<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dear all,</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To get some more relevant data I have reached out to ICANN's translation services to see what their current rate for translations is. They got back to me with the following:</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">"<span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">Translations are not billed per hour, but per word. When a document is submitted for translation the material is assessed, one of the pieces of information we get from this assessment is the word count which allows us to estimate the time needed for delivery and, of course, the cost for the project.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">However, when the document or text to be translated represents less than 100 words, then the cost applied to the project is the “minimum cost”, and that is anywhere between $25 to $75, depending on the language, for any document of 100 or less words.</span><font color="#262626">”</font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in;"><font color="#262626" face="Calibri" size="3">I</font><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"><font face="Calibri" size="3"> hope this is useful as a ball park figure. </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Very best.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in;"><font color="#262626" face="Calibri" size="3">L</font><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"><font face="Calibri" size="3">ars</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><br></font></p><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="text-align: left; color: black; border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; padding: 3pt 0in 0in; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223);"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> <Dillon>, Chris <<a href="mailto:c.dillon@ucl.ac.uk">c.dillon@ucl.ac.uk</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Thursday, 9 April 2015 12:35<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> Michele Neylon - Blacknight <<a href="mailto:michele@blacknight.com">michele@blacknight.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span> "<a href="mailto:gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org">gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org">gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> [gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg] RE: Follow up from public comment<br></div><div><br></div><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"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Michele,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks for your prompt response.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Chris.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">--<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Research Associate in Linguistic Computing, Centre for Digital Humanities, UCL, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT Tel +44 20 7679 1599 (int 31599)
<a href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dis/people/chrisdillon"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.ucl.ac.uk/dis/people/chrisdillon</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Michele Neylon - Blacknight [<a href="mailto:michele@blacknight.com">mailto:michele@blacknight.com</a>]
<br><b>Sent:</b> 09 April 2015 11:24<br><b>To:</b> Dillon, Chris<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org">gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Follow up from public comment<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I’ve reached out to the drafters of our comment to get that information for you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I assume that the number is drawn in part from the volume of UDRP / URS etc., vs the number of actual domains registered,
but will confirm.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Michele<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Mr Michele Neylon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Blacknight Solutions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Hosting & Colocation, Domains<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><a href="http://www.blacknight.host/">http://www.blacknight.host/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><a href="http://www.blacknight.press/">http://www.blacknight.press/</a> - get all our latest media releases & coverage<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><a href="http://blog.blacknight.com/">http://blog.blacknight.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><a href="http://www.technology.ie/">http://www.technology.ie/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Social:
<a href="http://mneylon.social">http://mneylon.social</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">-------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,Ireland Company No.: 370845<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Dillon, Chris [<a href="mailto:c.dillon@ucl.ac.uk">mailto:c.dillon@ucl.ac.uk</a>]
<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 9, 2015 9:35 AM<br><b>To:</b> Michele Neylon - Blacknight<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org">gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Follow up from public comment<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Michele,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information PDP WG is just about to start drafting its final report and it was noticed that the RrSG public comment<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-transliteration-contact-initial-16dec14/msg00001.html">http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-transliteration-contact-initial-16dec14/msg00001.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">on p.3 mentions that only about 0.1% of domains are subject to law enforcement query or brand protection intervention. Please let us know the source of this statistic, as we would like to follow it up and possibly use it in our report.
Sorry for not asking you about this nearer the time of the comment.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Chris.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">--<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Research Associate in Linguistic Computing, Centre for Digital Humanities, UCL, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT Tel +44 20 7679 1599 (int 31599)
<a href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dis/people/chrisdillon">www.ucl.ac.uk/dis/people/chrisdillon</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></span></body></html>