All,<span></span><br><div><br></div><div>Please see below and attached for information from Sidley regarding potential signatories to the IANA IPR Community Agreement.</div><div><br></div><div>Greg<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b>Flanagan, Sharon</b> <<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','sflanagan@sidley.com');" target="_blank">sflanagan@sidley.com</a>><br>Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2016<br>Subject: [client com] Signatory to the Community Agreement<br>To: "<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jrobinson@afilias.info');" target="_blank">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>" <<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jrobinson@afilias.info');" target="_blank">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>><br>Cc: Client <<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cwg-client@icann.org');" target="_blank">cwg-client@icann.org</a>><br><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Dear Client Committee,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Attached is a table highlighting some of the advantages and disadvantages of the various potential signatories to the IPR community agreement.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Best regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Sharon<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">SHARON R. FLANAGAN</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>
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<a title="Click to send email to Flanagan, Sharon"><span style="color:blue">sflanagan@sidley.com</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><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""> Jonathan Robinson [mailto:<a>jrobinson@afilias.info</a><wbr>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 17, 2016 3:25 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Flanagan, Sharon; Hofheimer, Joshua T.<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Gregory, Holly; Client<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Signatory to the Community Agreement<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE">Dear Sidley,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE">As you are aware:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span lang="EN-IE">1.</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span lang="EN-IE">A key issue for the CWG in dealing with the IANA IPR will be a decision on the signatory on behalf of the Names Community.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span lang="EN-IE">2.</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span lang="EN-IE">Currently we have some potential options:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.5in"><span lang="EN-IE">a.</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span lang="EN-IE">ICANN as signatory (assuming ICANN is willing)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.5in"><span lang="EN-IE">b.</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span lang="EN-IE">The formation of an unincorporated entity (a to be defined)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.5in"><span lang="EN-IE">c.</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span lang="EN-IE">Other possibilities such as the Empowered Community<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE">It will be helpful to the CWG to have some structured input on this, possibly in the form of a table, in order to inform and aid that decision.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE">Please can you provide such input and/or advice and indicate if this will be possible at the meeting of the CWG scheduled for tomorrow (18 August) @ 06h00 UTC.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE">Thank-you,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE">Jonathan <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE">(on behalf of the Client Committee)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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