<div><span lang="EN-GB">All,</span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><br></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB">From a purely personal point-of-view (and as a communications consultant), I was struck by the pejorative nature of some of the language used in what otherwise could have been a motion written to make the point without using the sharp end of a stick.</span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><br></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB">So as to be specific, I have <strong>boldfaced</strong> the words that led me to this conclusion:</span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><br></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><em> "The GNSO Council registers its <strong>disappointment</strong> and concern at the recent adoption in significant parts by ICANN staff of the Trademark Clearing House "Strawman Solution", despite the proposal's <strong> flawed genesis</strong> and the<strong> strong</strong> opposition to it voiced by both the GNSO council and a <strong>significant</strong> portion of the public comments. The expansion of rights protection mechanisms in the new gTLDs, following the comprehensive policy processes of the GNSO that had <strong>appeared</strong> to settle these issues, and also the clear determination by the GNSO Council that specific measures therein represent substantive policy-making rather than purely technical or operational implementation, represent an <strong>unwarranted</strong> extension into the policy-making function by ICANN staff. </em><br><br><em>The GNSO Council <strong>strongly regrets</strong> the decision to <strong>circumvent</strong> the established, transparent and rules-based policy development process in a top-down decision-making process, to the <strong>detriment</strong> of the GNSO Council's bylaw-defined role and the multi-stakeholder model more broadly.</em><br><br><em>As ICANN staff also currently seeks to endow the Board with top-down and unilateral policy authority in the new RA and RAA, without substantive justification, the GNSO Council is <strong>deeply</strong> concerned by the implications of this extension of executive privilege, in the adoption of the "Strawman Solution", and in other issues, and for the future of the multi-stakeholder model.</em><br><br><em>The GNSO council therefore requests that the Board re-consider the proposed course of action  regarding the TMCH, and, specifically, that the the extension of the TMCH claims procedure to 90 days and the inclusion of 50 additional terms not to be implemented until these proposals have been approved by a majority of the GNSO Council after careful consideration of their implications."</em> </span></div><div><br></div><div>There is no issue that cannot be brought up, many of which are in our mandate and some that have led to actionable motions.  This could be one, too, but with "disappointment" met with "fervently." I worry the horse may be out of the barn.</div><div><br></div><div>See you in a few days.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Berard<br></div><blockquote class="threadBlockQuote" style="border-left: 2px solid #C2C2C2;padding-left:3px;margin-left: 4px;" data-mce-style="border-left: 2px solid #C2C2C2; padding-left: 3px; margin-left: 4px;">--------- Original Message ---------<div>Subject: RE: [council] Request for agenda item for Beijing GNSO Council meeting<br>From: "Winterfeldt, Brian" <bwinterfeldt@steptoe.com><br>Date: 4/3/13 10:51 am<br>To: "council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org><br><br><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dear all:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The IPC opposes this motion and fervently disagrees with statements proposed therein.  We will follow up in due course with additional details on the IPC’s position.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">Thank you,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">Brian</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arrow;color:black" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arrow; color: black;"><span style="text-decoration:none" data-mce-style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"" data-mce-style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Brian J. Winterfeldt  </span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"" data-mce-style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Partner </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.0pt" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 7.0pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue" data-mce-style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: blue;"><a href="mailto:bwinterfeldt@steptoe.com" data-mce-href="mailto:bwinterfeldt@steptoe.com">bwinterfeldt@steptoe.com</a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:1.0pt" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 1.0pt;"><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#971B2F;letter-spacing:-1.0pt" data-mce-style="font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #971b2f; letter-spacing: -1.0pt;">Steptoe</span></p></div><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><br><strong>From:</strong></span> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org" data-mce-href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a> on behalf of Jonathan Robinson[<a href="SMTP:JONATHAN.ROBINSON@IPRACON.COM" data-mce-href="SMTP:JONATHAN.ROBINSON@IPRACON.COM">SMTP:JONATHAN.ROBINSON@IPRACON.COM</a>] <br><strong>Sent:</strong></span> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tuesday, April 02, 2013 11:40:47 PM <br><strong>To:</strong></span> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">'Maria Farrell'; <a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" data-mce-href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a> <br><strong>Subject:</strong></span> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">RE: [council] Request for agenda item for Beijing GNSO Council meeting <br><strong>Auto forwarded by a Rule</strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;" lang="EN-GB">Thanks Maria,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;" lang="EN-GB">One practical question, I believe you are not going to be at the meeting in Beijing.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;" lang="EN-GB">So, is it your intention that someone else leads the making of the motion and the initial discussion or will you do so remotely?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;" lang="EN-GB">Jonathan</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org" data-mce-href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org" data-mce-href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>] <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>Maria Farrell<br><strong>Sent:</strong> 02 April 2013 23:30<br><strong>To:</strong> <a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" data-mce-href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a><br><strong>Subject:</strong> [council] Request for agenda item for Beijing GNSO Council meeting</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Dear Jonathan and fellow Council members,</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">I would like to request the addition of an item to the draft Beijing GNSO Council meeting agenda, circulated earlier today, by proposing a motion for discussion and adoption, copied below. <br><br><br>"The GNSO Council registers its disappointment and concern at the recent adoption in significant parts by ICANN staff of the Trademark Clearing House "Strawman Solution", despite the proposal's  flawed genesis and the strong opposition to it voiced by both the GNSO council and a significant portion of the public comments. The expansion of rights protection mechanisms in the new gTLDs, following the comprehensive policy processes of the GNSO that had appeared to settle these issues, and also the clear determination by the GNSO Council that specific measures therein represent substantive policy-making rather than purely technical or operational implementation, represent an unwarranted extension into the policy-making function by ICANN staff. <br><br>The GNSO Council strongly regrets the decision to circumvent the established, transparent and rules-based policy development process in a top-down decision-making process, to the detriment of the GNSO Council's bylaw-defined role and the multi-stakeholder model more broadly.<br><br>As ICANN staff also currently seeks to endow the Board with top-down and unilateral policy authority in the new RA and RAA, without substantive justification, the GNSO Council is deeply concerned by the implications of this extension of executive privilege, in the adoption of the "Strawman Solution", and in other issues, and for the future of the multi-stakeholder model.<br><br>The GNSO council therefore requests that the Board re-consider the proposed course of action  regarding the TMCH, and, specifically, that the the extension of the TMCH claims procedure to 90 days and the inclusion of 50 additional terms not to be implemented until these proposals have been approved by a majority of the GNSO Council after careful consideration of their implications." </span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Best regards,</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Maria</span></p></div></div></div></blockquote>