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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#1F497D">Just an FYI &#8211; I&#8217;ve been told by the ICM registry that if a brand has been blocked in .xxx that they will also block that
 brand in the other TLDs that they are applying for at no additional cost.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Hansen, Anjali<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 07, 2012 8:15 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Benedetta Rossi'; bc - GNSO list<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [bc-gnso] ALERTS from the Secretariat: TAS Interruption - Update (4 May 2012)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Thanks Benedetta.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">2091 new TLDs to be prepared for.&nbsp; My major concerns about this are below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">The first thing that I am up in arms about is that the ICM Registry responsible for the .xxx is also applying for .sex and .adult.&nbsp; ICM will &nbsp;allow
 all of those trademark owners who registered for domains in .xxx to now do the same in .sex and .adult.&nbsp; As you recall, ICM made many millions off of anyone who didn&#8217;t want to be associated with its .xxx and now they will be allowed to make millions more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">It seems as if the brilliant business model in domaining is to apply for a registry everyone is afraid of being associated with and
 then take their money .&nbsp; I am hoping this committee might want to insist that ICANN put an end to such trademark blackmail.&nbsp; I&#8217;d like to get my money back for the trademarks I&#8217;ve had to block in .xxx.&nbsp; Not to mention that ICM has reserved BBB.xxx for their
 own use despite not holding the trademark thereto.&nbsp; Thus, we couldn&#8217;t block our most famous trademark from .xxx.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">I believe the legal and fair approach is to have everyone file their trademarks in a central Trademark Clearinghouse and the registries and registrars
 will thereby put on notice not to sell those trademarks, or deviations thereof, to anyone except the actual trademark holders.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Otherwise, we might have to defensively register or block in hundreds or even a thousand new TLDs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">I&#8217;d appreciate it if this committee would take on this issue of defensive registrations again at the appropriate time.&nbsp; I appreciate
 all that you have done thus far, but ICANN hasn&#8217;t taken the appropriate measures to date.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Thanks everyone.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Anjali<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:maroon">Anjali Karina Hansen</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"> |
<i>Associate General Counsel</i></span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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[mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Benedetta Rossi<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 06, 2012 4:29 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [bc-gnso] ALERTS from the Secretariat: TAS Interruption - Update (4 May 2012)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Please find below an ICANN announcement.<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre>Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></pre>
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<pre>Benedetta Rossi<o:p></o:p></pre>
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<h1><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">TAS Interruption - Update (4 May 2012)</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">The TLD Application System, or TAS, held 2091 applications - either submitted or in progress - when it was taken offline on 12 April 2012.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">In addition, there are 214 potential applications that were registered prior to the 29 March cut-off date, but whose payments have not yet been received or reconciled.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">ICANN has received approximately USD $350 million in fees for applications for new gTLDs.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">As we have reported, we are in the process of notifying applicants whether they were affected by the software glitch, and plan to complete this process on or before Tuesday, 8 May. Shortly after that process
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<p><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">We appreciate your understanding as we work to bring the TLD application system back online.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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