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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=266323422-01022007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I didn't understand your message until after the Council
call Ute. As I said in the Council meeting, I think the disconnect is that
you are thinking that there is already a policy in this regard. I do not
believe that is the case as Bruce explained in the meeting.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=266323422-01022007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Our edits weren't intended to imply that protection
mechanisms should be optional, required or forbidden. It is up to the WG
to study the issues and possible solutions and hopefully reach agreement on some
recommendations for next steps forward.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=266323422-01022007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Chuck</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-council@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Ute
Decker<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 01, 2007 1:13 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Council
GNSO<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [council] FW: Suggested edits for the SoW for the
Working Group on "Protecting the rights of others"<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thank you, Chuck, for
the clarification. I do not agree the working group should make
recommendations on the fundamental underlying policy questions. I
understood its purpose to be an analysis of established and alternative
mechanisms. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If your edits were not
meant to indicate that protection mechanisms are to be optional, then we should
make that clear, also in the interest of achieving a result within the very
limited time available. One way forward for the beginning of the purpose
section – drawing on the wording of the material Bruce circulated earlier - may
be: </SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">“In a new round of proposals for new TLD
registries, applicants will be asked to propose a number of procedures around
the launch of that TLD. One issue to consider are practices that
attempt to minimize abusive registration activities that affect the legal rights
of others. Relevant practices include measures to discourage the
registration of domain names that infringe intellectual property rights and
minimize abusive registrations. At present, a number of TLD registries,
and notably some sTLD registries, are required to implement safeguards against
allowing unqualified registration and to ensure compliance with ICANN policies
designed to protect rights of others. (…)”</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Gomes, Chuck
[mailto:cgomes@verisign.com] <BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">01 February
2007</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">17:56</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Ute Decker; Council GNSO<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [council] FW: Suggested edits
for the SoW for the Working Group on "Protecting the rights of
others"</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=Arial color=blue
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ute,</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=Arial color=blue
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The point
is that it should be up to the WG to make recommendations. The SoW should
not make the recommendations for them. We are not at a point where we are
approving anything yet so no objection is necessary. That is why we are
forming the WG.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Chuck</SPAN></FONT></P>
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face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> owner-council@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On
Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Ute Decker<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Thursday,
February 01, 2007</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">11:57
AM</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Council GNSO<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [council] FW: Suggested edits
for the SoW for the Working Group on "Protecting the rights of
others"</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In response to Chuck’s edits:
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The additional section on the
formation of the working group is very helpful as a basis for discussion on the
call, thanks (the timelines are more than ambitious though). The edits to
the ‘Suggested Outline of Woking Group Work Plan’ section all seem
helpful. However, the suggested changes to the ‘proposed purpose’ section
are problematic. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">E.g., Chuck’s edits would
include: "This could include recommendations for practices that attempt to
minimize abusive registration activities that affect the legal rights o others.
That could include measures to discourage the registration of domain names that
infringe intellectual property rights and minimize abusive registrations."
(1st para, sentences 2 &3). </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We understand these two sentences to
mean that the adoption by new gTLD/sTLD registries of policies or mechanisms to
prevent abusive registrations should be<U> optional</U>. If that is
correct, we object. A requirement for mechanisms to protect the rights of
others (including preventive mechanisms) against abusive registrations is
essential. See, for example, Terms of Reference 2, Paragraph 13, GNSO
Initial Report, Introduction of New Generic Top Level Domains, July 2006 calling
for the introduction of policies to "address domain name registration
violations", as well as the message circulated by Bruce just a few weeks ago
(and attached again). If the edits serve another purpose (e.g. reflect the
status of the PDP Dec05 work) this should be clarified in a way that carries
forward and does not distract from the understanding that protection against
abusive registrations will be a requirement for new TLDs.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Apologies that I will not be able to
join the call tonight. I take it that thankfully Kristina will be on for
the IPC. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Best wishes</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ute</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
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lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Gomes, Chuck<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">01 February
2007</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">14:06</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Council GNSO<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [council] FW: Suggested edits for
the SoW for the Working Group on "Protecting the rights of others"<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Importance:</SPAN></B> High</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"><FONT face=Arial color=blue
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Note that
I mistakenly sent this to the RN-WG list instead of the Council. Please
accept my apologies; I wanted to send it out sooner. I hope there is time
to review it before today's meeting.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Chuck</SPAN></FONT></P>
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face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Gomes, Chuck <BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, January 31, 2007 5:58
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> RN-WG Mailing List
(gnso-rn-wg@icann.org)<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B>
Suggested edits for the SoW for the Working Group on "Protecting the rights of
others"<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Importance:</SPAN></B>
High</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I would like to first of all thank
Kristina and Ute for their efforts in revising the outline of the SoW for the
proposed Working Group on "Protecting the rights of others". I appreciate
the work they did to incorporate the edits that several of us
suggested.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The attached document contains some
edits that some of us from the RyC recommend be made before the Council takes
action on the SoW in our meeting tomorrow. Note that the edits are
highlighted using the Word tracking function. I will be happy to answer
questions about the suggested edits on this list prior to the meeting and in our
meeting tomorrow. </SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please note that I added at the end
of the document several paragraphs from the RN-WG approved SoW. My intent
in doing this was to hopefully help us as the Council be able to approve a
document tomorrow that will facilitate a quick startup of the WG. In
particular, I added the paragraphs relating to the
following:</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Formation of the Working
Group; </SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US>Voting; Membership; Working
Timeline. Note that the Membership paragraphs include language about
an interim chair and permanent chair. Except for the timeline, I simply
cut and pasted the text from the RN-WG; for the timeline, I changed the language
to correspond to what I think to be the targets that may be desired by the
Council.</SPAN></P></DIV>
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