<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Thanks Steve for your efforts.</div><div><br></div><div>I vote for #2.</div><div><br></div><div>Warm regards,</div><div><br></div><div>JO</div><div><br></div><div>--------------------------------------------------------------<br>Jimson Olufuye, fncs, ficma, PhD<br>CEO Kontemporary® <br>Chairman, Africa ICT Alliance - AfICTA<br>- AfICTA...Fulfilling the Promise of the Digital Age for everyone in Africa<br><a href="http://www.aficta.org">www.aficta.org</a> <br><a href="http://www.kontemporary.net.ng">www.kontemporary.net.ng</a><br>M: +234 802 3183252<br>Skype: jolufuye<br><br>This email is for the exclusive recipient/s and it may contain confidential materials. If you have received it and it is not meant for you, please alert me @ <a href="mailto:jolufuye@kontemporary.net">jolufuye@kontemporary.net</a> or discard at once. Thank you.</div><div><br><br></div>
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Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] UPDATE: FOR REVIEW AND VOTE: Alternative<br>
positions for ACDR proposal as UDRP Provider<br>
From: "Ron Andruff" <<a href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com">randruff@rnapartners.com</a>><br>
Date: Fri, April 05, 2013 12:18 pm<br>
To: "'Steve DelBianco'" <<a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org">sdelbianco@netchoice.org</a>>, "'bc - GNSO<br>
list'" <<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org">bc-gnso@icann.org</a>><br>
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</style> <div class="Section1"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="2" color="blue" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue">I support #2.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="2" color="blue" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="2" color="blue" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="2" color="blue" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="2" color="blue" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue">RA<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="2" color="blue" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="2" color="blue" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue">Ronald N. Andruff</span></font><font color="blue"><span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="2" color="blue" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.rnapartners.com">RNA Partners, Inc.</a></span></font><span class="MsoHyperlink"><u><font size="2" color="blue" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></span></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;text-align:center"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center" tabindex="-1"> </span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><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"> <a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org">owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org">mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Steve DelBianco<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 04, 2013 7:52 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> 'bc - GNSO list'<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [bc-gnso] UPDATE: FOR REVIEW AND VOTE: Alternative positions for ACDR proposal as UDRP Provider</span></font><o:p></o:p></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div> <div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">Two updates to the review/vote I circulated on 2-April (below):<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> </div> <blockquote style="margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in"> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">1. Benedetta sent minutes & transcript of 28-March call among BC members and representatives of ACDR (<a target="_blank" href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/bc-gnso/msg03236.html">link</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">2. ACDR later circulated written answers to several of the questions discussed on the call (<a target="_blank" href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/bc-gnso/msg03237.html">link</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> </div> </blockquote> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">Remember: Please review and reply with your vote before 12-April.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">--Steve<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Optima"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Optima;color:black;font-weight:bold"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION">From: </span></span></font></b><font size="2" color="black" face="Optima"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Optima;color:black">Steve DelBianco <<a target="_blank" href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org">sdelbianco@netchoice.org</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span></b>Tuesday, April 2, 2013 12:03 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span></b>'bc - GNSO list' <<a target="_blank" href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org">bc-gnso@icann.org</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span></b>[bc-gnso] FOR REVIEW AND VOTE: Alternative positions for ACDR proposal as UDRP Provider<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div style="word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space"> <div> <div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">ICANN has called for comments regarding ACDR's proposal to serve as a UDRP provider (<span class="apple-style-span"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/acdr-proposal-01mar13-en.htm">link</a>). </span>The comment period ends 13-Apr. (UDRP is the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy)<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> </div> </div> <span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"> <div> <div style="word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space"> <div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">Note: ACDR is the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Arab</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place> for Domain Name Dispute Resolution, and is affiliated with BC Member Talal Abu-Ghazaleh. </span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">Phil Corwin and Nat Cohen volunteered as rapporteurs for these comments. We circulated Phil's initial draft </span></font><span class="apple-style-span"><font size="4" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri; color:black">on 20-Mar. </span></font></span><font color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">The BC held a conference call on 28-March with ACDR representatives to discuss the first draft (<span class="apple-style-span">transcript available on request)</span>. </span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space"> <div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">As a result of that discussion, the BC is now considering <span class="apple-style-span">two alternative positions:</span></span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">Version 1: The existing BC position, with no comment on the merits of ACDR's proposal. This would maintain the present BC position that no new providers should be approved until ICANN has standards for UDRP administration.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">Version 2: Amend the present BC position and give "Qualified Endorsement" to ACDR's proposal. <o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> <blockquote style="margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in"> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">This alternative repeats the BC's prior rationale for ICANN to develop standards for UDRP administration. It then modifies the prior position to acknowledge that ICANN may approve ACDR's proposal since they have acknowledged process concerns, answered questions, and agreed to adopt any standards ICANN develops. The endorsement is "qualified" in that the BC requests ICANN to develop standards for UDRP administration, and suggests a staff-driven process with community input.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> </blockquote> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">Voting: <o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> </div> </div> </span></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">BC members should vote for either Version 1 or Version 2. </span></font></span><font color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">To vote, please reply to this email indicating your support for Version 1 or Version 2. <o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">Voting will close on 12-April so that we can submit the comment on 13-April.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">Per our charter, a simple majority prevails and the required quorum is 50 percent of paid BC members.</span></font></span><font color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">As always, members can REPLY ALL at any time to share their views on this issue.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> <span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"> <div> <div style="word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space"> <div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">Steve DelBianco<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"> <div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space"> <div> <div style="word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space"> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">Vice chair for policy coordination<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span></div> </span></div> </div> </div>
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