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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 am in complete agreement on this.<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'>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"'> owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>J. Scott Evans<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 15, 2013 3:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> sdelbianco@netchoice.org; bc-gnso@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [bc-gnso] Updated ICANN New gTLD Committee resolutions on GAC Advice from Beijing<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>Here is a bit more about my reasoning:<br><br>Geographic regions do not have global protection. Some jurisdictions provide geographic indication protections – but that is done legislatively, be it nationally or through treaties - not de facto. And it is a highly contentious process. <br><br>What the GAC is asking is that ICANN propel geographic terms – and not just country names are recognized, but any term a particular jurisdiction decides is regionally sensitive – to a level of legislatively or treaty-based recognition. National and international law does not provide for this. While it is not technically “law,” it is having that impact through ICANN processes. <br><br>I think it is important for the BC to keep GAC rights to advice out of this equation. We are talking about ICANN Board adopting advice that gives extra-national rights.<br><br>Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad<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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Steve DelBianco <<a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org">sdelbianco@netchoice.org</a>>; <br><b>To: </b>bc - GNSO list <<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org">bc-gnso@icann.org</a>>; <br><b>Subject: </b>[bc-gnso] Updated ICANN New gTLD Committee resolutions on GAC Advice from Beijing <br><b>Sent: </b>Mon, Jul 15, 2013 10:31:30 AM <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><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>BC Members: I updated our matrix of GAC's Beijing Advice to reflect 2-July resolutions of the Board New GTLD Program Committee (NGPC)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Headlines:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Category 1 strings are on hold, pending dialogue with GAC in Durban.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>International government organizations (IGO) get temporary 2nd level protection — to be resolved later this year. <o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>But if NGPC and GAC do not reach agreement on implementation issues by the first meeting after Durban, registry operators are required to protect only the IGO names identified on the GAC's "IGO List dated 22/03/2013" Annex 1 <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></blockquote></blockquote><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>For reference:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in;border-color:initial'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The GAC Beijing Advice is <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/gac-to-board-18apr13-en.pdf%20" target="_blank">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>BC Comments on GAC Safeguards is <a href="http://www.bizconst.org/Positions-Statements/BC%20Comment%20on%20GAC%20Advice%20for%20new%20gTLDs%20FINAL%5b4%5d.pdf%20" target="_blank">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Board New gTLD Program Committee's 4-Jun resolution is <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-new-gtld-04jun13-en.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Board New gTLD Program Committee's 25-Jun resolution is <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-new-gtld-25jun13-en.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote><div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Board New gTLD Program Committee's 2-Jul resolution is <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-new-gtld-02jul13-en.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Steve<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div></div></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>