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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 15/01/2016 15:27, Greg Shatan wrote:<br>
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          style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I also have to say that
          I find Fiona's words convincing.  When a document (or any
          portion thereof) is ambiguous on its face, the intentions of
          the drafters are a key factor in clarifying the ambiguity.  I
          consider the meaning and purpose of Section 3 to be clarified,
          and I withdraw my concerns about how Section 3 is being
          handled by the CCWG.</div>
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          style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">To the extent anyone
          thinks this issue is (or rather, was) significant enough to
          derail the entire "AoC" Recommendation and postpone it to WS2,
          I submit that this is now a non-issue.</div>
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          style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Greg</div>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 9:25 PM, avri <span
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              <div>Thanks.</div>
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              <div>Convinced me.</div>
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              <div>Avri</div>
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                <div>-------- Original message --------</div>
                <div>From: "Burr, Becky" &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:Becky.Burr@neustar.biz" target="_blank">Becky.Burr@neustar.biz</a>&gt;
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                  <div>Date:01/14/2016 5:59 PM (GMT-05:00) </div>
                  <div>To: Accountability Community &lt;<a
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                      target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a></a>&gt;
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                  <div>Cc: </div>
                  <div>Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] FW: Question regarding AoC
                    and "consumer trust" </div>
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                        <div>Fiona’s response, just in case she is
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                      <span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>&lt;Alexander&gt;,
                      Fiona Alexander &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:falexander@ntia.doc.gov"
                        target="_blank">falexander@ntia.doc.gov</a>&gt;<br>
                      <span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Thursday,
                      January 14, 2016 at 5:58 PM<br>
                      <span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>Becky
                      Burr &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:becky.burr@neustar.biz"
                        target="_blank">becky.burr@neustar.biz</a>&gt;<br>
                      <span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span>Accountability
                      Community &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org"
                        target="_blank">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>&gt;<br>
                      <span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>RE:
                      Question regarding AoC and "consumer trust"<br>
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                              Becky</span></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">In
                              the drafting of the Affirmation of
                              Commitments, NTIA’s intent was to ensure
                              that consumer trust was considered as part
                              of the new gTLD expansion process.  It was
                              not to broadly include consumer trust as
                              an obligation of ICANN.  If the community
                              wants to have a discussion about consumer
                              trust as a broad ICANN obligation, that is
                              a community decision.  The Affirmation of
                              Commitments, though, should not be read or
                              used to justify an expansion, if one is to
                              take place.</span></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Please
                              let me know if I can assist further.</span></p>
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                              M. Alexander</span></p>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Associate
                              Administrator for International Affairs</span></p>
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">National
                              Telecommunications and Information
                              Administration (NTIA)</span></p>
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                                href="tel:%28202%29%20482-1866"
                                value="+12024821866" target="_blank">(202)
                                482-1866</a></span></p>
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                                target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov">www.ntia.doc.gov</a></a></span></p>
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                                    style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"> Burr, Becky [<a
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                                    href="mailto:Becky.Burr@neustar.biz"
                                    target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:Becky.Burr@neustar.biz">mailto:Becky.Burr@neustar.biz</a></a>]
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                                  <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 14,
                                  2016 5:49 PM<br>
                                  <b>To:</b> Alexander, Fiona<br>
                                  <b>Cc:</b> Accountability Community<br>
                                  <b>Subject:</b> Question regarding AoC
                                  and "consumer trust"</span></p>
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                                        style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Fiona
                                        –</span></p>
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                                        style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">I
                                        am hoping you can shed some
                                        light on ICANN’s obligations
                                        with respect to “consumer
                                        trust”  under the Affirmation of
                                        Commitments (AoC).</span></p>
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                                        style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
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                                        style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Paragraph
                                        3 of the AoC states that </span><span
                                        style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:white;background-position:initial
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                                        initial">the document “affirms
                                        key commitments by </span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">DOC</span><span
                                        style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:white;background-position:initial
                                        initial;background-repeat:initial
                                        initial"> and </span><span
                                        style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">ICANN</span><span
                                        style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:white;background-position:initial
                                        initial;background-repeat:initial
                                        initial">, including commitments
                                        to: … (c) promote competition,
                                        consumer trust, and consumer
                                        choice in the </span><span
                                        style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">DNS</span><span
                                        style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:white;background-position:initial
                                        initial;background-repeat:initial
                                        initial"> marketplace.” 
                                        Paragraph 9.3, entitled
                                        “Promoting competition, consumer
                                        trust, and consumer choice,”
                                        obligates ICANN to “ensure” that
                                        “as it contemplates expanding
                                        the top-level domain space, the
                                        various issues that are involved
                                        (including competition, consumer
                                        protection, security, stability
                                        and resiliency, malicious abuse
                                        issues, sovereignty concerns,
                                        and rights protection) will be
                                        adequately addressed prior to
                                        implementation.”  It goes on to
                                        require ICANN to conduct
                                        specific reviews at specified
                                        intervals following the
                                        introduction of new gTLDs. </span><span
style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>
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                                        style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:white;background-position:initial
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                                        style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:white;background-position:initial
                                        initial;background-repeat:initial
                                        initial">In transposing ICANN’s
                                        AoC commitments into the ICANN
                                        Bylaws, the CCWG Proposal
                                        contemplates adding a Bylaws
                                        provision requiring the specific
                                        reviews called for in the AoC,
                                        including review of competition,
                                        consumer trust, and consumer
                                        choice in relation to expansion
                                        of the gTLD space.</span><span
                                        style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                        style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:white;background-position:initial
                                        initial;background-repeat:initial
                                        initial"> </span><span
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                                        style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:white;background-position:initial
                                        initial;background-repeat:initial
                                        initial">Some members of the
                                        CCWG believe that this approach
                                        faithfully transposes the
                                        consumer trust obligations which
                                        are referenced in Paragraph 3
                                        but explained  in Paragraph 9.3
                                        to apply exclusively to ICANN’s
                                        expansion of the TLD space. 
                                        Other members of the CCWG
                                        interpret the AoC to obligate
                                        ICANN also to undertake a
                                        general role in promoting
                                        consumer trust “in the DNS
                                        marketplace.”  </span><span
                                        style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>
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                                        style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:white;background-position:initial
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                                        style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:white;background-position:initial
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                                        initial">It would be very
                                        helpful if you could help us
                                        understand the intent of the
                                        drafters with respect to ICANN’s
                                        “consumer trust” obligations
                                        ICANN under the Affirmation of
                                        Commitments.</span><span
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                                        style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:white;background-position:initial
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                                        initial">Many thanks on behalf
                                        of the CCWG,</span><span
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style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7d7d7d">Deputy General Counsel &amp; Chief
                                    Privacy Officer<br>
                                    1775 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
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