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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Sophie,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you very much for your proposal. It is noted.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Julie<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Julie Hedlund, Policy Director<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5 <gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Sophie Hey <sophie.hey@valideus.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, August 9, 2019 at 9:20 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>"gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org" <gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5] Proposed clarification on intended use for city names<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear all,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Following the call this week and the request for proposals that we think could garner support, I would like to suggest amending the text in AGB 2.2.1.4.2 part 2 on non-capital
city names by adding the blue text. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">It is clear from applicant statements within the application that the applicant will use the TLD primarily for purposes associated with the city name.
<span style="color:#4472C4">For the avoidance of doubt, where the applicant states in their application that they intend to use the TLD as a .Brand (intend to have Specification 13 in their Registry Agreement) it will be taken that the TLD will not be used
primarily for purposes associated with the city name.</span> </span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rationale:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The current AGB text states that “city names present challenges because city names may also be generic terms or brand names, and in many cases city names are not unique”.
This language does not aim to change the position from the AGB 2012, but merely aims to provide greater clarity and certainty for potential applicants. At the same time, it ensures that the relevant authorities are consulted when an applicant intends to use
a TLD for purposes associated with a city. If a government or local authority is concerned with an application, they are not precluded from filing an objection (as they could in 2012) or filing their own application. The current rules on resolving contention
sets in AGB 2.2.1.4.4 or module 4 will not be impacted by the text. </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kind regards,
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Sophie Hey<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Policy Advisor<br>
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