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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>All,<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'>Please see note below from Philip Sheppard.<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'>Jonathan<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><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> BRG [mailto:philip@brandregistrygroup.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> 14 April 2014 17:03<br><b>To:</b> jonathan.robinson@iprota.com<br><b>Subject:</b> GNSO Council discussion Spec 13<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jonathan,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I noted that Klaus on the Council list asked this question:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'>BTW: what happens if a brand gTLD decides down the road to give up </span><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>exclusivity and become available for general use, at some point that might make perfect business sense.</span></tt><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As I cannot post to Council, perhaps you would do so for me.</span></tt><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Its a legitimate question and one also asked by ICANN legal staff.</span></tt><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The answer is in other provisions of Spec 13. In the circumstances described by Klaus, all of Spec 13 would immediately no longer apply, and the default RA would apply instead.</span></tt><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Philip</span></tt><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Philip Sheppard</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Director General</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Brand Registry Group</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.brandregistrygroup.org/">www.brandregistrygroup.org</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Skype phsheppard</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>