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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Once again, I welcome comments/amendments
to finalize these two documents for posting.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>ICA believes that John's redraft is
a significant improvement in many ways.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>However, we do continue to have some
concerns about the URS section, specifically:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>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 --<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p><font size=3 color="#ff0101" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;color:#FF0101'> </span></font><font
color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'>"</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'>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'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> 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'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> 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'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> the
URS proceeding."</span></font><font color="#ff0101" face=Calibri><span
style='font-family:Calibri;color:#FF0101'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color="#ff0101" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;color:#FF0101'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>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'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color="#ff0101" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;color:#FF0101'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color="#ff0101" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;color:#FF0101'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>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'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color="#ff0101" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;color:#FF0101'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>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'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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margin-left:0in'><font size=2 color=navy face="Arial Black"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black";color:navy'>Philip S. Corwin<span
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Washington, DC 20004</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.8pt;
margin-left:0in'><em><i><font size=2 color=navy face="Arial Black"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black";color:navy'>"Luck is the
residue of design."</span></font></i></em><span
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black";color:navy'> </span></font></span><font
size=2 color=navy face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial Black";color:navy'>-- Branch Rickey</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> 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'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Folks: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Here are some of the highlights:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>*I deleted the GPML section.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>*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?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>*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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>*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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>*I also deleted the paragraph about the
Director of Compliance. I don't think it appropriate to comment on those
kinds of personnel matters. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>*I didn't touch the arguments related to
community and 13 points (though I personally favor 14 points to avoid gaming --
sorry Ron), as that seems to be longstanding BC position.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>*I didn't do much on the Market
Differentiation section either other than soften some of the language.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I have no idea if my attempt will get
consensus or not, but I thought it worthwhile to offer alternative language and
I tried hard to find a balance. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Jon<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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