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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>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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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>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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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“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:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original
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<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 size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>01
February 2007</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>17:56</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;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:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Ute,</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>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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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Chuck</span></font></p>
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36.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;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 size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Thursday,
February 01, 2007</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>11:57
AM</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;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:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In response to Chuck’s edits: </span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;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:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;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:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;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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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;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:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Best wishes</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ute</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;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 size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>01
February 2007</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>14:06</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;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:72.0pt'><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>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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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Chuck</span></font></p>
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72.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;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:72.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;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>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;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>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;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>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;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>
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