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[0] IG F [IPC Comments] i) Yes. ii) Yes. IPC prefers the market driven approach and encourages the sponsorship by a well defined community. However, the "priority" for a claimed community support should be subject to Recommendation 8, second paragraph). iii) Yes. iv) Yes. IPC urges ICANN to ensure that its review of applications continues to be vigorous to keep a high standard to meet the selection criteria. IPC urges caution in presenting any proposal that would eliminate those aspects of the gTLD application process providing for the security and stability of the DNS. This concerns not only technical matters, but those aspects of the Internet DNS and registry operation designed to safeguard users and the general public, including, e.g. the examination of proposals to protect intellectual property. [Implementation Guideline] 
If there is contention for strings, applicants may: i) resolve contention between them within a pre-established timeframe ii) if there is no mutual agreement, a claim to support a community by one party will be a reason to award priority to that application iii) If there is no such claim, and no mutual agreement a process will be put in place to enable efficient resolution of contention and; iv) the ICANN Board may be used to make a final decision, using advice from staff and expert panels.
PART ONE -- POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS | Generic Names Supporting Organization
Implementation Guideline