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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=250480821-03092008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Mike,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=250480821-03092008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>It is the responsibility of the GNSO to develop policy, not
negotiate contracts. A community wide negotiations process would be a very
strange model and one that would be fraught with problems and likely totally
unfeasible. Comment opportunities were provided as you indicate and
that is as it should be, but the negotiations process needs to be
between the contracting parties.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=250480821-03092008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>At the same time, if there are issues in the RAA that
seem worthy of policy development, we have procedures for that. If
consensus policy is developed within the picket fence and approved by the Board,
then registries and registrars are required to implement them. Therefore
it seems to me that the proper approach would be for the GNSO to focus on
specific policy issues rather than contract terms except for contract terms that
involve already established consensus policy and for which compliance is in
question.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=250480821-03092008><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>Mike
Rodenbaugh<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 03, 2008 4:01 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
'Council GNSO'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [council] RAA Amendments
discussion<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi
all,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I see 15 mins on tomorrow’s agenda
for this topic, and only a link to this letter from the US Government to the
Chair of the ICANN Board. <A
href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/raa-consultation/pdfXG2oUDNceq.pdf">http://forum.icann.org/lists/raa-consultation/pdfXG2oUDNceq.pdf</A>.
I have no idea what our discussion was going to be about, and so I try
to kick off a talk on the list. I appreciate the letter and hope we as a
Council can respond by moving WHOIS studies forward at long last, and
meanwhile (at minimum) formally object to the newly proposed RAA amendments
wrt WHOIS proxy services. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The entire RAA amendment “process”
has not involved the GNSO. Instead there have been two very long rounds
of bi-lateral negotiations between ICANN Staff and the Registrars
Constituency. There was one round of public comment in between (though
it is difficult to understand how public comments played any significant role
in the second draft), and one just closed wrt the second draft.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The RAA amendments involve many
changes to existing gTLD policy as embodied in the existing, many-year old
RAA. Public comments from several constituencies indicate substantial
disagreement with many of the suggested amendments. The Council really
should consider the proposed amendments formally and with the goal of
consensus comments, and to record constituency and/or minority comments.
Yet this may be far too late at this point, it is unclear what the “process”
is and how GNSO might impact it, and some of the RAA amendments are
unobjectionable and should be implemented immediately.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Still, some of the suggested
amendments are completely unacceptable. So we need to figure out a way
to formally register those concerns and ensure they will be heard, while not
unduly stalling the entire process. The only other option would be to
request Issues Reports on various of the suggested amendments?
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mike<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>