<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">David,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Agree with your comments. Thank you for flagging for us what in the proposal(s) indicate a significant change from existing processes that have been long been working well.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">regards</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Robert</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 15, 2015, at 9:01 PM, David Conrad <<a href="mailto:david.conrad@icann.org" class="">david.conrad@icann.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 12px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><div class="">Chuck,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" class=""><blockquote id="MAC_OUTLOOK_ATTRIBUTION_BLOCKQUOTE" style="BORDER-LEFT: #b5c4df 5 solid; PADDING:0 0 0 5; MARGIN:0 0 0 5;" class=""><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" class=""><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" class=""><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">In the cases of gTLDs, I think an appeals mechanism regarding delegations, re-delegations or root zone Whois changes could be handled outside of the certification
process if there is one. For example, in the case of gTLDs, the decision to delegate a gTLD is made before IANA gets involved and IANA isn’t involved in that decision. See my comments in the Google Doc that Avri initiated.</span></p></div></div></div></blockquote></span><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Right. However, the area I was asking about was the implication of:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">"There may also be a need for an injunction-like mechanism to defer the change in question during the appeal process."</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The current process does not have a mechanism by which anyone other than the requester, ICANN, NTIA, and Verisign can "defer the change" (or even know it is in process) once lodged. More generically, the statement:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">"An independent review panel must be set up to deal with contested changes to the Root Zone or its WHOIS Database."</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">implies a significant change to the way the IANA Names function is performed. Today, if a change lodged with the IANA Names function is contested, IANA staff will <b class="">not</b> move forward with the change and instead will request the contesting parties come to a consensus on the change. While not wanting to be again accused of trying to influence outcomes, I'll admit I don't think changing this policy (which has been in place since Postel days) would be prudent.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Regards,</div><div class="">-drc</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><style class=""><!--
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