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<br>as a very very very small domain name holder -- I used to hold 3, and now, due to co organizing the IGF USA, I have had to up my portfolio by 6 more names for defensive purposes for a very worthwhile voluntary effort, but it has 'quadrupled' the names I need to care about, and I would indeed care if one of them expired and I didn't have a way to 'salvage' it. So, I do appreciate the work of the BC members on this. I suspect that businesses with large portfoiios of defensive registrations do as well.<div><br></div><div>Marilyn <br><br><br><br><br>> CC: bc-gnso@icann.org<br>> From: mike@haven2.com<br>> To: michael@palage.com<br>> Subject: Re: [bc-gnso] PEDNAR (post expiration domain name recovery) PDP needs a constituency statement from us<br>> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:03:10 -0500<br>> <br>> <br>> just a process update, we're just wrapping up the PEDNAR call right <br>> now and it looks like only 2 constituencies got statements in on <br>> time. so we all have a 2-week "dog ate the homework" extension.<br>> <br>> Berry Cobb is pulling together a call among the BC members on the <br>> PEDNAR working group (Berry, Mike, Phil Corwin, me) to hammer on this <br>> and figure out a process to get something by you for review. Palage <br>> is off to a great start with this post.<br>> <br>> mikey<br>> <br>> <br>> On Sep 22, 2009, at 2:52 PM, Michael D. Palage wrote:<br>> <br>> ><br>> > Philip/Mike R,<br>> ><br>> > In the interest of preserving the BC position on this topic, I can <br>> > also<br>> > report that the registry constituency will be submitting a comment <br>> > after the<br>> > close of the formal comment period. Therefore, if we did submit a late<br>> > response we would not be alone.<br>> ><br>> > I would like to submit the following statement for consideration to <br>> > the<br>> > group, friendly amendments welcomed.<br>> ><br>> > While the Business Constituency supports competition and innovation <br>> > within<br>> > the marketplace, these principles should not compromise the rights of<br>> > registrants with regard to open, transparent and predicable practices<br>> > concerning expiring domain names. The Business Constituency would <br>> > like to<br>> > thank ICANN staff for their support of the PEDNR Working Group to <br>> > date. Two<br>> > staff members that have provided critical support to date are Marika<br>> > Konings, who will be overseeing a registrar survey to provide a more<br>> > accurate picture of the expiring domain name market and William <br>> > McKelligott,<br>> > an Auditor from the ICANN Contractual Compliance Team, for his work in<br>> > accessing registrar compliance with regard to the Expired Domain <br>> > Deletion<br>> > Policy (EDDP).<br>> ><br>> > While the BC will await these survey results and other additional fact<br>> > finding prior to formulating a more detailed position statement, <br>> > there is<br>> > one important point that the BC would like to make at this time in<br>> > connection with the accuracy of Whois data. The BC has long <br>> > advocated in<br>> > support of increased accuracy of whois data. The preliminary work of <br>> > the<br>> > Work Group appears to indicate that registrar practices in <br>> > connection with<br>> > the transfer of domain names post expiration may result in <br>> > inaccurate whois<br>> > data that may materially impact a trademark owners right to enforce <br>> > their<br>> > rights through the UDRP.<br>> ><br>> > The BC apologizes for the untimely submission of this comment, but its<br>> > members and leadership look forward to meaningfully participating in <br>> > the<br>> > upcoming forum at the ICANN annual meeting in Seoul.<br>> ><br>> > Best regards,<br>> ><br>> > Michael<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > -----Original Message-----<br>> > From: owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] On <br>> > Behalf Of<br>> > Philip Sheppard<br>> > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 8:41 AM<br>> > To: 'BC gnso'<br>> > Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] PEDNAR (post expiration domain name recovery) <br>> > PDP<br>> > needs a constituency statement from us<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Michael,<br>> > you are I agree.<br>> > I believe it IS an issue but regret the inaction to date by other BC<br>> > members.<br>> ><br>> > Why could you not have spent the time writing your last e-mail by <br>> > drafting a<br>> > BC<br>> > position?<br>> ><br>> > Philip<br>> ><br>> <br>> - - - - - - - - -<br>> phone 651-647-6109<br>> fax 866-280-2356<br>> web www.haven2.com<br>> handle OConnorStP (ID for public places like Twitter, Facebook, <br>> Google, etc.)<br>> <br></div></body>
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