<div>Dear All WG
members,<br></div><div><br></div><div>As you are all well aware about, it is one single WG
member's action that has stopped us for finalizing our vote, decision and report.
Mr Kirikos have been very distinct in his efforts to prevent us other WG
members from continuing our work.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Mr Kirikos have indeed been successful in his plans to
move the decision-making power from this WG to the GNSO Council. <br></div><div><br></div><div>All of us that have spent so many hours of our working
time to find an acceptable solution have to live with this result.<br></div><div><br></div><div>If Mr Kirikos had had honest plans to work together
for an acceptable and effective result, taking into account all groups of
interest, we had already by the end of 2017 had the official vote, which
is now unofficially for some reason initiated privately 5 months later, in a way that normally (if suggested by someone else) had been strongly opposed by Mr Kirikos...<br></div><div><br></div><div>It had indeed been good if we (the WG group) at least
had possibilities to have informal meetings and discussions during these 5
months, but we had to follow the formalities and the fact that the section 3.7 appeal of December 19, 2017 was processing, and the result of that.<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Finally, to all of you
fellow WG members that joined this WG initially with the goal to find a
workable solution on our topics, considering both IGO and domain holders interest, that have participated in discussions in a practical and decent way, providing good ideas
during these years, it has indeed been a pleasure to work with you. I certainly
hope that we in some way<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- despite the
situation – can at least have some recommendations accepted (at least those
others that we made conclusions on at an early stage) by GNSO Council.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Best,<br></div><div>Petter<br></div><div><br></div><div><span class="highlight" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="font" style="font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">-- </span></span></span><br></div><div><span class="highlight" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="font" style="font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Petter Rindforth, LL M </span></span></span><br></div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:49D61470-C55F-44F0-AA45-8F4196542C10" width="150" height="41.53"><br></div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:18E3001D-CCA2-4E3F-8E79-FDEB70779A8D"><br></div><div><br></div><div><span class="highlight" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="colour" 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href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-igo-ingo-crp/2018-May/date.html">https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-igo-ingo-crp/2018-May/date.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>for Heather/Susan/Donna/Rafik to view]<br></div><div><br></div><div>1. The numbers in the summary report were wrong. Susan and/or ICANN<br></div><div>staff wouldn't correct them, despite repeated requests. See:<br></div><div><br></div><div><a target="_blank" href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-igo-ingo-crp/2018-May/001140.html">https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-igo-ingo-crp/2018-May/001140.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>2. Lots of other things were wrong with that Summary Report, which were ignored:<br></div><div><br></div><div><a target="_blank" href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-igo-ingo-crp/2018-April/001139.html">https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-igo-ingo-crp/2018-April/001139.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>3. Susan even said, on April 26th:<br></div><div><br></div><div>"It is the role of the WG, not the liaison or the Council, to drive<br></div><div>the effort to a final document for presentation to Council."<br></div><div><br></div><div>The working group, *not* the liaison or the Council. We're driving the<br></div><div>effort ourselves, with or without you. Notice she said "WG", and not<br></div><div>"Chair", either.<br></div><div><br></div><div>4. This isn't the "anonymous" poll that I objected to via the Section<br></div><div>3.7 appeal, either.<br></div><div><br></div><div>5. This isn't even a "poll" -- re-read the post at:<br></div><div><br></div><div><a target="_blank" href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-igo-ingo-crp/2018-May/001142.html">https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-igo-ingo-crp/2018-May/001142.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>whereby folks are publicly and transparently displaying their support<br></div><div>on the mailing list, just like they've been trying to do during calls<br></div><div>and on the mailing list in the past.<br></div><div><br></div><div>6. Consensus is being reached, whether you like it or not. Our hard<br></div><div>work isn't going to be hijacked by that tiny minority that backs<br></div><div>Option #3 (i.e. presumably you, Petter and someone else, if the "3" in<br></div><div>the summary report is even accurate).<br></div><div><br></div><div>If you're unwilling to recognize that we're forming a consensus, then<br></div><div>you might want to contemplate resigning as co-chair. I think the GNSO<br></div><div>Council would face a constitutional crisis if Heather/Susan submit any<br></div><div>report that doesn't recognize the *actual* level of support for the<br></div><div>options that exists, that members are prepared to go on the record<br></div><div>about (unfiltered by staff or Susan in their faulty "summary report").<br></div><div><br></div><div>7. I'd like to know if Petter feels the same way as you do, in his<br></div><div>capacity as co-chair, or whether he's willing to recognize that<br></div><div>something magical is happening, that we're finally coalescing around a<br></div><div>consensus. Is Petter going to stand with Phil, or recognize this<br></div><div>consensus?<br></div><div><br></div><div>8. The recordings of the calls between you/Petter and Susan/Heather<br></div><div>have still not been posted to the wiki (despite being requested<br></div><div>already). Why don't you see that they get posted, with transcripts?<br></div><div>You'll have a lot of time between now and then, since you've said you<br></div><div>have "nothing further to say." Is there something in those recordings<br></div><div>that you don't want the public to see? Remember the transparency<br></div><div>requirements of ICANN and the working group, and that my call was<br></div><div>already posted.<br></div><div><br></div><div>9. I hope others who are interested in displaying publicly their<br></div><div>support for the various options will not be deterred by Phil's post,<br></div><div>and will continue to work to drive this PDP to a successful<br></div><div>conclusion.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,<br></div><div><br></div><div>George Kirikos<br></div><div>416-588-0269<br></div><div><a target="_blank" href="http://www.leap.com/">http://www.leap.com/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 3:09 PM, Corwin, Philip <<a href="mailto:pcorwin@verisign.com">pcorwin@verisign.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote><div>While I nominally remain co-chair of this WG, control over it has essentially been assumed by the Chair of the GNSO Council via the Council Liaison, as the WG's authority is solely derived from Council.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I find it both ironic and sad that the WG was brought to a halt by Mr. Kirikos months ago because the co-chairs proposed to poll the full WG membership to initiate the consensus call process, and that he persisted in that appeal even after the co-chairs modified that proposal to assure that the poll would be conducted in a fully transparent matter -- yet now he has elected to conduct his own poll.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Mr. Kirikos has no authority under the GNSO WG Guidelines to conduct such a poll and its results have no official status.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I must also note that option 4 -- referral of any decisions on the IGO CRP matter to the RPM Review WG -- is fundamentally incompatible with any of the other options, which would make policy decisions now within the IGO CRP WG. Yet several members are supporting both option 4 and others. Whether that RPM WG will address IGO immunity issues specifically, or sovereign immunity issues more generally, and whether addressing that subject requires a Charter change, will be determined by its membership at the appropriate time.<br></div><div><br></div><div>The Recommended Next Steps contained in the "SUMMARY REPORT FROM THE GNSO COUNCIL LIAISON ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF CONSULTATIONS WITH THE IGO-INGO CURATIVE RIGHTS PDP WORKING GROUP (12 April 2018)" continue to be those that govern this WG as it comes to a conclusion.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I know that some members of this WG may wish to engage me in debate or dialogue regarding the above statement, but I shall have nothing further to say in advance of Thursday's call.<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Philip S. Corwin<br></div><div>Policy Counsel<br></div><div>VeriSign, Inc.<br></div><div>12061 Bluemont Way<br></div><div>Reston, VA 20190<br></div><div>703-948-4648/Direct<br></div><div>571-342-7489/Cell<br></div><div><br></div><div>"Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey<br></div></blockquote><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div>Gnso-igo-ingo-crp mailing list<br></div><div>Gnso-igo-ingo-crp@icann.org<br></div><div><a target="_blank" href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-igo-ingo-crp">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-igo-ingo-crp</a><br></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>