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<p>While not taking any firm position on batching until ICANN<a></a> actually reduces its proposal to writing in a comprehensible form (if that is possible) and ICA's<a></a> members have a chance to review it and weigh in, I do feel a need to make a cautionary<a></a>
statement -- There should not be an assumption that new generic gTLDs<a></a> will not add value and innovation to the DNS, and it would be problematic to have a position which relegated all generic bids to a second or later batch based on such an assumption.</p>
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<div style="DIRECTION: ltr" id="divRpF526612"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] on behalf of Bryce Coughlin [Bryce.Coughlin@fox.com]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 15, 2012 3:08 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Hansen, Anjali; 'Steve DelBianco'; bc - GNSO list<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [bc-gnso] RE: existing BC position on batching<br>
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<div>I would like to echo Anjali's thanks to the BC in general--and to Marilyn and Steve in particular--for a very warm welcome to us newcomers. </div>
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<div>I also second Anjali's thanks to Steve for this circulation, and also her comments in general. An issue of clarification: in our huddle today, I got the impression that the current BC position was the prioritization of both IDNs and community-based applications.
However, upon reading the position statement in the below email, it seems that the position actually only calls for prioritization of community-based applications. If that is indeed the case, I would offer that this is actually a good thing: As implied
in the comments today, IDNs as a group may be too broad a category to advocate for prioritization per se. Instead, as we continue the discussion and calibration of the BC position on this issue in the future, I wonder if we might eventually tweak the position
to read that we support the prioritization of community-based applications--including and especially IDNS that are community based. That is very different from wholesale endorsement of IDN prioritization because it removes types of IDNs (e.g., .brand IDNs)
that would not carry the same rationale for prioritization.</div>
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<div>Of course, as the issue is unlikely to be resolved until the application window closes, I look forward to further development and discussion on the topic. </div>
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<div style="DIRECTION: ltr" id="divRpF48519"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] on behalf of Hansen, Anjali [AHansen@council.bbb.org]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 14, 2012 9:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Steve DelBianco'; bc - GNSO list<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [bc-gnso] RE: existing BC position on batching<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thanks for sending this around for us newcomers. I agree with the BC’s recommendations on batching and the other positions taken on the Applicant Guidebook
in the link you sent. <b>Great job by the BC.</b> I especially appreciate the proposal that was made for a Globally Protected Rights List which was unfortunately not taken by ICANN. I’d like to keep pushing for this list in the future. I strongly believe
that rights holders should pay to protect their brands one time in the TM Clearinghouse and not have to defensively register. This creates high costs to brandholders and undeserved revenue to registries and registrars. I think what occurred in .xxx and the
profits raised by blocking and defensive registrations is indefensible and should not be allowed to occur again. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">My comment today about the batching order, came from the proposal raised at the NTIA meeting many of us attended in Washington that the batching order should
be: (1) IDNs, (2) community, (3) generic, and (4) brands. I worry about allowing all IDN’s to go first since many of those could fall under brands or generics.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I do think the first batch should prioritize IDNs but with qualifications. I like the standards set forth in the BC position on batching in general, e.g.,
that: “</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">name space expansion should create added-value. Where there is added-value there will be genuine user demand – not just defensive registrations—and expansion
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</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> This should apply to any first batch IDNs as well.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thanks to the BC for all your hard work and progress to date. I look forward to being more involved in your policy positions in the future and your patience
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<b>Subject:</b> [bc-gnso] existing BC position on batching</span></p>
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