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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Attached is a draft comment from the BC regarding ICANN's call for comments on ACDR's proposal to serve as a UDRP provider (<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/acdr-proposal-01mar13-en.htm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">link</a>).
The initial comment period ends 22-Mar and reply comments close 13-Apr. (UDRP is the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy)</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Note: ACDR is the Arab Center for Domain Name Dispute Resolution, and is affiliated with BC Member Talal Abu-Ghazaleh. </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Phil Corwin volunteered as rapporteur for these comments. </span></p>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">As mentioned on our member call last week, this draft does <u>not</u> propose any changes to previous BC positions. Instead, the attached comment repeats the BC position expressed twice before: </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">2011: BC comments on Preliminary Issue Report on current state of the UDRP (<a href="http://www.bizconst.org/Positions-Statements/BC_on_UDRP_Issues_Report_July_2011.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">link</a>)</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">2010: Business Constituency comment on recognizing new UDRP providers (<a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/acdr-proposal/msg00004.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">link</a>)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The 2010 BC position on ACDR’s initial application was that the BC could not support any accreditation of additional UDRP providers until ICANN developed a standard and enforceable mechanism to assure uniformity
in UDRP administration. BC members should note that non-support is distinct from outright opposition.</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">We are taking comments on this draft until midnight 21-Mar with plan to submit on 22-Mar. In my view, there is no requirement for formal voting since the BC is not taking any <u>new</u> positions
in this draft.</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">However, if 10% of BC membership objects or proposes changes to the prior positions expressed here, we'll hold a call to consider changing the present BC position. We have until 13-Apr to debate
and develop a new position, if it comes to that. Keep in mind that any vote to change positions would require a majority vote of BC members. (per Charter section 7.3) </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Steve DelBianco</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Vice chair for policy coordination</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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