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<DIV>I agree we won't be in a position to respond at the moment, and certainly not in the next week, but my thought was: (1) given that we'd had a WG looking at the issue which reached no consensus, the Council as managers could (should?) at least start a discussion as to whether or not to re-open the issue within the GNSO community; and (2) in view of its potential implications for the new gTLD program, if we do decide to start discussing it, it might be useful to do so ahead of the special Board meeting on Monday.</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers</DIV>
<DIV>Mary<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#800080>Mary W S Wong</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><EM>Professor of Law</EM></DIV>
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<DIV><EM>Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP</EM></DIV>
<ADDRESS>UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAW</ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS>Two White Street</ADDRESS>
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<ADDRESS>USA</ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS>Email: <A href="mailto:mary.wong@law.unh.edu">mary.wong@law.unh.edu</A></ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS>Phone: 1-603-513-5143</ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS>Webpage: <A href="http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php">http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php</A></ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS>Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: <A href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</A></ADDRESS>>>> </DIV>
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<TD><STRONG>From: </STRONG></TD>
<TD>Adrian Kinderis <adrian@ausregistry.com.au></TD></TR>
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<TD><STRONG>To:</STRONG></TD>
<TD>"Mary.Wong@law.unh.edu" <Mary.Wong@law.unh.edu>, GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org></TD></TR>
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<TD><STRONG>Date: </STRONG></TD>
<TD>6/17/2011 5:49 AM</TD></TR>
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<TD>RE: [council] NTIA letter to ICANN</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I am not sure to what end?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Why would we discuss this?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Haven’t we already got a full agenda? Why is this particular letter so important. I am not convinced the GNSO Council is in a position to respond nor assist here...<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Adrian Kinderis</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US> owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Mary.Wong@law.unh.edu<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, 17 June 2011 5:45 PM<BR><B>To:</B> GNSO Council List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [council] NTIA letter to ICANN<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Despite the unfortunate timing (16 June) I think this is an important development and support discussing it on Saturday. We may need to have a follow up discussion, but it would be good to have at least an initial conversation as soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR>Cheers<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Professor of Law</SPAN></EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP</SPAN></EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<ADDRESS><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAW<o:p></o:p></SPAN></ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Two White Street<o:p></o:p></SPAN></ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Concord, NH 03301<o:p></o:p></SPAN></ADDRESS>
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<ADDRESS><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Email: <A href="mailto:mary.wong@law.unh.edu">mary.wong@law.unh.edu</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Phone: 1-603-513-5143<o:p></o:p></SPAN></ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Webpage: <A href="http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php">http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: <A href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></ADDRESS>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">>>> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">6/17/2011 5:40 AM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">[council] NTIA letter to ICANN<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Councillors, <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal>For those of you that haven't seen this, here is a link to the letter NTIA has sent to ICANN re the new gTLD program.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"> <A href="http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/strickling-to-dengate-thrush-16jun11-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/strickling-to-dengate-thrush-16jun11-en.pdf</A></SPAN></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal>This is one of the topics that we could discuss during our Saturday morning session, if there is interest in doing so.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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