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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dear Jonathan, Dear Philip<br>
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Thanks!, that perfectly answers my question. Much appreciated.<br>
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That brings me to something different. I there any chance to see
the comments, questions and answers too the ICANN legal staff, we
might be much clearer and avoid asking questions twice.<br>
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Yours<br>
<br>
Klaus<br>
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On 4/15/2014 8:01 AM, Jonathan Robinson wrote:<br>
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<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
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lang="EN-US"> BRG [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:philip@brandregistrygroup.org">mailto:philip@brandregistrygroup.org</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> 14 April 2014 17:03<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jonathan.robinson@iprota.com">jonathan.robinson@iprota.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> GNSO Council discussion Spec 13<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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noted that Klaus on the Council list asked this question:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><tt><span
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<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>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.brandregistrygroup.org/">www.brandregistrygroup.org</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Skype
phsheppard</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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