is no active support of the GAC for the introduction of a .xxx TLD.
- While there are members, which neither endorse nor oppose the introduction of a .xxx TLD, others are emphatically opposed from a public policy perspective to the introduction of a .xxx TLD.
Furthermore, the GAC would like to inform the ICANN Board that an introduction of a .xxx TLD into the root might lead to steps taken by some governments to prohibit access to this TLD. The GAC therefore calls the Board’s attention to concerns expressed by experts that such steps bear a potential risk/threat to the universal resolvability and stability of the DNS.
Moreover:
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- The GAC does not consider the information provided by the Board to have answered the GAC concerns as to whether the ICM application meets the sponsorship criteria.
-
The GAC further shares concerns expressed by others that with the revised proposed ICANN-ICM Registry agreement, the Corporation could be moving towards assuming an ongoing management and oversight role regarding Internet content, which could be inconsistent with its technical mandate
The GAC looks forward to the Board clarifying the basis for its 10 December 2010 decision regarding .xxx. The GAC expects that this would include a response to the substantial objections received from the community, and reference to ICANN’s role as a public benefit corporation.