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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR-BE link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>Jon / all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>I just wanted to check my understanding of the new edit. Shouldn’t we instead be saying that <i>“....any fee reductions should <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>not</span> be reapplied to the applicant in the case of string contention with a non-qualified applicant”? <o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>Many thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>Caroline<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ron Andruff<br><b>Sent:</b> 26 July 2011 17:41<br><b>To:</b> 'Jon Nevett'; 'Steve DelBianco'<br><b>Cc:</b> 'bc-GNSO@icann.org GNSO list'<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [bc-gnso] For review: BC Comments on 2nd JAS Milestone Report<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Thank you for your comments, Jon. Any other members have strong feelings about Jon’s amendment? If not, I will incorporate them into our next draft.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>As a reminder to all, Steve will be posting our final comment on this topic this Friday, July 29<sup>th</sup> – three days from today.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>RA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Ronald N. Andruff</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>RNA Partners, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>220 </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><ns0:Street><ns0:address><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Fifth Avenue</span></ns0:address></ns0:Street></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><ns0:place><ns0:City><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>New York</span></ns0:City><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>, </span><ns0:State><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>New York</span></ns0:State><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><ns0:PostalCode><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>10001</span></ns0:PostalCode></ns0:place></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>+ 1 212 481 2820 ext. 11<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jon Nevett<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 26, 2011 8:04 AM<br><b>To:</b> Steve DelBianco<br><b>Cc:</b> 'bc-GNSO@icann.org GNSO list'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [bc-gnso] For review: BC Comments on 2nd JAS Milestone Report</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Steve: </span></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I agree with the BC’s position that "if the JAS WG’s recommendation serves to give one applicant an advantage over another by providing discounts for various parts of the review process is antithetical to ICANN’s impartiality. Once an application is submitted, each and every applicant must face the same processes and costs established in the AG to ensure a fair and equitable procedure." </span></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In the draft, we seem to deal with this concern in certain circumstances, but not explicitly when considering actual application fee reductions. An applicant that gets a fee reduction shouldn't be able to use such "saved" funds in an auction against an applicant who didn't get a fee reduction. </span></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The benefits for applicants should be limited to only qualified entities and only to support their applications, not to give them an unfair competitive advantage against another applicant for the same string. A system that gives one party a competitive advantage over another is a big invitation to gaming.</span></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I offer two changes to this effect in the attached.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks.</span></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jon</span></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>