INTA<\/abbr>) plans to field in the next couple of months will provide more information on costs borne by trademark holders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nSafeguards & Consumer Trust Findings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Due to the newness of the safeguards and the lack of specific data regarding DNS<\/abbr> abuse before and after the New gTLD<\/abbr> Program, and the impact of the safeguards on DNS<\/abbr> abuse, it is difficult to draw conclusions at this time about the effectiveness of safeguards. As such, the CCT<\/abbr>-RT examined the implementation and enforceability of the safeguards and found them generally to be both implementable and enforceable. These findings indicate that ICANN<\/abbr> is taking positive steps toward creating a more trustworthy DNS<\/abbr> while mitigating the risks associated with its expansion.<\/li>\n
- Examining rights protection mechanisms introduced with the Program, the CCT<\/abbr>-RT sees a drop in Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP<\/abbr>) proceedings without a corresponding increase in Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) proceedings, leading to an overall drop of 7% (Total complaints filed: UDRP<\/abbr> + URS). This might speak to the effectiveness of the Trademark Clearinghouse.<\/li>\n
- The global consumer and registrant surveys, published in two phases a year apart, begin to shine a light on consumer preferences and the tie between familiarity and perceived awareness. While it’s difficult to make assessments about trust in the absolute, it seems clear there has been no degradation of trust in the DNS<\/abbr> overall, and that users have a preference for gTLDs that have meanings. They also have an interest in restricted TLDs and enforcement of those restrictions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Application & Evaluation Process Findings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- One of the studies most recently commissioned by the CCT<\/abbr>-RT is of potential applicant cohorts in the global south. In an attempt to ascertain why there weren’t more applications from Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia, the study conducted a set of interviews of entities that did not apply for new gTLDs but might have if there had been better outreach, access to better information\/help and a better understanding of costs. It’s clear that improvements can be made to the outreach process, especially with more information and potential templates and case studies for new entrants to explore.<\/li>\n
- Results from a partially completed survey of applicants revealed significant frustration with the application process but respondents said that overall they would apply again, even with the same system. Most process improvements would aim at increasing the clarity and efficiency of the process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
More Data<\/strong><\/p>\nOne thing that has become clear to the CCT<\/abbr>-RT is the need for additional data to be collected and curated by ICANN<\/abbr> on a more regular basis. A large part of the recommendations will involve the need for robust and complete datasets for future review teams, outside analysts and policy development teams.<\/p>\nWhat are next steps for the Review Team?<\/strong><\/p>\nThe CCT<\/abbr>-RT will take research findings and community recommendations and spend the next 6 weeks building a draft report. The report will be posted for public comment in December 2016. While the Review Team already has data from studies and surveys that serve to inform its work, it is hoping to factor additional reports into its final report, as outlined in the graphic below.<\/p>\nWhat is the next opportunity for Community members to observe\/participate?<\/strong><\/p>\nThe CCT<\/abbr>-RT will be seeking public comment on its draft recommendations in December 2016. In the meantime, it welcomes any feedback you may have and invites you to share your view via input-to-CCT<\/abbr>-RT@icann.org<\/a> (publicly archived mailing-list).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Rev[…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalpass.co.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalpass.co.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalpass.co.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalpass.co.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalpass.co.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalpass.co.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalpass.co.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115\/revisions\/117"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalpass.co.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalpass.co.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalpass.co.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalpass.co.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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