>I understand Andrew's point to be that the decision process regarding >trademark, etc., disputes will >take place as part of the review process inherent in meeting the requirements >for publishing 'an IETF >"Standards Action" or "IESG Approval" specification', which is required in RFC >6761 for adding a name >to the registry.
I read it somewhat differently: trademark issues are not technical and insofar as they're anyone's problem, they're ICANN's. There's lots of other non-technical arguments about who gets to put names where, such as the endless argument about .AFRICA which is now taking a detour through U.S. courts. One of the things to consider in a 6761 evaluation is whether it's really a technical proposal or whether someone's trying to make an end around the ICANN process. If it's really a trademark dispute or something else that isn't technically different from the DNS, it's not our problem. R's, John _______________________________________________ DNSOP mailing list DNSOP@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dnsop
