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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>An extended analysis of the source of the Department of Commerce’s claim to the root (i.e. not ICANN’s) may be found here: <a href="http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO/OGC-00-33R">http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO/OGC-00-33R</a> -- you will note that the question that the GAO reserves is not the source of the Commerce claim (about which it is pretty clear) but about whether or not Commerce has authority under US law to transfer that control to ICANN ….. I am told that the Department of Commerce General Counsel has drafted an opinion saying that the transfer may occur. But AFIK that opinion has not been publicly released.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Paul Rosenzweig<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:paul.rosenzweigesq@redbranchconsulting.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>O: +1 (202) 547-0660<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>M: +1 (202) 329-9650<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>VOIP: +1 (202) 738-1739<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Skype: paul.rosenzweig1066<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.redbranchconsulting.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=9"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Link to my PGP Key</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.rsaconference.com/events/us15/register?utm_source=inhouse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=signature-us2015"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=579 height=93 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D065E2.23646260"></span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Dr Eberhard W Lisse [mailto:el@lisse.na] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 24, 2015 1:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> CCWG Accountability<br><b>Cc:</b> directors@omadhina.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Fwd: [client com] Summary Slides<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Co-Chairs,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Can I please have this as PDF?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>And, why must I ask EVERY time.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>And, why has my REPEATED inquiry into the foundation of ICCAN's claim on the root, not been responded to?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please provide me with an answer on the record, either by email to the list, or in person during the recorded session of the F2F.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>el<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from Dr Lisse's iPad mini<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Mar 24, 2015, at 06:35, León Felipe Sánchez Ambía <<a href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am forwarding this information from the CWG client committee.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It might be useful for our work.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sorry for any cross-posting<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>León<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Inicio del mensaje reenviado:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>De: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>"Gregory, Holly" <<a href="mailto:holly.gregory@sidley.com">holly.gregory@sidley.com</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Para: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Jonathan Robinson <<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>>, Lise Fuhr <<a href="mailto:lise.fuhr@difo.dk">lise.fuhr@difo.dk</a>>, Maarten Simon <<a href="mailto:maarten.simon@sidn.nl">maarten.simon@sidn.nl</a>>, Greg Shatan <<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Fecha: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>24 de marzo de 2015 1:04:05 GMT+2</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Cc: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>"Clark, Michael A." <<a href="mailto:mclark@sidley.com">mclark@sidley.com</a>>, Client <<a href="mailto:cwg-client@icann.org">cwg-client@icann.org</a>>, "Fuller, Miles" <<a href="mailto:wfuller@sidley.com">wfuller@sidley.com</a>>, "Hilton, Tyler" <<a href="mailto:thilton@sidley.com">thilton@sidley.com</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Asunto: [client com] Summary Slides</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Dear Members of the Client Committee, </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Attached for your preliminary review please find a draft set of slides that summarize the information we provided in response to the questions in the scoping document. We have also included information that responds to questions posed more recently about the integrated/hybrid model These slides could provide a framework for discussion in Istanbul of the legal issues implicated by the various models under consideration. Please note the following: </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='margin-left:.5in'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>•</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>These slides summarize the information provided in response to CWG’s first set of questions, but with the information reordered along the lines of the proposals.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='margin-left:.5in'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>•</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>As with our preliminary responses, these slides summarize technical legal information in a generalized form in keeping with the general level of the questions posed. This information is provided for the benefit of the CWG, to help facilitate its consideration of the transition proposals that have been described to us, and should not be relied upon by any other persons or for any other purpose.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='margin-left:.5in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Please let us know if you would like any revisions regarding presentation style. Also, we note that we did not receive any comments on the underlying document. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I look forward to seeing you in Istanbul.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Kind regards.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Holly</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>HOLLY</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>GREGORY</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><br>Partner<br><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Sidley Austin LLP</span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>+1.212.839.5853<br><a href="mailto:holly.gregory@sidley.com" title="Click to send email to Gregory, Holly"><span style='color:purple'>holly.gregory@sidley.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div style='margin-left:.5in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'>****************************************************************************************************<br>This e-mail is sent by a law firm and may contain information that is privileged or confidential.<br>If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the e-mail and any attachments and notify us<br>immediately.<br><br>****************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><CWG Legal Scoping Document.pptx><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>_______________________________________________<br>Cwg-client mailing list<br></span><a href="mailto:Cwg-client@icann.org"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:purple'>Cwg-client@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br></span><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-client"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:purple'>https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-client</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Accountability-Cross-Community@icann.org">Accountability-Cross-Community@icann.org</a><br><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>