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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>No comments from AIM, except to join in the thanks to all who have worked so hard to prepare this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Marie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Chaplow<br><b>Sent:</b> mercredi 29 mai 2013 18:27<br><b>To:</b> 'Angie Graves'; 'Ron Andruff'<br><b>Cc:</b> 'Steve DelBianco'; 'Bc GNSO list'; 'Hansen, Anjali'<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [bc-gnso] FOR FINAL APPROVAL: draft BC comment on proposed final 2013 RAA (Registrar Accreditation Agreement)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>+1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B710A'>Chris Chaplow<br>Managing Director</span></b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B710A'><br><b>Andalucia.com S.L.</b></span><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Avenida del Carmen 9<br>Ed. Puertosol, Puerto Deportivo<br>1ª Planta, Oficina 30<br>Estepona, 29680<br>Malaga, Spain<br><b>Tel: + (34) 952 897 865<br>Fax: + (34) 952 897 874<br></b></span><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:chris@andalucia.com"><b>chris@andalucia.com</b></a><b><br></b>Web: <a href="http://www.andalucia.com/"><b>www.andalucia.com</b></a></span><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B850A'>Information about Andalucia, Spain.</span></b><span lang=ES style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>De:</span></b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <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>En nombre de </b>Angie Graves<br><b>Enviado el:</b> miércoles, 29 de mayo de 2013 18:16<br><b>Para:</b> Ron Andruff<br><b>CC:</b> Steve DelBianco; Bc GNSO list; Hansen, Anjali<br><b>Asunto:</b> Re: [bc-gnso] FOR FINAL APPROVAL: draft BC comment on proposed final 2013 RAA (Registrar Accreditation Agreement)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES>Thank you, Steve et al, for the draft, which I support.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES>Angie Graves<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=ES><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES>On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Ron Andruff <<a href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com" target="_blank">randruff@rnapartners.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Thanks to the drafters for their hard work!</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>RNA Partners supports this final document.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Kind regards,</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>RA</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Ronald N. Andruff</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://www.rnapartners.com" target="_blank">RNA Partners, Inc.</a></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org" target="_blank">owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org" target="_blank">owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steve DelBianco<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 28, 2013 10:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org" target="_blank">bc-gnso@icann.org</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Hansen, Anjali<br><b>Subject:</b> [bc-gnso] FOR FINAL APPROVAL: draft BC comment on proposed final 2013 RAA (Registrar Accreditation Agreement)</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>On the 22-May BC member call we discussed final changes to the BC comment draft, to address whether registrars would be obligated to sign an updated RAA. </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Anjali Hansen and Elisa Cooper updated the draft with this paragraph (on page 2):</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Section 5.3 -- “Right to Substitute Updated Agreement” -- provides for the possibility that ICANN will enter into a revised “form Registrar accreditation agreement” into which a registrar could “elect” to enter. The procedure for updating the RAA appears to be on a different track from the amendment process and the BC requests more information on this process and wishes to understand the repercussions of having some registrars elect to enter into a new agreement while others might elect to stay with the current accreditation agreement. </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Please do your final review by 30-May-2013 so that we can submit to ICANN. Any objections or edits should be sent as Reply to All. </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Thanks again to Anjali Hansen, Elisa Cooper, Susan Kawaguchi, and others for work on this draft.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>--Steve</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Optima","serif";color:black'>From: </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Optima","serif";color:black'>Steve DelBianco <<a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org" target="_blank">sdelbianco@netchoice.org</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:45 AM<br><b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org" target="_blank">bc-gnso@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org" target="_blank">bc-gnso@icann.org</a>><br><b>Cc: </b>"Hansen, Anjali" <<a href="mailto:AHansen@council.bbb.org" target="_blank">AHansen@council.bbb.org</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>FOR REVIEW: draft BC comment on proposed final 2013 RAA (Registrar Accreditation Agreement)</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>ICANN has posted the proposed final 2013 RAA (Registrar Accreditation Agreement) for public comment. (<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/proposed-raa-22apr13-en.htm" target="_blank">link</a>) </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Anjali Hansen admirably volunteered to draft BC comments. Several BC members provided input, including Ron Andruff, Bill Smith, Susan Kawaguchi, Zahid Jamil, and Elisa Cooper. </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>We held a conference call on this topic on 2-May where many others provided ideas. (<a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31162833/Minutes+BC+Members+call+MAY+02+2013.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1368100389000%20" target="_blank">call minutes</a> and <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31162833/BC+MAY+02+2013.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1368100411000" target="_blank">Transcript</a> )</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Still, Anjali shows several pending questions in the attached draft. We need further help from BC members with direct experience dealing with registrars and privacy/proxy providers.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US 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 28-May-2013.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Steve DelBianco</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Vice chair for policy coordination</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Business Constituency</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-width:initial;border-color:initial'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org" target="_blank">owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org" target="_blank">mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steve DelBianco<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 08, 2013 2:54 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'bc - GNSO list'<br><b>Subject:</b> [bc-gnso] Notes from Monday 8-April Beijing session on new RAA</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>ICANN staff just spent an hour answering BC questions about the new RAA (registrar Accreditation Agreement).</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The main element of controversy is the process for ICANN to amend the RAA. On 2-April, ICANN proposed a new amendment process (<a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/base-agreement-proposed-amendment-process-02apr13-en.pdf" target="_blank">link</a>)</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The notes below may be helpful for volunteers Anjali Hansen and Zahid Jamil, who volunteered last week to draft BC comments on the new RAA.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Law enforcement items were first priority for negotiation. ICANN says the LEA items are agreed by registrars, so ICANN added a dozen “new asks”, incl: </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>- EBERO, Registrant Rights, data escrow, abuse contact, </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>- obligations for registrars using Resellers, </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>- greater compliance tools, incl provision that “pattern or practice of cybersquatting” is grounds for termination )</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Made progress on privacy /proxy services (P/P) since Toronto. Temporary P/P specification while ICANN develops accreditation program. In response to a compliance question, Samantha said the P/P Spec sets high level principles that are actually easy to enforce. At my request, Susan Kawaguchi is drafting BC comment on just this specification since she has significant experience with P/P issues.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I asked about delay to the P/P accreditation in light of the Expert Group on Directory Services. Samantha said that Registrars truly want ICANN to do a P/P accreditation program so it would apply to all P/P providers – not just those affiliated with Registrars who have to sign the RAA.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>RAA will be a model document, so its not subject to negotiation with each registrar (except for bilateral amendments). So negotiations won’t be a bottleneck for getting registrars on-board.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I asked whether the RAA needed exceptions for registrars created just to service a dot-brand gTLD. (single registrant, single-user) Such as transition on termination; Rights to data; transfers, etc. Staff and BC members could not come up with concerns that would call for exceptions.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Public comment would be valuable in these areas: </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Registrant rights & responsibilities. This was drafted by registrars.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Validation of registrant data (registrant and account holder?)</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Penalties for inaccurate data</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Registrars want to drop Port 43 access for thick registries</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Unilateral amendment by ICANN. See Cyrus blog on 2-Apr</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Ron Andruff asked if the next iteration of the RAA will be posted for public comment. Answer was not definitive, so I asked Ron to draft a couple paragraphs of rationale for BC comments. </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>