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Hints and Solution for the Protection of Wine Geographical Indications in the ICANN New gTLD Program

• Comment posted Apr 23, 2013 7:54 am PDT — by Jean Guillon
  This letter sent to Mr Fadi Chehadé, CEO of ICANN in April the third was published today: http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence

What May Happen to GAC Advice? 3 Fearless Predictions

• Comment posted Apr 21, 2013 10:08 am PDT — by Jean Guillon
  But, isn't it how it works? At least it is how it works for wine TLDs.

"Open" or "Closed" Generic TLDs: Let the Operators Decide

• Comment posted Mar 07, 2013 6:02 pm PST — by Jean Guillon
  I am already worried by ICANN allowing an open .WINE TLD to be managed by an operator with absolutely no knowledge about wine so when it comes to allowing the same operator to use such a TLD as a closed…

"Objection, Your Honour!"

• Comment posted Feb 18, 2013 3:11 pm PST — by Jean Guillon
  No Translation…

ICANN New gTLD Program SWOT Analysis: STRENGTHS (Part 1)

• Comment posted Feb 15, 2013 8:01 pm PST — by Jean Guillon
  OK, ICANN, and probably almost everyone involved in domain names activities, heard about alternative roots. You probably communicate to potential customers to ensure they buy your products so if "ICANN is NOT the only organization, which can launch new gTLDS…

New gTLD Target Date is April 23? Or is it?

• Comment posted Feb 15, 2013 5:28 pm PST — by Jean Guillon
  Gosh no…

• Comment posted Feb 15, 2013 3:59 pm PST — by Jean Guillon
  First TLD would enter into the delegation procedure before the publication of the initial evaluation...in June 2013...before an applicant has passed his background screening? Do I miss something here?

ICANN New gTLD Program SWOT Analysis: STRENGTHS (Part 1)

• Comment posted Feb 15, 2013 10:10 am PST — by Jean Guillon
  Some of the new gTLDs applied for in the ICANN new gTLD program already exist on Alternate roots: - Why then no one is aware about them? - Why don't they work with traditional browsers?

• Comment posted Feb 14, 2013 2:27 pm PST — by Jean Guillon
  It is true Alternative roots exist but can you explain a little more why they are not commonly used by everyone? I think it makes sense saying that one of the reasons is that they are privately governed.

Private vs. ICANN Auction of Last Resort

• Comment posted Feb 04, 2013 8:46 am PST — by Jean Guillon
  It is SO obvious ICANN should have done Requets For Proposals for generic strings so those identified as communities could have been validated as community strings. This was not the role of applicants but ICANN's. Wine TLDs are a god…

• Comment posted Jan 03, 2013 1:34 am PST — by Jean Guillon
  Very interesting article Ray. From what I see and have heard some applicants will go as far as 10 million.

30 Years Ago Today, the Switch to TCP/IP Launched Today's Internet

• Comment posted Jan 02, 2013 10:27 am PST — by Jean Guillon
  Private networks already exist but what matters is how they are governed. ICANN does - cannot - act when it would be necessary. Freedom of speech is not the problem I see in a better governed Internet, the problem I…

• Comment posted Jan 01, 2013 10:43 pm PST — by Jean Guillon
  As you say, Internet is 30 years old and was a first try. Time has come for a neutral organization to start a "second" Internet, secured, promoting brands, with no infringement, no porn or other crap, no spam, no cybersquatting,…

"Objection, Your Honour!"

• Comment posted Dec 13, 2012 2:58 pm PST — by Jean Guillon
  For information, the "under construction" front page just acquired its French translation.

• Comment posted Nov 27, 2012 7:41 pm PST — by Jean Guillon
  It it funny because I thought Alternative roots were a joke until very recently and I wonder if these would not be an alternative for the EU (EC) to stop relying on ICANN. In any project management there is a…

• Comment posted Nov 27, 2012 7:07 pm PST — by Jean Guillon
  I think it is too easy: ICANN is the only entity - worldwide - who has authority on the new gTLD program. Hasn't ICANN allowed the IO process? Why would English readers have access to it and not...Spanish applicants? It…

Saudi Arabia Objects to Certain Proposed New gTLD Strings Such as .Gay and .Wine

• Comment posted Aug 22, 2012 6:23 am PDT — by Jean Guillon
  At this stage, they just say: "we diasagree" and they give a reason. This is not an objection.

• Comment posted Aug 16, 2012 5:52 am PDT — by Jean Guillon
  Is it Coca-cola in the King's glass in this video?

A Gap in the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook?

• Comment posted Mar 28, 2012 7:09 am PDT — by Jean Guillon
  Producers, retailers...there is a list on the Project dotVinum for .WINE domain names. The .wine community is worldwide, certainly not American "or" French "or" Australian "or" anything else. I think this is the problem here: The benefit of the ICANN…

• Comment posted Mar 27, 2012 3:17 pm PDT — by Jean Guillon
  I agree Community strings should have been reserved (based on the REDCROSS and OLYMPICS examples maybe?) and it would have been a very good idea if ICANN had offered Internet users the possibility to suggest some of them AND BLOCK…

What ICANN is Doing Wrong

• Comment posted Jan 16, 2012 11:32 am PST — by Jean Guillon
  A list of new generic Top-Level Domains projects is available at Registries.tel

New gTLDs and Endangered Languages

• Comment posted Dec 16, 2011 11:37 am PST — by Jean Guillon
  Actually you are right, Catalan is not listed as endangered but oversimplification, as you right, helps potential new gTLD applicants to understand new gTLDs are: it is like using "top-level domains" instead of "domain name extensions". The second one here…

U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Holding Full Hearing on New TLDs

• Comment posted Dec 07, 2011 8:48 am PST — by Jean Guillon
  I would be happy to compare my figures with someone who also studied the .SCIENCE Top-Level Domain opportunity. Jean Jean Guillon

Project dotVinum for .WINE Domain Names

• Comment posted Mar 16, 2011 11:32 am PDT — by Jean Guillon
  I have to admit I was not expecting to receive some of these comments but wine is very present in our culture and there is only one seat available. It is not about identity only apparently.

• Comment posted Mar 16, 2011 11:24 am PDT — by Jean Guillon
  At least, with a .wine domain name, he will get a better chance to be categorized in the wine results. As the various search engines really can't care about the TLD of a website (and that is the only thing…

• Comment posted Mar 15, 2011 1:15 pm PDT — by Jean Guillon
  These prohibited questions are difficult one to answer but they are answered in the rules to apply for a .wine. It is what strengthens the wine identity. Now, when so many TLDs are to be launched at the same time,…

".Pol", a ".Com" for Political Candidates

• Comment posted Jul 19, 2010 10:20 am PDT — by Jean Guillon
  Reading DAGv4 again, applications for strings that are country or territory names will not be approved, as they are not available under the New gTLD Program in this first application round. A string shall be considered to be a country…

10,000 Domain Names Pre-Ordered Daily for Likely New Top-Level Domains

• Comment posted May 28, 2009 1:41 pm PDT — by Jean Guillon
  "There really is no reason for more gTLDs except for domain sellers to be able to generate more cash from some virtual bits." Once Google start to take into account the top level domain in its algorithm, I see a…