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    We might wish to remind governments that they have the power to
    regulate e-commerce.  ICANN actually does not.<br>
    Stephanie<br>
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      I’m sure the WG Chairs would be happy to help formulate a
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      <div class="">The input from the GAC was, of course, considered
        (despite coming in quite late in the process). The WG simply
        came to different conclusions, in part due to very strong public
        comment (in the tens of thousands) expressing the opposite
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            <div class="">On 5 Mar 2016, at 5:17 PM, Volker Greimann
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                            class="">AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION: I'M JUST
                            WONDERING IF THIS IS THE RIGHT PLACE TO
                            BRING THIS UP, BUT AS YOU'RE  AWARE, THE
                            GNSO HAVE RELEASED THE FINAL REPORT ON
                            PRIVACY AND PROXY SERVICES ACCREDITATION
                            ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE ICANN
                            BOARD.IF YOU RECALL, THE GAC HAD PROVIDED
                            COMMENTS THAT WERE PREPARED BY THE PSWG LAST
                            YEAR IN SEPTEMBER , ENDORSED AND APPROVED BY
                            THE GAC.NOW, WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS REPORT, A
                            NUMBER OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE
                            GAC HAVE NOT BEEN TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. 
                            AND CONSIDERING THAT THE BOARD IS MEANT TO
                            BE CONSIDERING THIS REPORT, I'M WONDERING
                            WHETHER WE MAY WANT TO FLAG THIS AS
                            SOMETHING THAT WE MAY WANT TO THINK ABOUT,
                            PROVIDING ADVICE TO THE BOARD, PARTICULARLY
                            ON THE ISSUE OF DISTINCTION, ENSURING
                            DISTINCTION BETWEEN COMMERCIAL AND
                            NONCOMMERCIAL USERS.SO JUST A QUESTION AND
                            SOMETHING TO FLAG<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                            class="">CHAIR SCHNEIDER:   THANK YOU, 
                            ALICE, FOR RAISING THIS.  IN FACT, WE HAVE
                            JUST RECEIVED A LETTER THAT -- FROM THE
                            BOARD ON THIS ISSUE, AND WE MAY USE -- WE
                            DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH TIME, BUT WE HAVE A
                            LITTLE BIT OF TIME ON WEDNESDAY ALLOCATED TO
                            THE WORKING GROUPS.  AND SINCE THESE
                            RECOMMENDATIONS ARE COMING OUT OF THE
                            WORKING GROUP, AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN
                            REFLECTED IN THAT REPORT, IF WE DON'T HAVE
                            TIME NOW, BUT IF PEOPLE AGREE, WE MAY START
                            THINKING ABOUT IF THE GAC WISHES TO REFLECT
                            THIS IN THE COMMUNIQUE, THAT WE DO THIS ON
                            WEDNESDAY SO THAT WE CAN REFER TO THIS INPUT
                            FROM THE GAC IN OUR COMMUNIQUE.I THINK WE
                            SHOULD THEN SLOWLY MOVE  ON, BUT I HAVE IRAN
                            ON THIS ISSUE.  THANK YOU.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                            class="">&gt;&gt;IRAN:   THANK YOU,
                            CHAIRMAN.  NO PROBLEM TO PUT IT IN THE
                            COMMUNIQUE, BUT MY QUESTION IS THAT IN THIS
                            -- CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE THIS, WE MAKE A
                            COMMENT, AND THIS COMMENT IS NOT TAKEN INTO
                            ACCOUNT IN THE RECOMMENDATION, GOES TO
                            ICANN  FOR CONSIDERATION.  PERHAPS WE COULD
                            RAISE THE ISSUE WITH ICANN AS WELL, EITHER
                            IN A MEETING WE HAVE WITH THE BOARD OR
                            OTHER.  SO IT WAS MENTIONED DURING THE CCWG
                            THAT THIS SORT OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE
                            GAC AND THE GNSO AND OTHERS COMMUNITY HAVE
                            ALWAYS BEEN CONSIDERED IN APPROPRIATE 
                            MANNER.  BUT WE SEE THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN, SO
                            WE HAVE TO RAISE IT IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE
                            BOARD TO MAKE NECESSARY DECISION THAT ARE
                            APPROPRIATE.  AND IF OUR COMMENTS HAVE NOT
                            BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, EITHER THEY ARE
                            CONVINCED OUR COMMENTS ARE NOT RELEVANT OR
                            OUR COMMENTS SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO
                            ACCOUNT.THANK YOU<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                            class="">;CHAIR SCHNEIDER:   THANK YOU,
                            KAVOUSS.  THIS IS ACTUALLY A GOOD PROPOSAL. 
                            WE CAN ACTUALLY RAISE IT IN SEVERAL
                            OCCASIONS.  QT HE IS WHAT DO WE WANT?  WE
                            CAN RAISE IT DIRECTLY WITH THE GNSO, BECAUSE
                            WE HAVE A MEETING WITH THEM.  WE CAN RAISE
                            IT WITH THE DISCUSSION WITH THE BOARD AND/OR
                            WE CAN PUT IT IN....&gt;&gt; AT
                            ALL.  WITH EVERYBODY.&gt;&gt;<o:p
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                            class="">CHAIR SCHNEIDER:   BUT THE QUESTION
                            IS WHAT DO WE THINK IS BEST.  MAYBE SINCE WE
                            HAVE THE DISCUSSION WITH THE GNSO FIRST, IF
                            I'M NOT MISTAKEN -- UMM, YES, THAT'S
                            TOMORROW AFTERNOON.  WE MAY ACTUALLY THINK
                            OF RAISING THAT ISSUE IN OUR EXCHANGE WITH
                            THE GNSO AND ASK THEM WHY THEY DIDN'T TAKE
                            THIS INTO ACCOUNT FOR A RATIONALE FOR THEIR
                            DECISION.  AND THEN WE CAN STILL SEE WITH
                            THE PREPARATION FOR THE BOARD WHETHER WE
                            WANT TO RAISE IT WITH THE BOARD AGAIN, HOW
                            WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED.  IS THAT OKAY?I SEE
                            PEOPLE -- THANK YOU.OTHER COMMENTS AND
                            QUESTIONS?  IF THAT'S NOT THE CASE, THEN I
                            THINK WE SHOULD USE THE TIME AND GO BACK TO
                            THE KEY ITEM. 
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