The ALAC appreciates the opportunity to participate in this Public Comment proceeding and commends the work of the ccNSO Extended Process Similarity Review Panel (EPSRP) Working Group.
The ALAC strongly supports the Working Group’s specified observations on the process around confusing similarity of IDN ccTLDs. Specifically, the ALAC is in agreement with the Working Group’s ‘suggested way forward’, which are as follows:
A clear, consistent set of rules for ‘confusing similarity’ should be in place and applied to both ccTLDs and gTLDs.
In the immediate term, the IDN ccTLD Fast Track process should be amended to take into account the following guiding principles:
The ALAC congratulates the EPSRP Working Group for making significant, positive impact on the overall ICANN policy for the selection of IDN ccTLD strings. The ALAC believes that the proposed guidelines will help promote linguistic diversity, mitigate the risk of user confusion, and preserve and ensure the security, stability, and interoperability of the DNS.
The ALAC appreciates the opportunity to participate in this Public Comment proceeding and commends the work of the ccNSO Extended Process Similarity Review Panel (EPSRP) Working Group.
The ALAC strongly supports the Working Group’s specified observations on the process around confusing similarity of IDN ccTLDs. Specifically, the ALAC is in agreement with the Working Group’s ‘suggested way forward’, which are as follows:
A clear, consistent set of rules for ‘confusing similarity’ should be in place and applied to both ccTLDs and gTLDs.
In the immediate term, the IDN ccTLD Fast Track process should be amended to take into account the following guiding principles:
The ALAC congratulates the EPSRP Working Group for making significant, positive impact on the overall ICANN policy for the selection of IDN ccTLD strings. The ALAC believes that the proposed guidelines will help promote linguistic diversity, mitigate the risk of user confusion, and preserve and ensure the security, stability, and interoperability of the DNS.