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"The 2012 generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) programme" [2019] ELECD 575; in Mahler, Tobias (ed), "Generic Top-Level Domains" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 54

Book Title: Generic Top-Level Domains

Editor(s): Mahler, Tobias

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section: Chapter 4

Section Title: The 2012 generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) programme

Number of pages: 17

Abstract/Description:

Chapter 4 describes ICANN’s regulatory framework for introducing new gTLDs. This contains primarily the application rules foreseen in the applicant guide book (AGB). The AGB can be read as a body of binding general rules to be applied in specific cases. In addition, the Registry Agreement with ICANN lays out a binding set of rules for how a gTLD can be used. Together, the AGB and contracts constitute a binding normative framework that is self-contained but somewhat fragmentary. Chapter 4 also sets out two main regulatory issues addressed by this framework. First, ICANN manages the allocation of property rights in gTLDs. The AGB presented an avenue for applying for gTLDs, as well as a process for application evaluations and the resolution of disputes about gTLD allocation. Second, ICANN develops policies concerning the registration of second-level domain (SLD) names in gTLDs. These policies are enforced through ICANN’s contracts with registry operators and registrars.