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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=406033718-04092008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Mike,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=406033718-04092008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Please see my responses below.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=406033718-04092008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Chuck</FONT></SPAN></DIV></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> Thursday, September 04, 2008 1:14 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
'Council GNSO'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [council] RAA Amendments
discussion<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">Hi
Chuck,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Your position is
complicated by the facts that this contract negotiation affects hundreds of
different registrars, only some of whom are represented in the Registrar
Constituency.<FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=218313718-04092008> </SPAN><SPAN class=218313718-04092008>[Gomes,
Chuck] The requirement to implement consensus policies is not restricted
to members of the RC. </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=navy><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">More
importantly, those hundreds of registrars have millions of contracts with
registrants represented by other constituencies, who are directly impacted by
the RAA. Changes to the RAA are, in effect, changes to DNS
policy. <FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=218313718-04092008>[Gomes,
Chuck] Not sure I understand your point here. If RAA changes
modified consensus policies, then I think that would be a problem that the
GNSO should address. If RAA changes are made that do not violate any
consensus policy and both contracted parties agree to the changes, then the
recourse for the GNSO would be to consider policy development for any areas of
interest. But to bypass the policy development process would
avoid the bottom-up process and to delay contract finalization until
PDPs were completed would unnecessarily delay contract improvements that are
useful and without controversy.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">There ought to have
been better methods and greater effort to involve the users in these
discussions. But since you are suggesting that we should choose specific
issues for further policy development, I guess we have no other
choice.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">-Mike<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Gomes,
Chuck [mailto:cgomes@verisign.com] <BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, September 03, 2008 2:19
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> icann@rodenbaugh.com;
Council GNSO<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE:
[council] RAA Amendments discussion</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mike,</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Chuck</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><B><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
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owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Mike
Rodenbaugh<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday,
September 03, 2008 4:01 PM<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> 'Council GNSO'<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [council] RAA Amendments
discussion</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<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></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>