POSTING OF PUBLIC INTEREST COMMITMENTS (PIC) SPECIFICATIONS

[Drewbert]

http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-2-05mar13-en

POSTING OF PUBLIC INTEREST COMMITMENTS (PIC) SPECIFICATIONS

In an announcement on 5 February 2013, ICANN requested that New gTLD applicants submit PIC Specifications. PIC Specifications provide applicants with the opportunity to make public interest commitments based on statements made in their applications and/or additional public interest commitments which were not included in their applications but to which they intend to commit. These commitments will become part of the applicant’s new gTLD registry agreement.

Beginning today, PIC Specifications submitted by applicants will be available for public review. The Application Comments Forum remains open for any comments on applications, including comments on PIC Specifications.

PIC Specifications can be viewed from the Current Application Status page on the New gTLD microsite. If a PIC Specification has been submitted for an application, "Yes" will be displayed in the PICs column. Click the link to download a PDF of the PIC Specification for that application. To view all submitted PIC Specifications at once, click the "Download All PICs" link at the top of the Current Application Status page. PIC Specifications are also available from the Application Details page.

For more information about PIC Specifications, view the FAQs page.

IDN PIC's received (so far) for:

онлайн CORE Association
сайт CORE Association
بازار CORE Association
همراه Asia Green IT System Bilgisayar San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti.
手表 Richemont DNS Inc.
政府 Net-Chinese Co., Ltd.
珠宝 Richemont DNS Inc.
通用电气公司 GE GTLD Holdings LLC

[Rubber Duck]

Verisign are going to shoot theirselves in the Foot here and end up doing battle royal with GAC and ICANN.

Perhaps they have factored in all the free publicity that will generate and offset it against probable delays.

[Drewbert]

More PIC's posted. Apparently it's all finished now...

рус Rusnames Limited
企业 Dash McCook, LLC
健康 Stable Tone Limited
公益 China Organizational Name Administration Center
商店 Wild Island, LLC
娱乐 Will Bloom, LLC
慈善 Excellent First Limited
政务 China Organizational Name Administration Center
游戏 Spring Fields, LLC
网址 Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
购物 Top Level Domain Holdings Limited

[Jay]

More PIC's posted. Apparently it's all finished now..

So the Public Interest Registry (.orgs) couldn't submit a Public Interest Commitment - that's funny. But not so funny for any of us unfortunately. It looks like Verisign and PIR will move to the back of the queue.

[Drewbert]

So the Public Interest Registry (.orgs) couldn't submit a Public Interest Commitment - that's funny.

And isn't it ironic, don'tcha think?

[Jay]

And isn't it ironic, don'tcha think?

A little too ironic... :)

[Avtal]

It looks like Verisign and PIR will move to the back of the queue.

According to this article: http://domainincite.com/11795-icanns-new-gtld-public-interest-commitments-idea-genius-or-pure-crazy, the PICs are voluntary. As squirrel mentioned in another thread, only applicants who have received GAC warnings need to think seriously about submitting one.

So it is unlikely that Verisign's and PIR's applications will be moved to the back of the queue, at least not for failure to submit PICs.

Avtal

[Jay]

According to this article: http://domainincite.com/11795-icanns-new-gtld-public-interest-commitments-idea-genius-or-pure-crazy, the PICs are voluntary. As squirrel mentioned in another thread, only applicants who have received GAC warnings need to think seriously about submitting one.

So it is unlikely that Verisign's and PIR's applications will be moved to the back of the queue, at least not for failure to submit PICs.

Avtal

Yep, that clarifies the situation.