Public Interest Commitments
Public Interest Commitments (PICs) were developed as a way for new gTLD applicants to add provisions to the Registry Agreement, as a way of demonstrating commitment to specific policies, philosophical standpoints, or other commitments to the public interest. It was proposed by ICANN on February 5th, 2013, in the draft revised new registry agreement.[1]
PICs are voluntary amendments that applicants can create, sign, and undertake along with the general registry agreement in order to hold their registry operations to certain standards. They seem to originally have been developed as a way to allow applicants to appease GAC members that may be concerned about how their application stands as is, or how ICANN will be able to ensure a potential registry remains compliant with its aspirations and mandate as it defined in its summary of its proposed operations in the TLD application. Prior to PICs, there was no clear way of defining operating procedures when moving from the long form essays in the TLD application to the Registry Agreement.
For example, if an applicant expresses a desire to restrict registration to a certain group of professionals, such as doctors, lawyers, etc., the applicant can create a PIC to underline this and hold their future registry to that standard. If the applicant did not originally intend to create such restrictions as defined in its TLD application, but it has received communication from the GAC that the supporting organization intends to oppose their application to the ICANN Board without such language, then the PIC can be added as an appeal to those governments.
Timeline[edit | edit source]
It is a controversial topic that many applicants think was created quickly, with no outside input, and is presented in such a way that they feel compelled to make a decision without fully understanding the proposal. It seems to apply to a small subset of applicants, as only 145 of 1,409 strings were flagged by GAC Early Warnings, the primary target for PICs.[2] The dispute resolution procedure, the Public Interest Commitment Dispute Resolution Process or PICDRP, has yet to be defined. Applicants were given one month, until March 5th, to submit their PICs. It seemed to conflict with other deadlines, such as the end of objection filling just a week later, so, "potential objectors would have to decide whether to file their objections based on PICs that have been published for just one week and that could be amended post-deadline."[2][3]
ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé noted around the imminent closing of the PIC submission date that this issue has the potential for pushing back the receipt of GAC advice and therefore the entire TLD implementation schedule, which is tightly fixed and aiming to recommend the first TLDs for delegation by April 23rd. ICANN will not recommend TLDs for implementation without the GAC's final advice, and the GAC seems to be placing a great import on the submission of PICs, to which the applicants remain wary.[4]
Stakeholder Reactions[edit | edit source]
ICANN's Registry Stakeholder Group is very much opposed to the PICs and the rest of the proposed Registry Agreement, which includes provisions to only allow new registries to work with registrars that are party to their own new registrar accreditation agreement, which has yet to be settled upon. TLD applicants have argued that they are being used as a "wedge" to force registrars into signing a still non-existent agreement. The RySg has said, the Registry Agreement “contains so many serious and fundamental flaws that it should be withdrawn in its entirety." The U.S. Governement's National Telecommunications and Information Administration, from which ICANN is given its mandate and oversight, encouraged all applicants to submit PICs that related to verification of registration, the validity of Whois data, and help protect the "creative sector", a reference to content producers that are often subject to piracy on the Internet.[5]
PICs Submitted[edit | edit source]
499 PIC specs were submitted.[6] The following link out directly to the downloads for the respective PICs submitted:
- .abogado - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .academy - Donuts, PIC
- .accountant - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .accountants - Donuts, PIC
- .actor - Demand Media, PIC
- .agency - Donuts, PIC
- .airforce - Demand Media, PIC
- .apartments - Donuts, PIC
- .app - Donuts, PIC
- .app - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .app - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .architect - Donuts, PIC
- .army - Demand Media, PIC
- .art - Donuts, PIC
- .art, Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .associates, Donuts, PIC
- .attorney, Donuts, PIC
- .auction, Donuts, PIC
- .audio - Donuts, PIC
- .auto - Donuts, PIC
- .baby - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .baby - Donuts, PIC
- .band - Donuts, PIC
- .bar - Demand Media, PIC
- .bargains - Donuts, PIC
- .baseball - Donuts, PIC
- .basketball - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .basketball - Donuts, PIC
- .basketball - FIBA, PIC
- .bayern - Bayern Connect, PIC
- .beauty - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .beauty - Donuts, PIC
- .bet - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .bet - Donuts, PIC
- .bible - American Bible Society, PIC
- .bike - Donuts, PIC
- .bingo - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .bingo - Donuts, PIC
- .blog - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .blog - Donuts, PIC
- .boats, Donuts, PIC
- .book - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .book - Donuts, PIC
- .book - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .boutique, Donuts, PIC
- .bradesco - Banco Bradesco S.A., PIC
- .broadway - Celebrate Broadway, Inc., PIC
- .broadway - Donuts, PIC
- .broker - Donuts, PIC
- .budapest - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .builders - Donuts, PIC
- .business - Donuts, PIC
- .buy - Donuts, PIC
- .buzz - dotStrategy, PIC
- .cab - Donuts, PIC
- .cafe - Donuts, PIC
- .cam - Demand Media, PIC
- .camera - Donuts, PIC
- .camp - Donuts, PIC
- .capital - Donuts, PIC
- .cards - Donuts, PIC
- .care - Donuts, PIC
- .career - dotCareer LLC, PIC
- .careers - Donuts, PIC
- .cars - Donuts, PIC
- .casa - Donuts, PIC
- .casa - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .cash - Donuts, PIC
- .casino - Donuts, PIC
- .casino - Afilias, PIC
- .casino - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .casino - dotBeauty LLC, PIC
- .catering - Donuts, PIC
- .center - Donuts, PIC
- .charity - Donuts, PIC
- .charity - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .chat - Donuts, PIC
- .cheap - Donuts, PIC
- .church - Donuts, PIC
- .city - Donuts, PIC
- .claims - Donuts, PIC
- .cleaning - Donuts, PIC
- .clinic - Donuts, PIC
- .clothing - Donuts, PIC
- .cloud - Donuts, PIC
- .cloud - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .club - Donuts, PIC
- .coffee - Donuts, PIC
- .college - Donuts, PIC
- .community, Donuts, PIC
- .company - Donuts, PIC
- .computer - Donuts, PIC
- .condos - Donuts, PIC
- .construction - Donuts, PIC
- .consulting - Donuts, PIC
- .contractors - Donuts, PIC
- .cool - Donuts, PIC
- .corp - Donuts, PIC
- .coupon - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .coupons - Donuts, PIC
- .country - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .cpa - Donuts, PIC
- .cpa - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .credit - Donuts, PIC
- .creditcard - Donuts, PIC
- .creditunion - CUNA, PIC
- .cricket - Donuts, PIC
- .cricket - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .cruise - Cruise Lines International Association Inc., PIC
- .cruises - Donuts, PIC
- .dance - Demand Media, PIC
- .data - Donuts, PIC
- .data - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .date - Donuts, PIC
- .dating - Donuts, PIC
- .dds - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .deals - Donuts, PIC
- .deals - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .degree - Donuts, PIC
- .delivery - Donuts, PIC
- .democrat - Demand Media, PIC
- .dental - Donuts, PIC
- .dentist - Donuts, PIC
- .design - Donuts, PIC
- .design - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .diamonds - Donuts, PIC
- .diet - Donuts, PIC
- .digital - Donuts, PIC
- .direct - Donuts, PIC
- .directory - Donuts, PIC
- .discount - Donuts, PIC
- .doctor - Donuts, PIC
- .dog - Donuts, PIC
- .dog - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .domains - Donuts, PIC
- .download - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .eco - Big Room Inc., PIC
- .eco - Donuts, PIC
- .eco - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .ecom - Ecommerce Inc., PIC
- .education - Donuts, PIC
- .email - Donuts, PIC
- .energy - Donuts, PIC
- .engineer - Demand Media, PIC
- .engineering - Donuts, PIC
- .enterprises - Donuts, PIC
- .equipment - Donuts, PIC
- .estate - Donuts, PIC
- .events - Donuts, PIC
- .exchange - Donuts, PIC
- .expert - Donuts, PIC
- .exposed - Donuts, PIC
- .express - Donuts, PIC
- .fail - Donuts, PIC
- .family - Donuts, PIC
- .fan - Donuts, PIC
- .farm - Donuts, PIC
- .fashion - Donuts, PIC
- .fashion -Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .film - Donuts, PIC
- .finance - Donuts, PIC
- .financial - Donuts, PIC
- .fish - Donuts, PIC
- .fishing - Demand Media, PIC
- .fishing - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .fit - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .fitness - Donuts, PIC
- .flights - Donuts, PIC
- .florist - Donuts, PIC
- .flowers - Donuts, PIC
- .flowers - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .food - Donuts, PIC
- .football - Donuts, PIC
- .forsale - Donuts, PIC
- .forum - Donuts, PIC
- .foundation - Donuts, PIC
- .free - Donuts, PIC
- .free - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .fun - dotStrategy, PIC
- .fund - Donuts, PIC
- .furniture - Donuts, PIC
- .futbol - Donuts, PIC
- .fyi - Donuts, PIC
- .gallery - Donuts, PIC
- .garden - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .garden - Donuts, PIC
- .games - Donuts, PIC
- .gay - Dotgay LLC, PIC
- .gay - Demand Media, PIC
- .gay - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .gcc - GCCIX WLL, PIC
- .gecompany - GE GTLD Holdings LLC, PIC
- .gifts - Donuts, PIC
- .gives - Demand Media, PIC
- .glass - Donuts, PIC
- .global - Donuts, PIC
- .gmbh - Donuts, PIC
- .gmbh - InterNetWire, PIC
- .gold - Donuts, PIC
- .golf - Donuts, PIC
- .gop - Republican State Leadership Committee, Inc., PIC
- .graphics - Donuts, PIC
- .gratis - Donuts, PIC
- .green - DotGreen Community Inc., PIC
- .green - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .green - Demand Media, PIC
- .gripe - Donuts, PIC
- .group - Donuts, PIC
- .group - Tucows, PIC
- .guide - Donuts, PIC
- .guide - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .guru - Donuts, PIC
- .halal - Asia Green IT System Bilgisayar San., PIC
- .haus - Donuts, PIC
- .health - DotHealth, LLC, PIC
- .health - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .health - Donuts, PIC
- .health - Afilias, PIC
- .healthcare - Donuts, PIC
- .help, Donuts, PIC
- .hiv - dotHIV gemeinnuetziger e.V., PIC
- .hockey - Donuts, PIC
- .holdings - Donuts, PIC
- .holiday - Donuts, PIC
- .home - Donuts, PIC
- .home - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .horse - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .hospital - Donuts, PIC
- .hosting - Donuts, PIC
- .hot - Donuts, PIC
- .hotel - Donuts, PIC
- .hotel - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .hotel - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .house - Donuts, PIC
- .idn - NameShop, PIC
- .immo - Donuts, PIC
- .immo - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .immobilien - Demand Media, PIC
- .inc - Donuts, PIC
- .inc - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .industries - Donuts, PIC
- .institute - Donuts, PIC
- .insurance - Donuts, PIC
- .insure - Donuts, PIC
- .international - Donuts, PIC
- .investments - Donuts, PIC
- .islam - Asia Green IT System Bilgisayar San., PIC
- .jewelry - Richemont DNS Inc., PIC
- .jewelry - Donuts, PIC
- .juegos - Donuts, PIC
- .kaufen - Demand Media, PIC
- .kids - DotKids Foundation Limited, PIC
- .kitchen - Donuts, PIC
- .kiwi - Dot Kiwi Limited, PIC
- .land - Donuts PIC
- .latino - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .law - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .law - Donuts, PIC
- .law - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .lawyer - Donuts, PIC
- .lawyer - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .lease - Donuts, PIC
- .legal - Donuts, PIC
- .legal - Primer Nivel S.A., PIC
- .life - Donuts, PIC
- .life - CompassRose.Life Inc., PIC
- .lighting - Donuts, PIC
- .limited - Donuts, PIC
- .limo - Donuts, PIC
- .living - Donuts, PIC
- .llc - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .llc - Donuts, PIC
- .loan - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .loans - Donuts, PIC
- .london - Dot London Domains Limited, PIC
- .love - Donuts, PIC
- .love - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .ltd - Donuts, PIC
- .ltd - myLTD gmbH, PIC
- .luxe - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .luxury - Donuts, PIC
- .mail - Donuts, PIC
- .mail - 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH, PIC
- .maison - Donuts, PIC
- .man - MAN SE, PIC
- .management - Donuts, PIC
- .map - Demand Media, PIC
- .market - Donuts, PIC
- .marketing - Donuts, PIC
- .marketing - Tucows, PIC
- .mba - Donuts, PIC
- .med - Medistry, PIC
- .media - Donuts, PIC
- .media - Tucows, PIC
- .medical - Donuts, PIC
- .memorial - Donuts, PIC
- .merck - Merck KGaA, PIC
- .miami - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .mobile - Donuts, PIC
- .moda - Donuts, PIC
- .mom - Demand Media, PIC
- .money - Donuts, PIC
- .money - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .mortgage - Donuts, PIC
- .moto - Demand Media, PIC
- .movie - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .movie - Donuts, PIC
- .music - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .music - Donuts, PIC
- .music - Entertainment Names Inc., PIC
- .navy - Demand Media, PIC
- .network - Donuts, PIC
- .news - Donuts, PIC
- .ninja - Demand Media, PIC
- .now - Donuts, PIC
- .nowruz - Asia Green IT System Bilgisayar San., PIC
- .nrw - Minds + Machines, PIC
- .online - Tucows, PIC
- .online - Donuts, PIC
- .ooo - INFIBEAM INCORPORATION LIMITED, PIC
- .organic - Afilias, PIC
- .pars - Asia Green IT System Bilgisayar San., PIC
- .partners - Donuts, PIC
- .parts - Donuts, PIC
- .patagonia - Patagonia, Inc., PIC
- .persiangulf -Asia Green IT System Bilgisayar San., PIC
- .pets - Donuts, PIC
- .phone - Donuts, PIC
- .photography - Donuts, PIC
- .photos - Donuts, PIC
- .pictures - Donuts, PIC
- .pizza - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .pizza - Donuts, PIC
- .place - Donuts, PIC
- .plumbing - Donuts, PIC
- .plus - Donuts, PIC
- .poker - Donuts, PIC
- .poker - Dot Poker LLC, PIC
- .poker - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .productions - Donuts, PIC
- .properties - Donuts, PIC
- .property - Donuts, PIC
- .property - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .pub - Demand Media, PIC
- .racing - Donuts, PIC
- .racing - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .radio - Donuts, PIC
- .radio - BRS Media, PIC
- .realestate - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .realestate - Donuts, PIC
- .realty - Donuts, PIC
- .recipes - Donuts, PIC
- .red - Donuts, PIC
- .rehab - Demand Media, PIC
- .reise - dotreise GmbH, PIC
- .reisen - Donuts, PIC
- .rent - Donuts, PIC
- .rentals - Donuts, PIC
- .repair - Donuts, PIC
- .report - Donuts, PIC
- .republican - Demand Media, PIC
- .restaurant - Donuts, PIC
- .restaurant - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .review - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .reviews - Donuts, PIC
- .rip - Demand Media, PIC
- .rocks - Donuts, PIC
- .rodeo - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .roma - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .rugby - IRB Strategic Developments Limited, PIC
- .rugby - Donuts, PIC
- .rugby - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .run - Donuts, PIC
- .sale - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .sale - Donuts, PIC
- .salon - Donuts, PIC
- .sap - SAP AG, PIC
- .sarl - Donuts, PIC
- .sarl - mySarl GmbH, PIC
- .school - Donuts, PIC
- .school - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .schule - Donuts, PIC
- .science - Top Level Domain Holdings, PIC
- .search - Donuts, PIC
- .security - Donuts, PIC
- .services - Donuts, PIC
- .shia - Asia Green IT System Bilgisayar San., PIC
- .shoes - Donuts, PIC
- .shop - Donuts, PIC
- .shopping - Donuts, PIC
- .show - Donuts, PIC
- .singles - Donuts, PIC
- .site - Donuts, PIC
- .site - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .ski - Donuts, PIC
- .smart - SMART, PIC
- .soccer - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .soccer - Donuts, PIC
- .social - Demand Media, PIC
- .software - Donuts, PIC
- .solar - Donuts, PIC
- .solutions - Donuts, PIC
- .spa - Donuts, PIC
- .spa - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .sports - Donuts, PIC
- .srl - mySRL GmbH, PIC
- .storage - Donuts, PIC
- .store - Donuts, PIC
- .store - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .stream - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .studio - Donuts, PIC
- .style - Donuts, PIC
- .style - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .sucks - Momentous, PIC
- .sucks - Donuts, PIC
- .supplies - Donuts, PIC
- .supply - Donuts, PIC
- .support - Donuts, PIC
- .surf - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .surgery - Donuts, PIC
- .systems - Donuts, PIC
- .tax - Donuts, PIC
- .taxi - Donuts, PIC
- .taxi - Taxi Pay GmbH, PIC
- .team - Donuts, PIC
- .tech - Donuts, PIC
- .tech - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .technology - Donuts, PIC
- .tennis - Donuts, PIC
- .theater - Donuts, PIC
- .tickets - Shubert Internet, Inc., PIC
- .tickets - Accent Media Limited, PIC
- .tickets - Donuts, PIC
- .tienda - Donuts, PIC
- .tips - Donuts, PIC
- .tires - Donuts, PIC
- .tools - Donuts, PIC
- .tours - Donuts, PIC
- .town - Donuts, PIC
- .toys - Donuts, PIC
- .trading - Donuts, PIC
- .training - Donuts, PIC
- .tube - Latin American Telecom LLC, PIC
- .tube - Donuts, PIC
- .ummah - Ummah Digital Limited, PIC
- .university - Donuts, PIC
- .vacations - Donuts, PIC
- .ventures - Donuts, PIC
- .vet - Donuts, PIC
- .viajes - Donuts, PIC
- .video - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .video - Donuts, PIC
- .villas - Donuts, PIC
- .vin - Donuts, PIC
- .vip - Top Level Domain Holdings, PIC
- .vip - Donuts, PIC
- .vision - Donuts, PIC
- .vodka - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .vote - Donuts, PIC
- .voyage - Donuts, PIC
- .watch - Donuts, PIC
- .watches - Richemont DNS Inc, PIC
- .web - Donuts, PIC
- .website - Donuts, PIC
- .website - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .wed - Atgron, Inc., PIC
- .wedding - Donuts, PIC
- .wedding - Top Level Domain Holdings, PIC
- .win - Famous Four Media, PIC
- .wine - Donuts, PIC
- .work - Top Level Domain Holdings, PIC
- .works - Donuts, PIC
- .world - Donuts, PIC
- .wow - Demand Media, PIC
- .wtf - Donuts, PIC
- .yoga - Donuts, PIC
- .yoga - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .zone - Donuts, PIC
- .zulu - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .онлайн - CORE, PIC
- .рус - Rusnames Limited, PIC
- .сайт - CORE, PIC
- .بازار - CORE, PIC
- .همراه - Asia Green IT System Bilgisayar San., PIC
- .企业 - Donuts, PIC
- .健康 - Stable Tone Limited, PIC
- .公益 - CONAC, PIC
- .商店 - Donuts, PIC
- .娱乐 - Donuts, PIC
- .慈善 - Zodiac, PIC
- .手表 - Richemont DNS Inc., PIC
- .政务 - CONAC, PIC
- .政府 - Net-Chinese, PIC
- .游戏 - Donuts, PIC
- .珠宝 - Richemont DNS Inc., PIC
- .网址 - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .购物 - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., PIC
- .通用电气公司 - GE GTLD Holdings, PIC
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ ICANN.org - Revised New gTLD Registry Agreement, February 5, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ICANNs New gTLD Public Interest Commitments, DomainIncite.com Retrieved 4 Mar 2013
- ↑ Public Comment, Base Agreement, 5 Feb 13, ICANN.org Retrieved 4 Mar 2013
- ↑ Application Download, PICS could be Beijing Deal Breaker for New gTLDs DomainIncite.comPublished March 4th, Retrieved March 5th 2013
- ↑ NTIA Fights Big Contents Corner Tells All New gTLD Applicants to Submit PICs, DomainIncite.com Retrieved 4 Mar 2013
- ↑ Announcement 6 Mar 2013, PIC Specs, ICANN.org Retrieved 7 Mar 2013