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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>Dear all:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The IPC also opposes this <u>untimely</u> motion. We will follow up in due course with additional details on the IPC’s position.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Brian<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:Arrow;color:black'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Brian J. Winterfeldt <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Partner <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.0pt'><a href="mailto:bwinterfeldt@steptoe.com"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>bwinterfeldt@steptoe.com</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#971B2F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#971B2F;letter-spacing:-1.0pt'>Steptoe<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>From: <a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>owner-council@gnso.icann.org</span></a> on behalf of Thomas Rickert[<a href="SMTP:RICKERT@ANWAELTE.DE"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>SMTP:RICKERT@ANWAELTE.DE</span></a>]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 5:41:33 AM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To: Jonathan Robinson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Cc: Wendy Seltzer; Council GNSO<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: Re: [council] Proposed Motion on RAA Auto forwarded by a Rule<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I am happy to second the motion!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Thomas<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>=============<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>thomas-rickert.tel<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>+49.228.74.898.0<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Am 03.04.2013 um 13:27 schrieb "Jonathan Robinson" <<a href="mailto:jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com</span></a>>:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Thanks Wendy,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Technically, this just missed the deadline but personally I have no <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> objections on this basis.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Providing no objections are received, I suggest we proceed as though <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> it did not miss the deadline.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Do we have a second for this motion?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Jonathan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> -----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> From: <a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>owner-council@gnso.icann.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> [<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</span></a>] On Behalf Of Wendy Seltzer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Sent: 03 April 2013 01:28<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> To: Council GNSO<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Subject: [council] Proposed Motion on RAA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> I'd like to propose the following motion for the Beijing meeting <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> (resending from the correct address):<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Whereas the most recently posted draft Registrar Accreditation <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Agreement<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> (RAA) has raised serious concerns of policy among most of the <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> stakeholder groups in the GNSO [see Minutes of March call];<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Whereas ICANN negotiators have held it out as a blocker to the <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> implementation of the New gTLD Program;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Resolved, Council recommends that ICANN permit Registrars to extend <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> the rights and obligations in the current RAA and its renewals to new <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> gTLDs until such time as the GNSO adopts a consensus supporting the <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> policy changes in any proposed new RAA.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> --Wendy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> --<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Wendy Seltzer -- <a href="mailto:wendy@seltzer.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>wendy@seltzer.org</span></a> +1 617.863.0613 Policy Counsel, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Society at Harvard University Visiting Fellow, Yale Law School <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Information Society Project <a href="http://wendy.seltzer.org/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://wendy.seltzer.org/</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <a href="https://www.chillingeffects.org/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>https://www.chillingeffects.org/</span></a> <a href="https://www.torproject.org/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>https://www.torproject.org/</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <a href="http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>