This resolution is a response by the Noncommercial Constituency to certain high level concerns raised by the notice and its proposed policies for new gTLDs. The NCC requests that such specific rules be issued subject to a reasonable public notice to allow review and input about concrete and specific rules. The limited number of general Top Level Domains creates an artificial scarcity of domain names for noncommercial, commercial and individual use and limits and threatens the robustness and activity of the Internet.
Domain names are conduits for posting and finding noncommercial and commercial speech.
The current gTLD structure imposes an artificial scarcity at the expense of noncommercial speech. There is inadequate space in the current TLD structure to put the domain names of individuals, families, clans, political organizations, religious groups, labor groups, libraries, consumer groups, environmental groups, free speech and open communication groups, professional associations and philanthropic institutions. Institutions with relevant authority already exist for such matters. B. The NCC Supports Use of Corporate and Product Names in Connection with Expressions of Concern and Criticism. The NCC adds that it supports the use of a company, product or service name in connection with a TLD or its domain names that is designed to facilitate organization of consumers or workers for comment, concern and criticism.