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<div>Dear CCWG and the Legal Sub-team - </div>
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<div>Thanks for the opportunity to provide questions and comments on the initial Sidley document for the sub-team’s consideration in passing along to the firm. </div>
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<div>On the Sidley document, I’d like to ask some clarifying questions regarding the antitrust issue.</div>
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<div>Does the analysis relating to the CCWG change, or are there specific issues that may raise concerns, when taking into consideration that some on the CCWG are contracted parties to ICANN.</div>
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<div>Similarly, are there any prophylactic measures to apply or areas where a community council (generally) or membership organization should exercise care or restraint, when taking into consideration that whatever form the community empowerment model takes
it will likely include specific representation for contracted parties? Without providing specific advice to any individual contracted party, is there any guidance on how to address areas where the blockage of a Board vote, or the community invocation of a
review mechanism, could have the effect of blocking new entry from potential competitors to those contracted parties? In your next phase of work, would it be useful to consider the history of ICANN’s litigation where ICANN has defended itself and its structure
against antitrust suit, and how the evolution of the structure might impact the earlier outcomes?</div>
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<div>Sam</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>León Sánchez Ambía <<a href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 10:19 PM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>CCWG Accountability <<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>[CCWG-ACCT] Fwd: [Acct-Legal] Response to Legal Sub-Team questions<br>
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