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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Jonathan & Lise,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">This looks good to me but I wonder whether we should say something about timing targets in the last paragraph.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Chuck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org [mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jonathan Robinson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 26, 2015 3:25 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> cwg-stewardship@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CWG-Stewardship] CWG Position on IANA IPR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">You will recall that at the August 20<sup>th</sup> meeting of the CWG, the following action arose:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">Action:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"> Chairs draft position for submission to ICG and relevant communities. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Please see below for such a draft. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Please provide any comments with 24 hours if possible and in any case, no later than 18h00 UTC Thursday 27 August.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Thank-you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Jonathan & Lise<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear ICG,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt">The final CWG proposal, as submitted to the ICG, contained reference to the IANA IPR, primarily within the draft Term Sheet in Annex S. However, given that the Term Sheet was in draft form and
that the IPR language was in square brackets, it was subsequently clarified with you that the proposal was effectively silent on the IANA IPR. At the time of drafting the Final Proposal, it was the CWG’s intention not to ignore the issue of the IANA IPR, but
rather the CWG anticipated that this would be dealt with as part of the detailed work on implementation of the proposal, including the full preparation of a term sheet and the associated contract.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt">Following from the 31 July 2015 publication for public comment of the ICG proposal, as well as some preliminary legal work commissioned by the CWG and a statement by the ICANN board, it has become
apparent that further clarification on the CWG position on the IANA IPR will be helpful. Accordingly, the CWG has discussed and reviewed its position on the IANA IPR, including referring to the ICG proposal and all three responses to the ICG RFP which form
the foundation of that proposal. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">The CWG is able to formally confirm that its position is consistent with that of the other ICG RFP respondents in that the CWG has no objection to the IANA trademark
and the IANA.ORG domain name being transferred to an entity independent of the IANA Numbering Services Operator, in order to ensure that these assets are used in a non-discriminatory manner for the benefit of the entire community. For the avoidance of doubt,
we view the CWG position as also consistent with the ICANN board statement of 15 August 2015 on the same subject.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt">With regard to implementation of the ICG proposal, the CWG expects that, in co-ordination with the other operational communities, the detailed requirements for such an independent entity will
be agreed and specified and that the appropriate independent entity will then be created or selected (and adapted if necessary) such that it can meet the detailed requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank-you for your attention to this matter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt">Yours sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt">Jonathan & Lise<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt">For and on behalf of the CWG</span><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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