Keep The Core Neutral

KTCN Campaign Director Dan Krimm summarizes gTLD policy developments at the recent ICANN meeting in Los Angeles, in Toward Freedom, including the Monday gTLD workshop, the Thursday public forum, the Friday Board meeting and the continuing campaign to prevent preemptive discrimination of gTLDs.

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From the Internet Governance Project, a new paper shows how network neutrality can serve as a globally applicable principle to guide Internet governance, including the related principle of core neutrality promoted by Keep The Core Neutral (see pages 11-13).

Drafter: Milton Mueller

Concurring: Derrick Cogburn, John Mathiason, Jeanette Hofmann

Earlier today, the Board of Directors of ICANN delayed action on the proposed New gTLD policy that emerged from the GNSO in September, with the following resolution (see transcript of Board meeting, part 1 of 2):

"It is resolved the board expresses its thanks to the organizers and participants of the GNSO workshop on new gTLDs held this week in Los Angeles.

The board further asks the staff to continue working on implementation analysis and to come back to the board and community as soon as feasible with a report on implementation issues no later than the ICANN board meeting in January 2008."  read more »

Keep The Core Neutral - Media Release
Monday, 29 October 2007

Dan Krimm, Campaign Director, Keep The Core Neutral
Email: danATipjusticeDOTorg
Robin Gross, IP Justice Executive Director
Email: robinATipjusticeDOTorg
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Consumer Reports WebWatch has joined the coalition in opposition to the GNSO final report on New gTLD policy, and we welcome them. Their statement is found here:

WebWatch's Statement on New General Top Level Domains

Highlights:

"WebWatch believes in consumer choice and freedom. With proper implementation and consumer education we believe the addition of new domain names will benefit consumers and create positive development for the Internet.  read more »