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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Becky: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">The statement on ICANN&#8217;s ability to enforce contracts: &#8220;in service of&#8221; its mission was clearly the most popular and acceptable language; &#8220;in furtherance of&#8221; was the least popular and acceptable.
 Please revert to &#8220;in service of&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">--MM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Burr, Becky<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 24, 2015 12:15 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Accountability Community &lt;accountability-cross-community@icann.org&gt;; ACCT-Staff &lt;acct-staff@icann.org&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CCWG-ACCT] Resolution of Mission Language related to regulation and contract<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Based on our call earlier today, I have modified the side-by-side comparison of the Mission Statement (comparing current Bylaws, 2nd Draft Proposal, and proposed 3rd Draft Proposal language) to
 reflect the 2nd Draft Proposal language plus the contract language as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;">ICANN shall act strictly&nbsp;in accordance with, and only as reasonably appropriate to achieve its Mission.&nbsp;ICANN shall not impose regulations on services that use the Internet&#8217;s unique
 identifiers, or the content that such services carry or provide. &nbsp;<span style="color:red">ICANN shall have the ability to negotiate, enter into and enforce agreements with contracted parties in furtherance of its Mission.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;color:black">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;">I</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;color:black">&nbsp;have added the following Note per our discussion:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;color:green">Note to drafters:&nbsp; In crafting proposed Bylaws language to reflect this Mission Statement, the CCWG wishes the drafters to reflect the following considerations</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;color:green">:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;color:black">The prohibition on the regulation of &#8220;content&#8221; is not intended to prevent ICANN policies from taking into account the semantic meaning of domain names.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;color:black">The issues identified in Specification 1 to the Registry Agreement and Specification 4 to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (the so-called &#8220;<i>Picket Fence</i>&#8221;) are intended and understood
 to be within the scope of ICANN&#8217;s Mission.&nbsp; A side-by-side comparison of the formulation of the Picket Fence in the respective agreements is attached for reference.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;color:black">The PDF (as well as the PDF of the Picket Fence language) is attached. &nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;">Please note also that&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;">I</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;">&nbsp;have added a general note to the effect that we expect the the Bylaws drafters may
 need to modify the Articles of Incorporation to align with the substantive changes to the Bylaws.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;">Becky</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">J. Beckwith Burr</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#262626">
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