ICANN day 1
Theories of Auctions and Theories of Self-Interest
If the allocation mechanism chosen for strings proposed to be added to the IANA root as top-level domains, where two or more proposals exist for those strings, is "auction", is there a conflict of interest?
It may be if ICANN benefits from the proceeds, direct or indirect, of auctions.
If two or more proposals are made for a string, and one self-identifies as "community based", e.g., a cultural or linguistic community, and one (or more) of the "open" proposals is claimed by its author as bringing "more value to the DNS" (an undefined term), if being "community based" is not dispositive, then which proposal prevails? If a car manufacturer can bring "more value to the DNS" than some Jay Random Tribe(s) of Indians, should ICANN award the names of the Jay Random Tribe(s) of Indians to a car manufacturer?
Gaming the rules is a cottage industry in the domain name business.
Today was spent on the calculus of gaming, and by the bye, online privacy is toast.
