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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?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Chuck<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>Greg Shatan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 17, 2016 10:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> cwg-stewardship@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CWG-Stewardship] [client com] Signatory to the Community Agreement<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All,<o:p></o:p></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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Greg<br>
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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>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Client Committee,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">Sharon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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>SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP<br>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"><a href="mailto:sflanagan@sidley.com">sflanagan@sidley.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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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="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info">mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info</a>]
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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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE">Dear Sidley,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE">As you are aware:</span><o:p></o:p></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><o:p></o:p></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><o:p></o:p></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><o:p></o:p></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><o:p></o:p></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><o:p></o:p></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><o:p></o:p></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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE">Thank-you,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE">Jonathan </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE">(on behalf of the Client Committee)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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