In a curious letter to ICANN dated 13 May 2010, the .SPORT Policy
Advisory Council has requested that ICANN block any applications for any
sport-related generic Top Level Domains once they begin taking
applications.
In an earlier letter to ICANN dated 20 August 2009 on the same issue,
.SPORT say they are "emphatically oppose any diminution of .SPORT and
will take all steps necessary to ensure that the top-level domain for
our sector is properly protected. We are concerned that ICANN may be
prematurely entertaining a process that will allow proliferation of
names in sub-categories or individual sports, which will lead to
confusion in the marketplace of users. We cannot accept ICANN approving
any applications for top-level domains that could diminish the
solidarity implied with .SPORT."
.SPORT appears to want to monopolise any sports-related gTLD, in an
attempt to maximise their income and minimising their competition.
To see the letters from .SPORT to ICANN, go to:
icann.org/correspondence/baumann-to-dengate-thrush-13may10-en.pdf
icann.org/correspondence/baumann-to-dengate-thrush-20aug09-en.pdf
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