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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=015034404-20112008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Mike,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=015034404-20112008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=015034404-20112008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Please note my responses below.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=015034404-20112008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=015034404-20112008><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, November 19, 2008 7:46 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
'GNSO Council'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [council] Issues Report re Abuse
Policies -- request for clarification from Counsel<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Chuck,<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"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ICANN seems to have
unlimited resources when it comes to newTLD policy development.<BR><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN class=015034404-20112008> </SPAN><SPAN
class=015034404-20112008>[Gomes, Chuck] How do you figure
that? How do you define ICANN?</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=015034404-20112008> </SPAN></FONT> <BR><SPAN
class=015034404-20112008><FONT color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN>It needs to
deal with an abusive registration problem that is large and is going to get
exponentially worse in the newTLD environment. <BR><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN class=015034404-20112008> </SPAN><SPAN
class=015034404-20112008>[Gomes, Chuck] Even if it is beyond ICANN's
mission? </SPAN><o:p></o:p></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 color=navy><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I disagree with the
view that a PDP was premature to address fast flux exploits. <BR><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN class=015034404-20112008> </SPAN><SPAN
class=015034404-20112008> </SPAN><SPAN class=015034404-20112008>[Gomes,
Chuck] We disagreed when the PDP was initiated and we still
disagree. That's fine. </SPAN></FONT> <BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=navy><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=015034404-20112008></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=015034404-20112008> </SPAN>We as a Council have no other process in
place, and that problem was and remains severe.<BR><SPAN
class=015034404-20112008><FONT color=#0000ff>[Gomes, Chuck] Disagree
again. We could have passed a motion to form a WG to do research on
the problem and/or to develop a more useful
charter.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=015034404-20112008></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=015034404-20112008> </SPAN> A broader focus on Abusive
Registrations could cover fast flux exploits, so that WG could wrap
up.<BR><SPAN class=015034404-20112008><FONT color=#0000ff>[Gomes,
Chuck] And then we would likely have another one that is unable to
develop usable policy.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=015034404-20112008></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=015034404-20112008> </SPAN> But it has been highly effective
in documenting the scope of the fast-flux problem, and outlining potential
remedial measures. <BR><SPAN class=015034404-20112008><FONT
color=#0000ff>[Gomes, Chuck] Agreed so it would have been reasonable
to have tasked the group to do that instead to develop policy before we
were ready.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=015034404-20112008></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=015034404-20112008> </SPAN> How else would that work have
happened? <BR><SPAN class=015034404-20112008><FONT color=#0000ff>[Gomes,
Chuck] I think I already answered that. We can form groups to do
things besides fulfill a PDP. It is perfectly okay for us to initiate
other steps before starting a PDP and thereby increase the chances of success
in a PDP.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=015034404-20112008></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=015034404-20112008> </SPAN> What do you propose with respect to
Abusive Registration Policies?<BR><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=015034404-20112008>[Gomes, Chuck] I suggest we follow the advise in
the Issues report just like I thought we should have done in the
case of Fast Flux. Why ask for issues reports if we are going to
ignore the advice and proceed ahead
anyway? </SPAN><o:p></o:p></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">Thanks,<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">Mike<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"><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, November 19, 2008 4:33
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> icann@rodenbaugh.com;
GNSO Council<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE:
[council] Issues Report re Abuse Policies -- request for clarification from
Counsel</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
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">Mike,</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
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">Please be careful
about claiming that the GNSO Council found that abusive registrations are
within scope of policy development. A vote to initiate a PDP has an
extremely low threshold and there has been no decision by the Council that
domain name abuse is within scope. On another level, it is not the Council's
role to define what is within scope so your point is somewhat inappropriate
even if it was accurate.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In my opinion,
initiating a PDP on Domain Name Abuse would have a similar result as we have
seen in the Fast Flux PDP. I am sure you read the comments of one BC rep
and former chair of that WG. I personally think he makes a strong case
that we prematurely intiated a PDP for fast flux. I believe the Fast
Flux PDP WG has done some very good work so I do not want to minimize that,
but I believe we would have been more effective if we tackled the problem more
deliberately instead of rushing into a PDP.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
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">We have limited
resources and if we rush into a PDP everytime there is a problem even though
there may not be a clear policy issue that could be worked, we are going to
burn people out and have trouble getting volunteers in the future. That
won't result in good policy and it will limit our abiltity to succeed on other
policy development efforts.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
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<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></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
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN 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>Mike
Rodenbaugh<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday,
November 19, 2008 6:41 PM<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> GNSO Council<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [council] Issues Report re
Abuse Policies -- request for clarification from
Counsel</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks Liz. I
appreciate the attempt to clarify, but I am still not clear about what is in
and out of potential scope. With both the UDRP (cybersquatting) and
fast flux exploits, nobody would care whether the domain in question was
registered, if it were not used in a criminal and/or infringing (aka
abusive) manner. The ICANN Board (wrt the UDRP) and ICANN Staff and
GNSO Council (wrt fast flux exploits) have found that abusive registrations
are within scope of GNSO policy development, and there is further support
for that in the mission statement. <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"><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">I don’t understand
the distinction that Staff seems to be trying to make now, nor how it
impacts the Council’s decision-making on next steps to address this Issues
Report. If any Councilors or Staff have ideas, I’d love to hear
them. My thought is we should launch a PDP to determine whether gTLD
registries and registrars should have a consistent set of minimum standards
and processes to deal with abusive registrations. Assuming so, what
are those standards and processes? The Afilias funnel request provides
one possible way, several other ideas have been floated in the Fast Flux WG,
in ICM’s .xxx proposal re “Rapid Takedown”, and
elsewhere.<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"><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">Policy development
is imperative to address the current volume of abusive registrations, and
especially with newTLDs coming online next year, and with the expected
growth in use of IDNs. Private and public law enforcement entities are
already overstressed to deal with the volume and intensity of abusive
registration problems, and the growth of the domain space will only increase
that stress. Businesses, individuals and non-profit entities cannot be
expected to continue footing the bill for so-called ‘defensive
registrations’ in effort to protect their brands, and instead ICANN must
develop post-registration mechanisms to effectively deal with abusive
registrations. A solid set of minimum standards and processes,
required of all accredited registrars and gTLD registries, would be a good
start.<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"><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">Thanks,<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">Mike<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"><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">
owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Liz Gasster<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:40
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
icann@rodenbaugh.com; 'GNSO Council'<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [council] Issues Report re
Abuse Policies -- request for clarification from
Counsel</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">Mike and
all,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">Thank you for your
inquiry. The sentences you asked about in the registration abuse
issues report should be read in the context of the preceding sentences in
that paragraph, which read as follows:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">"Note, section 4.2.3 of the
Registrar Accreditation Agreement between ICANN and accredited registrars
provides for the establishment of new and revised consensus policies
concerning the registration of domain names, including abuse in the
registration of names, but policies involving the use of a domain name
(unrelated to its registration) are outside the scope of policies that ICANN
could enforce on registries and/or registrars."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">For your reference, RAA
section 4.2.3 provides that ICANN may obligate registrars to implement new
policies concerning the "resolution of disputes concerning the registration
of Registered Names (as opposed to the use of such domain names), including
where the policies take into account use of the domain names
..."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><<A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/ra-agreement-17may01.htm#4.2.3">http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/ra-agreement-17may01.htm#4.2.3</A>><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">In the case of fast flux we
said that some aspects of fast flux hosting are within scope because fast
flux involves the rapid update of nameserver registration records in
gTLDs. Rapid update of nameserver registration records specifically
involves the registration of names, which can be distinguished from a case
where a name, once registered, resolves to a site that contains infringing
or otherwise abusive content. While ICANN could change policy with
regard to updates of nameserver registration records, ICANN might not be
able to impose any new obligations on registrars concerning pure content/use
disputes.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">Please let me know if you have
any further questions.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">Thanks, Liz<FONT
color=#1f497d><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri color=#1f497d size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><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">
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,
November 05, 2008 6:51 AM<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> icann@rodenbaugh.com; 'GNSO
Council'<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE:
[council] Issues Report re Abuse Policies -- request for clarification from
Counsel<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><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">Sorry, tired today,
re-sending to clarify that this is a request for clarification from ICANN
Counsel, not the GNSO Council. Thanks.<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"><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">
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,
November 05, 2008 6:36 AM<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> 'GNSO Council'<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [council] Issues Report re
Abuse Policies -- request for clarification from
Council</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi,<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 refer to Sec. 7.1 of the
Report, which ends with these sentences:<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="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The use of domain names may be taken into account
when establishing or changing registration policies. Thus, potential changes
to existing contractual provisions related to abuse in the registration of
names would be within scope of GNSO policy making. Consideration of new
policies related to the use of a domain name unrelated to its registration
would not be within scope.</SPAN></FONT><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"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Could ICANN Counsel please
clarify this language? Specifically, what could be “use of a domain
name unrelated to its registration”? If this means “any use of a
domain name after it is registered”, then how is that opinion consistent
with prior enactment of the UDRP, and Counsel’s opinion in the Issues Report
re Fast Flux Hosting (Mar. 31, 2008, p. 14):<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=Times size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times">General Counsel’s opinion is
that some aspects relating to the subject of fast flux hosting are within
scope of the <B><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; BACKGROUND: #a0ffff; COLOR: black">ICANN</SPAN></FONT></B>
policy process and within the scope of the GNSO. As <B><FONT
color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; BACKGROUND: #ffff66; COLOR: black">fast
flux</SPAN></FONT></B> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Times size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times">hosting activities concern
gTLDs, the issue is within the scope of the GNSO to
address.<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 color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This clarification
and/or further analysis might be very helpful for the Council in considering
the latest Issues Report in the coming weeks, before our next
meeting.<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"><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">Thanks,<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">Mike
R.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>