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It could possibly dangerous for ICANN to acceed to .pro's request without proper process. Verisign is lurking in the wings and if .pro is given a quick "OK" Verisign could easily claim that it should have its "sitefinder" actions processed by ICANN in the same, expiditious way.
Apart from the merits of this requested change (and I agree that it hints of unfairness to allow post-award changes when so many other applicants were denied), it is probably important for ICANN to create procedures, such as an opinion from the security committee, regarding the effects of the proposed change upon the technical operation of the net - sort of a "technology impact report".
Departing from the topic at hand - I can't help but wonder at the .pro folks - they were given their TLD *before* my term on the ICANN board began, and they never got off the ground during my entire 2 1/2 year term, and now, several months later, they are still wiggling around. One has to wonder about the "professionals" behind .pro. I have a sneeking suspiciion that if they allowed the members of the oldest profession to buy names under .pro that their business prospects would quickly improve.
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I agree with Karl. .Pro has taken too long to get off the ground, and it's still not out of the tarmac yet. RegistryPro is wholly owned by Register.com. One has to wonder why it's taking so long, given their sheer experience as one of the oldest domain name registrars.
I suspect Chapter 11 filings are on the horizon for some of these registries, in particular, RegistryPro and dotCooperation. This would raise an interesting test of the registry agreements. Are there any kind of provisions or contingency plans in the event that the company is either (a) liquidated or (b) files for Chapter 11 reorganization? Anyone?
Cheers,
Doug
Doug Mehus
http://doug.mehus.info/ [mehus.info]
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