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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I happen to be very familiar with that disposition, which was highly fact-specific and imho quite wrong. The central ruling that TLD strings should not register as marks is contrary to the findings of OHIM and other trademark offices, which routinely register TLD strings as trademarks. Anyway I don’t see how the convoluted reasoning in that decision really is pertinent to this discussion, and at least is countered by trademark office practice in the rest of the world.<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I am curious to hear more about how it raises pertinent concern, and am glad at least (at last) we might discuss the substance of this issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If the BC is going to say something about it, then members need to come to an informed consensus, based on evidence rather than unspecified and unsupported competitive concerns. The BC’s focus is on the domain name industry and how it affects all businesses. We should not be picking sides in fights among competitors over industry keywords and trademarks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Mike Rodenbaugh<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>RODENBAUGH LAW<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Tel/Fax: +1.415.738.8087<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://rodenbaugh.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0563C1'>http://rodenbaugh.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> jscottevans@yahoo.com [mailto:jscottevans@yahoo.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 23, 2013 1:58 PM<br><b>To:</b> icann@rodenbaugh.com; icann@rodenbaugh.com; lhc@yahoo-inc.com; svg@stephanevangelder.com; sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com<br><b>Cc:</b> Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com; sdelbianco@netchoice.org; bc-gnso@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [bc-gnso] RE: FOR REVIEW: draft BC comment on GAC Advice on safeguards for new gTLDs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Oh, and as to a counter-argument to your position, I refer you to the USPTO's disposition of the various .music trademark applications. While not identical, the USPTO's reasoning is very solar to the concerns I have heard from others.<br><br>J. Scott <br><br><br>Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><div id="_origMsg_"><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From: </span></b><a href="mailto:icann@rodenbaugh.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>icann@rodenbaugh.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <</span><a href="mailto:icann@rodenbaugh.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>icann@rodenbaugh.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>>; <br><b>To: </b><</span><a href="mailto:jscottevans@yahoo.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>jscottevans@yahoo.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>>; <</span><a href="mailto:icann@rodenbaugh.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>icann@rodenbaugh.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>>; <</span><a href="mailto:lhc@yahoo-inc.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>lhc@yahoo-inc.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>>; <</span><a href="mailto:svg@stephanevangelder.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>svg@stephanevangelder.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>>; <</span><a href="mailto:sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>>; <br><b>Cc: </b><</span><a href="mailto:Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>>; <</span><a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>sdelbianco@netchoice.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>>; <</span><a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>>; <br><b>Subject: </b>RE: [bc-gnso] RE: FOR REVIEW: draft BC comment on GAC Advice on safeguards for new gTLDs <br><b>Sent: </b>Thu, May 23, 2013 8:20:35 PM <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>All of my clients, and my law firm, have business interests much broader than the domain industry.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Who are these people expressing grave concerns? Because I am only hearing competitors to so-called closed generic TLD applicants expressing concerns (including indirectly through their ICANN-connected government reps), with no evidence or any real specifics as to the parade of horribles they seem to envision. And certainly no counter-argument to the points I am raising. Do you or anyone else have any substantive response to any of those points?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Mike Rodenbaugh</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>RODENBAUGH LAW</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Tel/Fax: +1.415.738.8087</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="http://rodenbaugh.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0563C1'>http://rodenbaugh.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><a href="mailto:jscottevans@yahoo.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>jscottevans@yahoo.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> [</span><a href="mailto:jscottevans@yahoo.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>mailto:jscottevans@yahoo.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 23, 2013 1:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> </span><a href="mailto:icann@rodenbaugh.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>icann@rodenbaugh.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>; </span><a href="mailto:lhc@yahoo-inc.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>lhc@yahoo-inc.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>; </span><a href="mailto:svg@stephanevangelder.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>svg@stephanevangelder.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>; </span><a href="mailto:sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br><b>Cc:</b> </span><a href="mailto:Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>; </span><a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>sdelbianco@netchoice.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>; </span><a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [bc-gnso] RE: FOR REVIEW: draft BC comment on GAC Advice on safeguards for new gTLDs</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Mike:<br><br>We appreciate your pov. However, there are many of us in this constituency that have business interests broader than the domain industry. In my discussions with these non-ICANNers, they have voiced grave concerns and want assurances similar to those put forward by Sarah and Laura in the latest draft. Do others gave perspective here?<br><br><br>Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><div id="_origMsg_"><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From: </span></b><a href="javascript:return" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>icann@rodenbaugh.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <</span><a href="javascript:return" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>icann@rodenbaugh.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>>; <br><b>To: </b>'Laura Covington' <</span><a href="javascript:return" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>lhc@yahoo-inc.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>>; <</span><a href="javascript:return" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>svg@stephanevangelder.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>>; 'Deutsch, Sarah B' <</span><a href="javascript:return" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>>; <br><b>Cc: </b>'Elisa Cooper' <</span><a href="javascript:return" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>>; 'Steve DelBianco' <</span><a href="javascript:return" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>sdelbianco@netchoice.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>>; <</span><a href="javascript:return" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>>; <br><b>Subject: </b>RE: [bc-gnso] RE: FOR REVIEW: draft BC comment on GAC Advice on safeguards for new gTLDs <br><b>Sent: </b>Thu, May 23, 2013 7:21:46 PM </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We went through exercise of trying to define categories like this, in 2006. Then in the Vertical Integration WG. Then again recently in the IPC. It can’t be done, as far as I know.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The GAC didn’t bother to provide a definition either. Making any response problematic as we don’t really know what we are responding to.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Mike Rodenbaugh</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>RODENBAUGH LAW</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Tel/Fax: +1.415.738.8087</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="http://rodenbaugh.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0563C1'>http://rodenbaugh.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Laura Covington [</span><a href="javascript:return" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>mailto:lhc@yahoo-inc.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:05 PM<br><b>To:</b> </span><a href="javascript:return" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>mike@rodenbaugh.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>; </span><a href="javascript:return" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>svg@stephanevangelder.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>; 'Deutsch, Sarah B'<br><b>Cc:</b> 'Elisa Cooper'; 'Steve DelBianco'; </span><a href="javascript:return" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [bc-gnso] RE: FOR REVIEW: draft BC comment on GAC Advice on safeguards for new gTLDs</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Hey, Mike, </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I'm totally open to considering other definitions/terminology for "closed generics" if you have ideas to propose. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>As to the separate issue of responding to the GAC's advice, participants on the call the other day seemed interested in including – or at least considering - language on closed generics rather than being silent. It seems clear – and understandable - what your point of view is. Anybody else? </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Laura</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Laura Covington</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>VP, Intellectual Property Policy</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Yahoo! Inc.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="mailto:lhc@yahoo-inc.com"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>lhc@yahoo-inc.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>408.349.5187</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>"</span><a href="mailto:icann@rodenbaugh.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>icann@rodenbaugh.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>" <</span><a href="mailto:icann@rodenbaugh.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>icann@rodenbaugh.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>><br><b>Organization: </b>Rodenbaugh Law<br><b>Reply-To: </b>"</span><a href="mailto:mike@rodenbaugh.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>mike@rodenbaugh.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>" <</span><a href="mailto:mike@rodenbaugh.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>mike@rodenbaugh.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>><br><b>Date: </b>Thursday, May 23, 2013 11:13 AM<br><b>To: </b>"Yahoo! Inc." <</span><a href="mailto:lhc@yahoo-inc.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>lhc@yahoo-inc.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>>, "</span><a href="mailto:svg@stephanevangelder.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>svg@stephanevangelder.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>" <</span><a href="mailto:svg@stephanevangelder.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>svg@stephanevangelder.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>>, "'Deutsch, Sarah B'" <</span><a href="mailto:sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>><br><b>Cc: </b>'Elisa Cooper' <</span><a href="mailto:Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>>, 'Steve DelBianco' <</span><a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>sdelbianco@netchoice.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>>, "</span><a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>" <</span><a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>><br><b>Subject: </b>RE: [bc-gnso] RE: FOR REVIEW: draft BC comment on GAC Advice on safeguards for new gTLDs</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It seems that every dictionary word is a ‘pre-existing trademark’ at least insofar as it is registered as such somewhere (e.g. Benelux, in advance of the EU land rush). My examples are all registered at the USPTO. Any of those registrations could be purchased or even be previously registered by any so-called ‘closed generic’ TLD applicant.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Why is it legitimate for Apple to operate .apple to the exclusion of everyone else in the world that may have a legitimate use for a .apple domain name? (Maybe better examples are other new TLD applicants Abbott, Active, AFamilyCompany, Amazon, AmericanFamily… and the list goes on past Apple….) Yet it would not be legitimate for Weather.com to operate .weather that way?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Mike Rodenbaugh</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>RODENBAUGH LAW</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Tel/Fax: +1.415.738.8087</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="http://rodenbaugh.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0563C1'>http://rodenbaugh.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> Laura Covington [</span><a href="mailto:lhc@yahoo-inc.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>mailto:lhc@yahoo-inc.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:54 AM<br><b>To:</b> Mike Rodenbaugh; </span><a href="mailto:svg@stephanevangelder.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>svg@stephanevangelder.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>; Deutsch, Sarah B<br><b>Cc:</b> Elisa Cooper; Steve DelBianco; </span><a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [bc-gnso] RE: FOR REVIEW: draft BC comment on GAC Advice on safeguards for new gTLDs</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Sticking with the definition piece first, doesn't second bullet cover your question? Pre-existing trademark? </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Laura Covington</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>VP, Intellectual Property Policy</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Yahoo! Inc.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="mailto:lhc@yahoo-inc.com"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>lhc@yahoo-inc.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>408.349.5187</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Mike Rodenbaugh <</span><a href="mailto:icann@rodenbaugh.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>icann@rodenbaugh.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>><br><b>Reply-To: </b>Mike Rodenbaugh <</span><a href="mailto:icann@rodenbaugh.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>icann@rodenbaugh.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>><br><b>Date: </b>Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:42 AM<br><b>To: </b>"Yahoo! Inc." <</span><a href="mailto:lhc@yahoo-inc.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>lhc@yahoo-inc.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>>, "</span><a href="mailto:svg@stephanevangelder.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>svg@stephanevangelder.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>" <</span><a href="mailto:svg@stephanevangelder.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>svg@stephanevangelder.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>>, "Deutsch, Sarah B" <</span><a href="mailto:sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>><br><b>Cc: </b>Elisa Cooper <</span><a href="mailto:Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>>, Steve DelBianco <</span><a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>sdelbianco@netchoice.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>>, "</span><a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>" <</span><a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [bc-gnso] RE: FOR REVIEW: draft BC comment on GAC Advice on safeguards for new gTLDs</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Hi Laura,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Then what about all the trademarks that exist for 'generic words'. Not just Apple, but also Sex, Drugs and even Rock 'n Roll (all registered at the USPTO)?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Beyond that, what about the broader notion that closed generic business models are more in the public interest than open copycat business models? The BC is on record with the position that restricted registries are preferred over open registries, because abuse and consumer harm are far less likely.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Mike</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:3.75pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Laura Covington <</span><a href="mailto:lhc@yahoo-inc.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>lhc@yahoo-inc.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>><br><b>To:</b> "</span><a href="mailto:svg@stephanevangelder.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>svg@stephanevangelder.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>" <</span><a href="mailto:svg@stephanevangelder.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>svg@stephanevangelder.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>>; "Deutsch, Sarah B" <</span><a href="mailto:sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>> <br><b>Cc:</b> Elisa Cooper <</span><a href="mailto:Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>>; Steve DelBianco <</span><a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>sdelbianco@netchoice.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>>; "</span><a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>" <</span><a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:23 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [bc-gnso] RE: FOR REVIEW: draft BC comment on GAC Advice on safeguards for new gTLDs</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div id=yiv2128043238><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'>I don’t know of any official definition of a closed generic TLD, but perhaps a starting place would be to say that it is a TLD that:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white'>Consists of a generic term/phrase which <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white'>Is not intended to represent a pre-existing trademark, and<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white'>The registry operator does not intend to sell/grant/give second level domains to the (general?) public <o:p></o:p></li></ul><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Laura Covington</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'>VP, Intellectual Property Policy</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Yahoo! Inc.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><a href="mailto:lhc@yahoo-inc.com">lhc@yahoo-inc.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'>408.349.5187</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>"</span><a href="mailto:svg@stephanevangelder.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>svg@stephanevangelder.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>" <</span><a href="mailto:svg@stephanevangelder.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>svg@stephanevangelder.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>><br><b>Date: </b>Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:49 AM<br><b>To: </b>"Deutsch, Sarah B" <</span><a href="mailto:sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>><br><b>Cc: </b>Elisa Cooper <</span><a href="mailto:Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>>, Steve DelBianco <</span><a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>sdelbianco@netchoice.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>>, "</span><a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>" <</span><a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [bc-gnso] RE: FOR REVIEW: draft BC comment on GAC Advice on safeguards for new gTLDs</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Thanks Sarah, J. Scott and Laura for this work. </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'>I am wondering if there is a clear definition of what constitutes a closed generic TLD somewhere?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Failing that, what is to stop the criteria suggested in this text being imposed on, say, a brand that has a term resembling a generic term as its brand name and that would understandably like to operate it for its own exclusive use?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Stéphane Van Gelder<br>Chairman and Managing Director/Fondateur<br>STEPHANE VAN GELDER CONSULTING<br><br>T (UK): +44 (0)7583 457053</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>T (FR): +33 (0)6 20 40 55 89</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Skype: SVANGELDER<br></span><a href="http://www.stephanevangelder.com/" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.StephaneVanGelder.com</span></a><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>----------------<br>Follow us on Twitter: @stephvg and "like" us on Facebook: </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/DomainConsultant" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.facebook.com/DomainConsultant</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>LinkedIn: </span><a name=webProfileURL></a><a href="http://fr.linkedin.com/in/domainconsultant/" target="_blank" title="View public profile"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>fr.linkedin.com/in/domainconsultant/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Le 22 mai 2013 à 22:58, "Deutsch, Sarah B" <</span><a href="mailto:sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com">sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com</a><span style='color:black'>> a écrit :</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>All,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>To follow up on our BC call this morning, we discussed why the existing draft asking ICANN to develop a non-specific public policy exemption in the Registry Code of Conduct for closed generics was not a good idea. Steve had encouraged me, J. Scott Evans and Laura Covington from Yahoo to put pen to paper and propose specific ideas (building on the Australia’s earlier GAC recommendations on closed generics) rather than for the BC to remain silent on this issue. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Our proposed language is attached for Members’ consideration.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>Sarah</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Sarah B. Deutsch<span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span><br>Vice President & Deputy General Counsel<span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span><br>Verizon Communications<span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span><br>Phone: 703-351-3044<span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span><br>Fax: 703-351-3670</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>[</span><a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>]<span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span></b>Elisa Cooper<br><b>Sent:</b><span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span>Monday, May 20, 2013 3:34 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span>Steve DelBianco<br><b>Cc:</b><span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br><b>Subject:</b><span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span>[bc-gnso] RE: FOR REVIEW: draft BC comment on GAC Advice on safeguards for new gTLDs</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Steve,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you so much for all of your work on this.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please find attached my edits to Sarah’s draft.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As previously stated, I will recuse myself from comments related to Closed Generics. That said, I am concerned that the proposed comments in this draft may be at odds with our earlier position:</span><a href="http://www.bizconst.org/Positions-Statements/BC%20Comment%20on%20Closed%20Generic%20TLDs.pdf" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:purple'>http://www.bizconst.org/Positions-Statements/BC%20Comment%20on%20Closed%20Generic%20TLDs.pdf</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you again.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Elisa</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Elisa Cooper</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Director of Product Marketing</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>MarkMonitor</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Elisa Cooper</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>ICANN Business Constituency</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>208 389-5779 PH</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>[</span><a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>]<span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span></b>Deutsch, Sarah B<br><b>Sent:</b><span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span>Monday, May 20, 2013 12:29 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span>Steve DelBianco;<span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br><b>Subject:</b><span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span>[bc-gnso] RE: FOR REVIEW: draft BC comment on GAC Advice on safeguards for new gTLDs</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Steve, All,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>Thanks for your work on this draft. My comments are attached. One big issue I would flag for members is the paragraph dealing with closed generics. Various BC members have grave concerns about certain closed generics and formal objections have been filed. The focus on applying for an exemption in the Final Guidebook does not fix these fundamental concerns for the reasons outlined in the attached.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’d suggest that the BC either (a) refrain from taking a position on the closed generic issue altogether or (b) support the GAC’s concerns about closed generics and the need to show that an award of an exclusive right in a generic term is in the larger public interest. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sarah</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>[</span><a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>]<span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span></b>Steve DelBianco<br><b>Sent:</b><span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span>Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:40 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br><b>Subject:</b><span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span>[bc-gnso] FOR REVIEW: draft BC comment on GAC Advice on safeguards for new gTLDs</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>ICANN’s new gTLD Board Committee has requested public comment on how it should address GAC advice to establish safeguards for categories of new gTLDs. (</span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/gac-safeguard-advice-23apr13-en.htm" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:purple'>link</span></a><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The BC has have held 3 conference calls on this topic (see minutes and transcripts on the BC<span class=yiv2128043238apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:purple'>Wiki</span></a><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>). Several BC members provided input, including text from Ron Andruff, Marilyn Cade, and Andrew Mack. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Comment period closes 4-Jun. That allows our regular 14-day review and approval period. So, please REPLY ALL with your suggested edits and comments regarding this draft, before 29-May-2013.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Steve DelBianco</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Vice chair for policy coordination</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Business Constituency</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><BC Comment on GAC Advice for new gTLDs DRAFT v1sd2 (2).docx></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>