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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>A number of people in my world interpreted the motion and intro text to mean it had GAC support.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As for Stephane’s comments, I hope not. Stephane? Unfortunately, however, he’s identified in the article as being GNSO Council Chair so people reading the article will likely assume that he was speaking for (or with the endorsement of) the Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>om:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Tim Ruiz [mailto:tim@godaddy.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 03, 2011 10:20 AM<br><b>To:</b> Rosette, Kristina<br><b>Cc:</b> council@gnso.icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [council] Our Chair's quote in Managing Internet IP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>No one ever said the GAC endorsed the RrSG motion. And I doubt highly<br>that Stephane presented his comments as the view of the Council.<br><br><br>Tim<br><br>> -------- Original Message --------<br>> Subject: [council] Our Chair's quote in Managing Internet IP<br>> From: "Rosette, Kristina" <<a href="mailto:krosette@cov.com">krosette@cov.com</a>><br>> Date: Mon, October 03, 2011 8:37 am<br>> To: "'council@gnso.icann.org'" <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> "The GNSO's van Gelder concluded that brands must ensure that there is sufficient demand before proceeding with their application. 'Don't forget the sales channel and the marketing part of the TLD. You must butter up the registrars,' he said."<br>>  <br>> I don't believe I got that memo. Perhaps it got lost along with the memo to the GAC seeking its endorsement of the RrSG motion . . .<br>>  <br>>  <br>>  <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>