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Although voteless, I strongly support this. I think that a key to us
being able to come up with any sort of acceptable solution in the short
time available is to understand the original needs that the IRT solutions
were trying to address. Without that, we may just come up with a new set
of solutions that don't come close to meeting those needs. <br><br>
Alan<br><br>
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At 27/10/2009 05:03 AM, Rosette, Kristina wrote:<br><br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>All,</font> <br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>I would like to propose the
following friendly amendment to the motion for the response to ICANN
Board letter to GNSO Council that Adrian proposed and Tim seconded:<br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>"The assistance of members of
the Implementation Recommendation Team ("IRT") in answering
questions about the IP Clearinghouse and Uniform Rapid Suspension System
recommendations may be useful in the drafting process. The GNSO
Council requests that those members of the IRT who worked on those
recommendations be available to answer any such questions that may arise,
and encourages the GNSO Review Team to avail itself of this
resource."<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>I have set forth below a revised
proposed motion that includes the friendly amendment as the second and
third sentences of #4.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>-*-</font> <br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>WHEREAS, the ICANN Board has
requested that the GNSO evaluate certain ICANN staff implementation
proposals for the protection of trademarks in new gTLDs based in part on
the recommendations from the Implementation Recommendation Team
("IRT"), public comments, and additional analysis undertaken by
ICANN Staff, as described in the letter dated 12 October 2009
<<</font>
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/beckstrom-to-gnso-council-12oct09-en.pdf">
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2 color="#0000FF"><u>Letter from Rod
Beckstrom & Peter Dengate Thrush to GNSO
Council</a></u></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>>>.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>WHEREAS, the ICANN Board letter
requests the GNSO’s view by December 14, 2009 on whether certain rights
protection mechanisms for second level strings recommended by ICANN Staff
based on public input are consistent with the GNSO’s proposed policy on
the introduction of new gTLDs, and are the appropriate and effective
options for achieving the GNSO’s stated principles and objectives;<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>WHEREAS, the GNSO has reviewed the
ICANN Board letter and desires to approve the procedures for conducting
such evaluation;<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
the GNSO adopts the following process to conduct the evaluation requested
by the Board:<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>1. A GNSO Review Team will be
comprised of representatives designated as follows: the Registrar and
Registry Stakeholder Groups with two (2) representatives each, the
Commercial Stakeholder Groups and the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Groups
with four (4) representatives each, and At-Large with two (2)
representatives and one representative from the Nominating Committee
Appointees(1);<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>2. Each of the Stakeholder Groups
will solicit from their members their initial position statements on the
questions and issues raised by the ICANN Board letter and the ICANN Staff
proposed models for the implementation of the Trademark Clearinghouse and
Uniform Rapid Suspension model, and will deliver their initial position
statements on November 4, and with final position statements to be
delivered by November 6, 2009;<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>3. Such position statements will be
summarized by ICANN Staff and distributed to the GNSO Review Team to
evaluate whether a consensus can be reached on the ICANN Staff
implementation models or other proposals for the protection of trademarks
in the New gTLD Program;<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>4. The GNSO Review Team will
conduct its analysis, identify those areas where consensus has already
been reached, and seek to develop consensus on those issues for which
consensus could not be determined. The assistance of members of the IRT
in answering questions about the IP Clearinghouse and Uniform Rapid
Suspension System recommendations may be useful to this work. The
GNSO Council requests that members of the IRT who worked on those
recommendations be available to answer any such questions that may arise,
and encourages the GNSO Review Team to avail itself of this resource; and
<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>5. The GNSO Review Team will
provide a final report to the GNSO on or before the GNSO Council’s
meeting in late November, 2009.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>-*-</font> <br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>K</font> <br><br>
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