Several Cesidian Root TLDs granted legitimacy

In the interest of fairness and legitimacy, we are republishing the post below with some editing but no modifications, a post which was retrieved from...

http://groups.google.com/group/tlda-members/msg/bcb8cf9f4dfb81cf

... and issued by Dr. Joe Baptista, PublicRoot Representative of the PublicRoot Consortium:

I have removed the following TLDs from the Public Root.

Nov 6 05:40:53 localhost named[11476]: zone AMORE/IN: (master) removed
Nov 6 05:40:53 localhost named[11476]: zone BARON/IN: (master) removed
Nov 6 05:40:53 localhost named[11476]: zone PIC/IN: (master) removed
Nov 6 05:40:53 localhost named[11476]: zone UNIVERSITY/IN: (master) removed

I recognize that Nameslinger has a prior right to these TLDs. However Mr. Tallini in good faith purchased two of these TLDs from INAIC (Herman Xennt). They are ".AMORE" and ".UNIVERSITY". ".AMORE" and ".UNIVERSITY" were registered by INAIC for Mr. Tallini on 07-08-2003. I recognize that Herman Xennt had the authority from Mr. MacIver to dispose of these TLDs which he did by selling them to Mr. Tallini. According to Mr. MacIver no payment was ever received on this contract for these TLDs or any TLDs in the Nameslinger list of TLDs. However this failure by Herman Xennt to pay Mr. MacIver is a dispute between the two of them and does not reflect on Mr. Tallini in any way.

The ".PIC" and ".BARON" are also Nameslinger TLDs and Nameslinger does have prior rights. However these TLDs were intentionally removed from the Public Root by Herman Xennt. I spoke with Herman Xennt back in July 2005 concerning the Nameslinger TLDs. Herman Xennt initiated the discussion and advised me that many of the Nameslinger TLDs were removed from the Public Root. He said at the time that he had contacted Mr. MacIver and had obtained permission from Mr. MacIver to delete the Nameslinger TLDs. The purpose of this deletion was to create product (TLD labels) so UNIDT would have choice TLDs to sell.

It was only later in 2006 that I spoke to Mr. MacIver who advised me that he had never authorized Herman Xennt to delete the TLDs. Unfortunately at this time the damage was done and any dispute as to the removal of these TLDs is between Herman Xennt, Eric MacIver and Henk Smit who signed the Nameslinger contract on behalf of Newroot. I believe Mr. Tallini registered the TLDs ".PIC" and ".BARON" in the Cesidian Root in good faith. Both TLDs are operational. The majority of Nameslinger TLDs are announced on the Public Root but these TLDs are not operational nor do they have any registrants associated with any SLDs.

Under the circumstances although I recognize Nameslinger as having prior rights I also must recognize that Herman Xennt acting as an agent of Nameslinger did abandon these two TLD strings. Also the TLDs under the Cesidian Root are operational. A narrow examination of the TLDA bylaws shows that for TLDs to be recognized they must have name servers answering on their behalf. The Cesidian Root TLDs meet this criteria. Therefore I am adding both of the Cesidian Root TLDs ".PIC" and ".BARON" to the Public Root

The ".ILI" TLD carried in the Cesidian Root is not a TLD in collision. The TLD is operational and has name servers responding. I have added this TLD to the Public Root.

The ".BU" TLD is a two letter code element that can conflict with ISO-3166. At this time ".BU" is not listed as a code in ISO-3166. Non the less it is the convention to not include two letter codes in the Public Root. I am willing at this time to include the two letter TLD ".BU" in the Public Root as an experimental TLD. In the event that .BU is added to ISO-3166 and activated by ICANN the TLD may have to be deleted due to technical limitations in the Public Root. The inclusion of ".BU" in the Public Root is strictly experiment and does not reflect a new convention.

I would ask other inclusive name spaces respect these listings and not collide with them.

Regards,

Joe Baptista