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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If I still have posting rights to the list, here is some language for your consideration as a first draft of the EPDP’s position on ICANN controllership for the Initial Report:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The team agrees that ICANN is at least a controller for all purposes identified, and perhaps the sole controller for some or all purposes. The team eagerly awaits the receipt of the legal memorandum about ICANN’s controllership role that
is currently being drafted. As the memorandum was not received prior to the publication deadline for the Initial Report, the team requests that this memorandum be produced as soon as possible to inform both public comment and the group’s views on controllership
for the Final Report. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ll defer to Alex and Diane on further IPC input from here.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Brian J. King</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Director of Internet Policy & Industry Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Phone: +1 (443) 761-3726<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:brian.king@markmonitor.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">brian.king@markmonitor.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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