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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks Katrin. Your first example, Heidelberg.de, is a great example of why we don’t need these protections in the AGB. In that case, the Chamber brought a lawsuit prohibiting use of Heidelberg.de and was successful.
That was a German case against a German person over a German domain name. Makes sense – Germans are free to govern themselves even if their decisions are not decisions that we would make here in the States.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">What doesn’t make sense is reading into the case that the German speech restriction would automatically apply globally to every applicant everywhere. If a U.S. applicant applies for .hanover to sell pretzels
in the U.S., has a U.S. backend provider, and contracts with ICANN, a California corporation that, for the most part, has California law in its contracts, it is not clear why Hanover, DE should be granted in a say in the matter. Even so, if Hanover, DE thinks
the applicant or ICANN is violating a German law, they can sue in Germany and see if (1) the German court will find jurisdiction; and (2) whether or not a US court will effectuate the German court’s decision and order the U.S. applicant to withdraw the application.
But, baking in a worldwide pre-injunction against applications for .hanover which injunction can’t be lifted without a letter of consent is the height of government overreach.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5 <gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5-bounces@icann.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Katrin Ohlmer | DOTZON GmbH<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 28, 2019 8:37 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Icann Gnso Newgtld Wg Wt5 <gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5] Remaining topics to be discussed on WT 5 next call on Wednesday<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">Dear Paul,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">I’ve been in meetings and can only respond now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">There are a couple of very good examples in Germany regarding national legislation. Unfortunatley they are all in German:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><a href="http://www.kanzlei-doehmer.de/webdoc19.htm#heidelberg.de">http://www.kanzlei-doehmer.de/webdoc19.htm#heidelberg.de</a> -> you have to search for „heidelberg“ and will find the respective text<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><a href="http://www.rechtsanwalt-stapf.de/rechtsanwalt-mannheim/namensrecht-domainrecht.pdf">http://www.rechtsanwalt-stapf.de/rechtsanwalt-mannheim/namensrecht-domainrecht.pdf</a> -> rulings by the highest german court<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><a href="https://www.junit.de/beitraege/174-musterstadt-sagt-nein-das-namensrecht-von-kommunen">https://www.junit.de/beitraege/174-musterstadt-sagt-nein-das-namensrecht-von-kommunen</a> -> naming rights of cities and regions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><a href="https://www.telemedicus.info/urteile/Marken-und-Namensrecht/Domainnamen/570-BGH-Az-I-ZR-20103-solingen.info.html">https://www.telemedicus.info/urteile/Marken-und-Namensrecht/Domainnamen/570-BGH-Az-I-ZR-20103-solingen.info.html</a>
-> one of the most well-known rulings about solingen.info and naming rights<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><a href="http://www.markenmagazin.de/bgh-solingen-info-unberechtigte-namensanmassung-an-domain-urteil-vom-21-09-2006-i-zr-20103/">http://www.markenmagazin.de/bgh-solingen-info-unberechtigte-namensanmassung-an-domain-urteil-vom-21-09-2006-i-zr-20103/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">I hope this helps!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">Katrin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="DE">Von:</span></b><span lang="DE"> McGrady, Paul D. <<a href="mailto:PMcGrady@taftlaw.com">PMcGrady@taftlaw.com</a>>
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<b>Gesendet:</b> Dienstag, 27. August 2019 15:52<br>
<b>An:</b> Katrin Ohlmer | DOTZON GmbH <<a href="mailto:ohlmer@dotzon.com">ohlmer@dotzon.com</a>>; Icann Gnso Newgtld Wg Wt5 <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Betreff:</b> RE: [Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5] Remaining topics to be discussed on WT 5 next call on Wednesday<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks Katrin.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Can you please send to the list a citation for the national laws in Germany and Switzerland that you mention that provide that cities have priority rights to their names in the domain name space? Will be fascinating
to see how those national laws are meant to affect a California Public Benefit Corporation’s right to enter into private contracts under California law. I don’t know of any legal theory that could effectuate such a restriction other than, I suppose, telling
ICANN they can’t offer services in those countries unless they comply. Thanks much. Looking forward to receiving the citations.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Katrin Ohlmer | DOTZON GmbH <<a href="mailto:ohlmer@dotzon.com">ohlmer@dotzon.com</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 27, 2019 1:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> McGrady, Paul D. <<a href="mailto:PMcGrady@taftlaw.com">PMcGrady@taftlaw.com</a>>; Icann Gnso Newgtld Wg Wt5 <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> AW: [Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5] Remaining topics to be discussed on WT 5 next call on Wednesday<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">Hi Paul,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">thanks for raising questions to our proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">The rationale is that ICANN has to respect national laws when defining the AGB. Some countries have laws which govern that cities have priority rights to their names, e.g. in Germany and Switzerland. The fact, that those
laws exist and have to be respected, were not incorporated in the AGB in 2012 and led to several issues with geoTLD applications in the previous application round.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">Therefore our proposal aims at more clarity and transparency for applicants in two ways:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span lang="DE">If an applicant is located in a country where such national law exist, he has to respect it.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span lang="DE">If an applicant applies for a TLD which targets a country where such national law exist, he has to respect it.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">I hope my explanation helped to understand that we do not propose a priority for geoTLDs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">Katrin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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Tel: +49 30 49802722<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="DE">Von:</span></b><span lang="DE"> McGrady, Paul D. <<a href="mailto:PMcGrady@taftlaw.com">PMcGrady@taftlaw.com</a>>
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<b>Gesendet:</b> Montag, 26. August 2019 23:06<br>
<b>An:</b> Katrin Ohlmer | DOTZON GmbH <<a href="mailto:ohlmer@dotzon.com">ohlmer@dotzon.com</a>>; Icann Gnso Newgtld Wg Wt5 <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Betreff:</b> RE: [Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5] Remaining topics to be discussed on WT 5 next call on Wednesday<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks Katrin,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I’m afraid I have lost the narrative in what you are now suggesting. The priority is based on where the applicant is located? How would that work in cases where there is more than one place that shares the
name? Also, I still have yet to hear any rationale for why so-called geographic names would have any more priority than any other kind of name. We, as a community, decided to give priority to community based applications in the last round. Fine. But why
would an applicant for .cleveland who wants to use it in conjunction with the town in Tennessee (population 44,483) have priority over CLEVEAND golf company for a .cleveland branded TLD? It is very hard to discuss tweaks to procedural aspects when no one
has yet indicated a plausible policy reason to prefer these kinds of applicants over others.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">So, to be clear, no support for this amended proposal granting special rights to so-called geographic applicants. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5 <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5-bounces@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5-bounces@icann.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Katrin Ohlmer | DOTZON GmbH<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 26, 2019 12:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Icann Gnso Newgtld Wg Wt5 <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5] Remaining topics to be discussed on WT 5 next call on Wednesday<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Following the discussion on contention resolution and the support and concerns expressed, I would like to offer the following as alternative text to
AGB. This text reflects the concerns one work track member raised about community applicants.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Also, we suggest to stick to the current contention resolution mechanisms in case there are at least two geoTLD applications with government approval
for the identical string.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">Update Applicant Guidebook, Chapter 2.2.1.4.4 with:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">If an application for a string representing a geographic name is in a contention set with applications for identical strings that have not been identified as geographical names, the string contention will be resolved using
the string contention procedures described in Module 4.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">Update Applicant Guidebook, Module 4. with:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">In case there is contention for a string where one application designated the TLD for geographic purposes, preference should be given to the applicant who will use the TLD for geographic purposes if the applicant for the
geoTLD is based in a country/or the TLD is targeted to where national law gives precedent to city and/or regional names. In case a community applicant is part of the contention set, and it did not pass the CPE, the geoTLD will be granted priority in the contention
set. If the community applicant passes the CPE, it will be granted priority in the contention set.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">EXAMPLES:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">US-based Bagel Inc. and Switzerland-based City of Lausanne apply for .lausanne -> City of Lausanne has priority.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">US-based Bagel Inc. and Switzerland-based Lausanne Pharmaceuticals apply for .lausanne -> Lausanne Pharmaceuticals has priority.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">If Bagel Inc. and Lausanne Pharmaceuticals are not based in Switzerland, there is not priority granted for any.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">RATIONALE: This would reflect national law e.g. in countries like Switzerland and Germany, where e.g. city names have more rights than others. It is not about inventing new rights or laws. Also, the existing objection procedures
do not really allow cities to file objections (ressources, lack of knowledge, …). If a community applicant does not pass the CPE, it is not a community with better rights per ICANNs definitions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">I’m looking forward to your thoughts on this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="DE">Von:</span></b><span lang="DE"> Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5 <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5-bounces@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5-bounces@icann.org</a>>
<b>Im Auftrag von </b>Olga Cavalli<br>
<b>Gesendet:</b> Samstag, 24. August 2019 19:52<br>
<b>An:</b> Icann Gnso Newgtld Wg Wt5 <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Betreff:</b> [Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5] Remaining topics to be discussed on WT 5 next call on Wednesday<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Subject 1: Final Discussion: Additional Geographic Terms<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Subject 2: TOPIC CLOSURE: Changes to String Contention Resolution<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Subject4 : TOPIC CLOSURE: Proposals to Increase or Decrease the Scope of Protections for Geographic Names<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This email puts together all of them, please take a look, share your comments edits in this email list or in the shared document when available.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Annebeth, Javier, Martin, and Olga<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:black;background:yellow">Subject 1: Final Discussion: Additional Geographic Terms</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The WT is considering a proposal for additional geographic terms, which was discussed in detail on both email and most recently on the 21 August 2019 meeting. As an action item,
it was agreed that discussion should continue on list until <b>28 August 2019</b>, where it is anticipated that a near-final proposal (if achievable) can be considered by the group on the call taking place that same day. To facilitate that discussion, the
latest iteration of the proposal has been copied into a Google document here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OKYbbvUVOqLJGk0a9S5K7H9sp-7833S6y5xg6c8yqa4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OKYbbvUVOqLJGk0a9S5K7H9sp-7833S6y5xg6c8yqa4/edit?usp=sharing</a>. Staff has attempted to integrate some of the questions, concerns, and suggested improvements into that document for your consideration. Please either suggest
edits directly in the Google doc or reply to this email thread dedicated to this subject.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">In this case, unless consensus can be reached on this proposal, the co-leads do not envision that there will be any additional terms receiving geographic protections.<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="color:black;background:yellow">Subject 2: TOPIC CLOSURE: Changes to String Contention Resolution</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">As an action item on the 21 August 2019 meeting, the WT agreed to continue discussion on possible changes to string contention resolution. To date, there has only been a single
proposal put forth (see below), which the co-leads believe has received adequate discussion time, but has received considerable opposition both on list and during WT meetings. Discussion on this topic will be allowed to continue on list until
<b>28 August 2019. </b>Unless it becomes apparent to the co-leads that a consensus position is possible by that date, this topic will be considered closed.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">For avoidance of doubt, unless consensus is reached on this proposal, the 2012 Applicant Guidebook provisions will remain in place for string contention resolution. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Update Applicant Guidebook, Chapter 2.2.1.4.4 with:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">If an application for a string representing a geographic name is in a contention set with applications for identical strings that have not been identified as geographical names,
the string contention will be resolved using the string contention procedures described in Module 4. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Update Applicant Guidebook, Module 4. with:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">A// In case there is contention for a string where one application intends to use the string as a non-capital city name or designated the TLD to targeting it to a geographic meaning,
preference should be given to the applicant who will use the TLD for geographic purposes if the applicant for the geoTLD is based in a country where national law gives precedent to city and/or regional names.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>RATIONALE: This would reflect national law e.g. in countries like Switzerland and Germany, where e.g. city names have more rights that holders of the same name.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">B// If there is more than one applicant for an identical string representing a geographic name, and the applications have requisite government approvals, the applicant with the
larger no of inhabitants will prevail over the smaller one. As the criteria “size” has been used in the CPE criteria, it is apparently a well-accepted criteria.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>RATIONALE: This would reflect the current rule of the Applicant Guidebook capital city has priority over smaller city.</b><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="color:black;background:yellow">Subject 3: Final Discussion: Non-Capital City Names</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The WT is considering [<span style="color:black;background:yellow">what appears to be a non-substantive – feel free to delete if you’re uncomfortable with this statement</span>]
proposal for a clarifying text change to section 2.2.1.4.2 part 2 in the Applicant Guidebook, on non-capital city names. This proposal has been discussed on both email and most recently on the 21 August 2019 meeting. As an action item, it was agreed that discussion
should continue on list until <b>28 August 2019</b>, where it is anticipated that a near-final proposal (if achievable) can be considered by the group on the call taking place that same day. To facilitate that discussion, the latest iteration of the proposal
has been copied into a Google document here, which includes Sophie’s latest proposal received after the 21 Aug meeting:
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/13ZSuKTRm2y3mTg9FBZHv50ljP-dWE9N_okz9gcl2-2U/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13ZSuKTRm2y3mTg9FBZHv50ljP-dWE9N_okz9gcl2-2U/edit?usp=sharing</a>. Please either suggest edits directly in the Google doc or reply to this email thread dedicated to this subject.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">For avoidance of doubt, unless consensus is reached on this proposal, the 2012 Applicant Guidebook provisions will remain in place for non-capital city names. <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="color:black;background:yellow">Subject4 : TOPIC CLOSURE: Proposals to Increase or Decrease the Scope of Protections for Geographic Names</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">As an action item on the 21 August 2019 meeting, the WT agreed to continue discussion on several proposals that either increase or decrease the scope of protections for Geographic
Names. The relevant proposals are 8, 9, 10, 37, 6, and 7 and the fully detailed public comment can be found in the public comment review document here:
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WKSC_pPBviCnbHxW171ZIp4CzuhQXRCV1NR2ruagrxs/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WKSC_pPBviCnbHxW171ZIp4CzuhQXRCV1NR2ruagrxs/edit?usp=sharing</a>. You can also review the public comment summary document beginning on page 32 here:
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rsyxCEBd6ax3Rb_w1kms_E9n29XL1_lw3Yp9XQ4TeCY/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rsyxCEBd6ax3Rb_w1kms_E9n29XL1_lw3Yp9XQ4TeCY/edit?usp=sharing</a>. The co-leads believe that the proposals have received adequate discussion time and significantly, each appear to have received widely divergent opinions, which
leads us to believe that consensus will be difficult to achieve. However, discussion on this topic will be allowed to continue on list until
<b>28 August 2019. </b>Unless it becomes apparent to the co-leads that a consensus position is possible for any of these proposals by that date, this topic will be considered closed.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><u>Proposals:</u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><u>Increase in protections</u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Proposal 8: If an applicant applies for a string that is confusingly similar to a geographic term that requires a letter of government support or non-objection, the applicant should
be required to obtain a letter of government support/non-objection. As an example, a common misspelling of a geographic name would be considered confusingly similar.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Proposal 9: At the end of the registry contract period, a government entity has the option of becoming engaged and can add provisions to the contract that specifies conditions rather
than there being an assumption that the contract will be renewed.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Proposal 10: A TLD associated with geography should be incorporated within the jurisdiction of the relevant government and subject to local law.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Proposal 37: Require that an applicant demonstrates that it has researched whether the applied-for string has a geographic meaning and performed any outreach deemed necessary by
the applicant prior to submitting the application. The proposal would be in addition to the existing measures related to the Geographic Names Panel.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><u>Decrease in protections</u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Proposal 6: Once a gTLD is delegated with an intended use that is geographic in nature, all other variations and translations of this term are unconditionally available for application
by any entity or person. Objection procedures could potentially still apply.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Proposal 7: An applicant for a string with geographic meaning must provide notice to each relevant government or public authority that the applicant is applying for the string.
The applicant is not required to obtain a letter of support on non-objection. This proposal relies on curative mechanisms to protect geographic names in contrast with support/non-objection requirements that are preventative in nature. Each government or public
authority has a defined opportunity to object based on standards to be established. The right to object expires after a set period of time. Objections are filed through one of the existing objection processes or a variation on an existing process. A set of
standards would need to be established to determine what constitutes a relevant government or public authority. This proposal could apply to all or some of the categories of geographic names included in the 2012 Applicant Guidebook.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Annebeth, Javier, Martin, and Olga<o:p></o:p></p>
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