Release of Country and Territory Names within the .HYUNDAI, .KIA and .GODADDY TLDs - Staff Report - Public Comment Proceeding - 17 June 2016

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ICANN staff report summarizes Registry Services Evaluation Policy (RSEP) requests submitted by Go Daddy East, LLC, KIA Motors Corporation, and Hyundai Motor Company to enable the release of country and territory names for the .GODADDY, .KIA, and .HYUNDAI TLDs. The report describes ICANN’s preliminary determination that the proposals do not raise significant competition, security, or stability issues, and the subsequent public comment process. Three community comments are summarized, including support for release within the .BRAND TLD context and opposition to releasing “.sg” and “.singapore” across all gTLDs.

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Section I: General Overview and Next Steps

General Overview

Section II: Contributors

Organizations and Groups

Section III: Summary of Comments

General Disclaimer

Comments on .HYUNDAI, .KIA, .GODADDY and .BRAND TLDs

Comments on two-letter country codes and country/territory names in all gTLDs

| Release of Country and Territory Names within the . HYUNDAI, . KIA and .GODADDY TLDs | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Publication Date: | | | | | 17 June 2016 | | | | | | | Prepared By: | | | | | Krista Papac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Important Information Links Announcement Public Comment Proceeding View Comments Submitted | | | | Public Comment Proceeding | | | | | | | | | | | | Open Date: | | | | 27 April 2016 | | | | | | | | Close Date: | | | | 9 June 2016 | | | | | | | | Staff Report
Due Date: | | | | 23 June 2016 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Staff Contact: | | | | Krista Papac | | | | Email: | | [krista.papac@icann.org](krista.papac@icann.org) | | Section I: General Overview and Next Steps | | | | | | | | | | | | General Overview:
Three (3) Registry Services Evaluation Policy (RSEP) requests were submitted by the registry operators listed below to allow the release of country and territory names for the below TLDs. In total, the requests concern 3 New gTLDs. | | | | | | | | | | | | | Proposal | | TLD | | | Registry Name | | | Documents | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2016016 | | godaddy | | | Go Daddy East, LLC | | | Go Daddy East, LLC Request 4 April 2016 | | | | 2014142 | | kia | | | KIA Motors Corporation | | | KIA Motors Corporation Request 22 September 2015 | | | | 2014141 | | hyundai | | | Hyundai Motor Company | | | Hyundai Motor Company Request 22 September 2015 | | | As required by the RSEP, ICANN made a preliminary determination on whether these RSEP proposals might raise significant competition, security or stability issues. ICANN’s preliminary review (based on the information provided) did not identify any such issues.
Following ICANN’s preliminary determination that the proposals do not raise significant competition, security or stability issues, ICANN proposed to implement the registry service by amending the respective Registry Agreements.
From 27 April 2016 – 9 June 2016, ICANN posted the proposed RA amendments for public comment, which resulted in three comments. | | | | | | | | | | | | Section II: Contributors | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | At the time this report was prepared, a total of three community submissions had been posted to the forum. The contributors, both individuals and organizations/groups, are listed below in chronological order by posting date with initials noted. To the extent that quotations are used in the foregoing narrative (Section III), such citations will reference the contributor’s initials.
Organizations and Groups: | | | | | Name | Submitted by | Initials | | | Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd | Michele Neylon | MN | | | GAC Representative-Singapore | Ser Pheng Queh | SG | | | Business Constituency | Steve DelBianco | BC | | | | | | | | Section III: Summary of Comments | | | | | General Disclaimer: This section intends to summarize broadly and comprehensively the comments submitted to this public comment proceeding but does not address every specific position stated by each contributor. The preparer recommends that readers interested in specific aspects of any of the summarized comments, or the full context of others, refer directly to the specific contributions at the link referenced above (View Comments Submitted).
Three comments have been posted to the public comment forum during the public comment period. While two of the comments support the release of country and territory names within . HYUNDAI, . KIA,.GODADDY and more generally .BRAND TLDs, the other comment submitted by the GAC representative of Singapore is opposed to release of both two-letter country codes, and country and territory names with respect to Singapore in all gTLDs.
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FAQs

What RSEP requests are covered in this report?

The report covers RSEP requests submitted by Go Daddy East, LLC, KIA Motors Corporation, and Hyundai Motor Company to release country and territory names for the .GODADDY, .KIA, and .HYUNDAI TLDs, and related .BRAND TLD implications.

What did ICANN conclude in its preliminary determination?

ICANN’s preliminary review did not identify significant competition, security, or stability issues raised by the proposals.

How many public comments were submitted, and what were the differing positions?

Three comments were posted. Two supported releasing country and territory names within .HYUNDAI, .KIA, .GODADDY and more generally .BRAND TLDs, while the Singapore government representative opposed releasing “.sg” and “.singapore” across all gTLDs due to potential public confusion.

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