Chuck,<div><br></div><div>Good question. I'm fairly sure it would be. Indeed, Sidley revised the draft Community Agreement to facilitate just such a move. This is reflected in the draft out for public comment.</div><div><br></div><div>Greg<br><br>On Thursday, August 18, 2016, Gomes, Chuck <<a href="mailto:cgomes@verisign.com">cgomes@verisign.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Thanks Greg. Would it be feasible to start with one option, e.g., ICANN, and transition to another option later, thereby allowing time to implement one that
would take more time?<u></u><u></u></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""> <a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org');" target="_blank">cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.<wbr>org</a> [mailto:<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org');" target="_blank">cwg-stewardship-<wbr>bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Greg Shatan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 17, 2016 10:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cwg-stewardship@icann.org');" target="_blank">cwg-stewardship@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CWG-Stewardship] [client com] Signatory to the Community Agreement<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see below and attached for information from Sidley regarding potential signatories to the IANA IPR Community Agreement.<u></u><u></u></p>
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From: <b>Flanagan, Sharon</b> <<a>sflanagan@sidley.com</a>><br>
Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2016<br>
Subject: [client com] Signatory to the Community Agreement<br>
To: "<a>jrobinson@afilias.info</a>" <<a>jrobinson@afilias.info</a>><br>
Cc: Client <<a>cwg-client@icann.org</a>><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Dear Client Committee,</span><u></u><u></u></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.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Best regards,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Sharon</span><u></u><u></u></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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<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 [<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jrobinson@afilias.info');" target="_blank">mailto: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</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE">Dear Sidley,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE">As you are aware:</span><u></u><u></u></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">
</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.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span lang="EN-IE">2.</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span lang="EN-IE">Currently we have some potential options:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.5in"><span lang="EN-IE">a.</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span lang="EN-IE">ICANN as signatory (assuming ICANN is willing)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.5in"><span lang="EN-IE">b.</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span lang="EN-IE">The formation of an unincorporated entity (a to be defined)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.5in"><span lang="EN-IE">c.</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span lang="EN-IE">Other possibilities such as the Empowered Community</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<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.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<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.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE">Thank-you,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE">Jonathan </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE">(on behalf of the Client Committee)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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