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<div>ICA generally supports and has no objection to the proposed BC position statement urging orderly rollout of new gTLDs<a></a><a></a>.</div>
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<div>As previously<a></a> stated, in regard to the rights protection piece, we:</div>
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<li>Object to going beyond the IRT<a></a><a></a> recommendation for the URS by providing a domain transfer option, as this blurs any real distinction from the standard UDRP<a></a><a></a> process.
</li><li>Believe it is appropriate to sanction complainants<a></a> who abuse the URS by deliberately<a></a> asserting material misstatements<a></a> of facts, and believe that the BC has a responsibility<a></a> to better explain why such an impact test is too low
as well as propose a substitute test that preserves the integrity of the URS. </li><li>Object to the inclusion of "typographical<a></a> variations" for the TM Clearinghouse unless the BC can articulate objective and reasonably narrow standards for the limits of such variations.</li></ul>
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<p>We are also disappointed that the BC statement does not include<a></a> any language that<a></a> builds on the RAPWG<a></a><a></a> recommendation<a></a> for initiation of a balanced and comprehensive UDRP<a></a><a></a> PDP<a></a><a></a> to achieve beneficial<a></a>
reforms for all parties across<a></a> the entire<a></a> gTLD<a></a><a></a> space.</p>
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<p>We also urge that there be some polling of BC members in regard to the rights protection piece to determine whether there is significant consensus within the constituency<a></a> for retaining these positions in a post-STI<a></a> environment.</p>
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<p>Thank you for consideration<a></a> of our views.</p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 4.8pt 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial Black"><em><i><font color="navy" size="2"><span style="COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">"Luck is the residue of design."</span></font></i></em><font color="navy" size="2"><span style="COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>--
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<div style="DIRECTION: ltr" id="divRpF930043"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] on behalf of Ron Andruff [randruff@rnapartners.com]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 19, 2010 11:13 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> bc-GNSO@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [bc-gnso] RE: UPDATED DRAFT BC Public Comments on DAGv4<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="blue" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dear colleagues,</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="blue" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Pursuant to the comments that have been sent in, as rapporteur for this process, I have incorporated the amendments and prepared two
final documents for your review and comment. Two documents, insomuch as I broke the original comments into two separate postings so that the BC membership can work through the issues accordingly. As Philip Sheppard noted, the BC must post its comments in
line with past positions. Splitting the documents hopefully enables focused discussion on the RPM piece without impeding posting the other comments.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="blue" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The first document incorporates a slimmed down version of the original comments I posted last week on the issues of ‘market differentiation’,
‘translation of ASCII to other scripts’ and ‘revised community priority evaluation scoring’, with the BC’s DAGv3 comments attached for reference. It should be noted that
<u>I have made no material changes</u> in these comments; rather I simply tightened up the arguments and cleaned up typos, etc.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="blue" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The second document is effectively Jon’s edits on RPMs. I have made no changes to his edition other than made the correction (‘complainant’
vs. ‘registrant’) that Phil Corwin noted in his recent posting to the list.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="blue" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Once again, I welcome comments/amendments to finalize these two documents for posting.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="blue" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Kind regards,</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="blue" size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ronald N. Andruff</span></font><font color="blue"><span style="COLOR: blue"></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="blue" size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">RNA Partners, Inc.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="blue" size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">+ 1 212 481 2820 ext. 11</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org]
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Phil Corwin<br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, July 19, 2010 10:39 AM<br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</span></b> Jon Nevett; Zahid Jamil<br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</span></b> 'Deutsch, Sarah B'; michaelc@traveler.com; mike@haven2.com; jb7454@att.com; randruff@rnapartners.com; ffelman@markmonitor.com; bc-GNSO@icann.org<br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</span></b> RE: Re[2]: [bc-gnso] DRAFT BC Public Comments on DAGv4</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ICA believes that John's redraft is a significant improvement in many ways.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">However, we do continue to have some concerns about the URS section, specifically:</span></font></p>
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<li style="COLOR: black" class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">We can't support the transfer option, as suspension versus transfer was one of the major distinctions between URS and standard UDRP
as originally proposed by the IRT -- that is, URS was supposed to be for rapid, lower cost blocking of a domain in slam dunk cases, with UDRP reserved for less clear cut cases as well as instances where the complainant wished to permanently acquire the domain.
We think it's important to preserve that distinction and that problems with the use of the UDRP for default cases should be addressed by comprehensive UDRP reform.
</span></font></li><li style="COLOR: black" class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">We don't agree that the language asserting that the "impact" test is too low for a finding of abuse of process. The exact
language now in the DAG is --</span></font> </li></ul>
<p><font color="#ff0101" size="3" face="Calibri"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #ff0101; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </span></font><font color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black">"</span></font><font color="black" size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">An
Examiner may find that Complaint contained a deliberate material falsehood if it</span></font><font color="#ff0101" face="Calibri"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #ff0101"></span></font></p>
<p><font color="black" size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> contained an assertion of fact, which at the time it was made, was made with the</span></font><font color="#ff0101" face="Calibri"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #ff0101"></span></font></p>
<p><font color="black" size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> knowledge that it was false and which, if true, would have an impact on the outcome on</span></font><font color="#ff0101" face="Calibri"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #ff0101"></span></font></p>
<p><font color="black" size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> the URS proceeding."</span></font><font color="#ff0101" face="Calibri"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #ff0101"></span></font></p>
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<p><font color="black" size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">What this says is that if a complainant deliberately lied about a material fact in order to influence the outcome of a URS in its favor it will suffer
a penalty in order to protect the integrity of the overall process. The penalty for one such deliberate lie is being suspended from using the URS for one year; the penalty for two such lies is permanently barring it from use of the process. Now, as a practical
matter, it will be the rare case where the examiner is able to conclude that the complainant deliberately misrepresented material facts, so this isn't going to happen very often, plus there are no monetary sanctions - including fines or a requirement that
the complainant pay the registrant's costs of defending the domain - so it isn't as severe a pernalty as some called for it to be. If the BC is going to say that the impact test is too low (with which we don't agree) then I think it has some responsibility
to propose an alternate tests that protects the integrity of the URS against the (hopefully rare) complainant who deliberately seeks to abuse it.</span></font><font color="#ff0101" face="Calibri"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #ff0101"></span></font></p>
<p><font color="#ff0101" size="3" face="Calibri"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #ff0101; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></span></font> </p>
<p><font color="#ff0101" size="3" face="Calibri"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #ff0101; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></span></font> </p>
<p><font color="black" size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">As a typographical matter, the last portion of the last sentence of the first URS paragraph should read "less certainty for the
<strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">complainant </span>
</font></b></strong>using this process", not "registrant". </span></font><font color="#ff0101" face="Calibri"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #ff0101"></span></font></p>
<p><font color="#ff0101" size="3" face="Calibri"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #ff0101; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></span></font> </p>
<p><font color="black" size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Finally, we appreciate the serious and civil debate that has been taking place within the BC on this matter -- this is precisely what should occur
within a constituency to bridge differences in perspective.</span></font><font color="#ff0101" face="Calibri"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #ff0101"></span></font></p>
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Partner<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4.8pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><font color="navy" size="2" face="Arial Black"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">202-255-6172 (cell)</span></font><font color="black"><span style="COLOR: black"></span></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4.8pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><em><i><font color="navy" size="2" face="Arial Black"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">"Luck is the residue of design."</span></font></i></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><font color="navy" size="2" face="Arial Black"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span></font></span><font color="navy" size="2" face="Arial Black"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">--
Branch Rickey</span></font><font color="black"><span style="COLOR: black"></span></font></p>
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Jon Nevett [jon@nevett.net]<br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, July 18, 2010 9:39 PM<br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</span></b> Zahid Jamil<br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</span></b> 'Deutsch, Sarah B'; Phil Corwin; michaelc@traveler.com; mike@haven2.com; jb7454@att.com; randruff@rnapartners.com; ffelman@markmonitor.com; bc-GNSO@icann.org<br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: Re[2]: [bc-gnso] DRAFT BC Public Comments on DAGv4</span></font><font color="black"><span style="COLOR: black"></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Attached is a suggested redraft to bridge the gap. I personally don't agree with some of the arguments I left in the attached, but I tried
to keep the longstanding BC positions while toning down the anti-TLD language. I also deleted a couple of the arguments that were objected to in some of the notes I reviewed.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">*I deleted the GPML section.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">*I deleted the clear and convincing evidence issue with regard to the URS. As a member of the IRT, I can say that it clearly was our intent
for the URS to have a higher burden of proof than the UDRP -- the legal standard is exactly the same. We wanted the URS to be for "slam dunk" cases. The URS was to be a less expensive alternative to the UDRP cognizant of the fact that 70% of UDRPs go unanswered.
Has this issue even been raised before by the BC?</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">*Based on Sarah's helpful e-mail, I left alone the complaint about transferring names after a successful URS as that has been an issue that
Zahid, Mike and others in the BC have argued consistently. I do note, however, that transfer was not in the IRT recommendation and the STI agreed to add a year to the registration at the request of the complainant as a compromise. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">*Again based on Sarah's e-mail, I left the PDDRP section pretty much alone except for an argument about registries warehousing names, but not
using them, as that argument didn't make much sense to me. That's exactly the function of a registry to warehouse names until they are sold by registrars. If a registry "reserves" a name and it is not in use at all, the mark holder should be thrilled that
it can't be registered by a squatter.</span></font></p>
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