<html>
  <head>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  </head>
  <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
    <p>The 2012 round is out of scope... <br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/22/2019 5:05 PM, Aikman-Scalese,
      Anne wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type="cite"
      cite="mid:68d293ef8d47462083f65503181c4ebb@lrrc.com">
      <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
      <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered
        medium)">
      <!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]-->
      <style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
        {font-family:Helvetica;
        panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
@font-face
        {font-family:"Cambria Math";
        panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
        {font-family:Calibri;
        panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
        {margin:0in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        font-size:12.0pt;
        font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
        {mso-style-priority:99;
        color:blue;
        text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
        {mso-style-priority:99;
        color:purple;
        text-decoration:underline;}
p.msonormal0, li.msonormal0, div.msonormal0
        {mso-style-name:msonormal;
        mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
        margin-right:0in;
        mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        margin-left:0in;
        font-size:12.0pt;
        font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
span.apple-converted-space
        {mso-style-name:apple-converted-space;}
span.apple-tab-span
        {mso-style-name:apple-tab-span;}
span.EmailStyle21
        {mso-style-type:personal-reply;
        color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
        {mso-style-type:export-only;
        font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
        {size:8.5in 11.0in;
        margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
        {page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
      <div class="WordSection1">
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Jeff, Trang, et
            al<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">It strikes me
            that any registry that had to change its 2012 application
            from “Closed” to “Open” (in order to win an auction or
            otherwise be awarded the generic TLD) would be very
            interested in the possibility of getting a new policy
            permitting closed generics applied to the terms of its
            existing registry agreement.  Otherwise, we could be
            creating an “unfair playing field”.  Therefore, factual data
            from ICANN staff as to which registries from 2012 switched
            from “Closed” proposals to “Open” proposals should also be
            considered by the small group.
            <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">TRANG – could
            you please<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">(1) recirculate
            the list of 2012 applications that have not been withdrawn,<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">(2) Identify
            any 2012 Closed Generic applications that were switched to
            “open” status in order to qualify for delegation or for a
            Contention Set, and<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">(3) Let us know
            who won the contention set for a generic where one or more
            of the original applicants applied for a Closed Generic? 
            <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">The above
            information should be very helpful to the small group. 
            <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">Another
            question for the group might be:  Would it be fair to allow
            the winner  of an open generic contention set to update to a
            new policy and operate a closed generic under that new
            policy if the bidders in the contention set in 2012 were
            bidding solely based on an understanding that the registry
            would need to be “open”?<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">This also
            affects the policy question I was asking about giving
            priority to applications from 2012 that have not been
            delegated.  My question was:  What policy applies if those
            applications are given priority?   Old policy or new
            policy?  I believe Susan Payne is drafting some language
            relative to priority for 2012 applications as well as
            priority for applications that remain unresolved when a
            future round closes.  I am not sure how that language might
            (or might not)  apply to a registry agreement issued in 2012
            where the registry may desire to “switch” to any new policy
            adopted as to “Closed Generics”.<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">As to Board
            action and consideration of what the Board will do, one
            element that needs to be considered is the standing GAC
            Advice that a Closed Generic “should serve a public interest
            goal”.  Since the Board would have to have 11 votes to act
            against that Advice, it may be worthwhile for the small
            group to develop some examples demonstrating what “public
            interest goal” might be served by a Closed Generic.<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">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Anne<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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse:collapse"
          cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0">
          <tbody>
            <tr>
              <td style="width:3.5in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"
                width="336" valign="top">
                <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#AF272F">Anne
                      E. Aikman-Scalese</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td style="width:3.5in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"
                width="336" valign="top">
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Of
                    Counsel</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td style="width:3.5in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"
                width="336" valign="top">
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">520.629.4428
                    office</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td style="width:3.5in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"
                width="336" valign="top">
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">520.622.3088
                    fax</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td style="width:3.5in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"
                width="336" valign="top">
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a
                      href="mailto:AAikman@lrrc.com" target="_new"
                      title="Email User" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                        style="color:#323232">AAikman@lrrc.com</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td style="width:3.5in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"
                width="336" valign="top">
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">_____________________________</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td style="width:3.5in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"
                width="336" valign="top">
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><img
                      style="width:1.1979in;height:.4791in"
                      id="Picture_x0020_1"
                      src="cid:part2.D33E4BBC.71898A39@kathykleiman.com"
                      class="" width="115" height="46" border="0"></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td style="width:3.5in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"
                width="336" valign="top">
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Lewis
                    Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td style="width:3.5in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"
                width="336" valign="top">
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">One
                    South Church Avenue, Suite 700</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td style="width:3.5in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"
                width="336" valign="top">
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Tucson,
                    Arizona 85701-1611</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td style="width:3.5in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"
                width="336" valign="top">
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a
                      href="http://lrrc.com/" target="_new" title="Lewis
                      Roca Rothgerber Christie Webpage"
                      moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#323232">lrrc.com</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td style="width:3.5in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"
                width="336" valign="top"><br>
              </td>
            </tr>
          </tbody>
        </table>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <div>
          <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1
            1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
                Gnso-newgtld-wg
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org"><gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org></a>
                <b>On Behalf Of </b>Martin Pablo Silva Valent<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 22, 2019 10:25 AM<br>
                <b>To:</b> Jeff Neuman <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com"><jeff.neuman@comlaude.com></a><br>
                <b>Cc:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Closed Generics /
                Creation of Sub-group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">[EXTERNAL]</span></strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"
            align="center">
            <hr width="100%" size="2" align="center">
          </div>
        </div>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Of course, but yet again, having no
          agreement is not a wild card that the board could use to allow
          generics, it’s quite the opposite. Only if we agree to allow
          them the board could approve them.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
          <div>
            <div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
                    Martin Silva Valent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><a
                      href="mailto:mpsilvavalent@gmail.com"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">mpsilvavalent@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
                    <b>Partner | Silva.legal<br>
                    </b><a href="mailto:martin@silva.legal"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">martin@silva.legal</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Director
                      | Dat.as</span></b><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><a
                      href="mailto:martin.silva@dat.as"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">martin.silva@dat.as</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Skype
                    ID: mpsilvavalent<br>
                    Tel: +5491164993943<br>
                    Libertador 5990, Off. 406<br>
                    Buenos Aires, Argentina.<br>
                    <br>
                    Este email, incluyendo adjuntos, podría
                    contener información  confidencial protegida por ley
                    y es para uso exclusivo de su destinatario. Si  Ud.
                    no es el destinatario, se le advierte que
                    cualquier uso, difusión, copia o  retención de este
                    email o su contenido está estrictamente prohibido.
                     Si Ud.  recibió este email por error, por favor
                    avise inmediatamente al remitente por  teléfono
                    o email y borre el mismo de su computadora. /
                    This  e-mail, including any attachments, may
                    contain information that is protected by  law as
                    privileged and confidential, and is transmitted for
                    the sole use of the  intended recipient. If you are
                    not the intended recipient, you are hereby  notified
                    that any use, dissemination, copying or retention
                    of this e-mail or the  information contained herein
                    is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
                     e-mail in error, please immediately notify
                    the sender by telephone or reply  e-mail,
                    and permanently delete this e-mail from
                    your computer system. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
              <br>
              <o:p></o:p></p>
            <blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal">On 22 Aug 2019, at 14:12, Jeff
                  Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com"
                    moz-do-not-send="true">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</a>>
                  wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
              </div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
              <div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Martin,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I
                      think arguments can be made in a lot of different
                      ways (and understand you disagree with that), but
                      I would ask us to focus on whether we can find
                      some compromise solution.  I am hoping you are
                      joining the small group to help us find some sort
                      of compromise (if we can) as that is its purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best
                      regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                          lang="EN-GB">Jeff Neuman</span></b><span
                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                        style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                        lang="EN-GB">Senior Vice President </span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                          lang="EN-GB">Com Laude | Valideus</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                        style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                        lang="EN-GB">D: +1.703.635.7514</span><span
                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                        style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                        lang="EN-GB">E:<span
                          class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u><span
                            style="color:#0563C1"><a
                              href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:purple">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</span></a></span></u></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  </div>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1
                    1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                            style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
                          class="apple-converted-space"><span
                            style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Martin
                          Pablo Silva Valent <<a
                            href="mailto:mpsilvavalent@gmail.com"
                            moz-do-not-send="true">mpsilvavalent@gmail.com</a>><span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
                          <b>Sent:</b><span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday,
                          August 22, 2019 12:40 PM<br>
                          <b>To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Jeff
                          Neuman <<a
                            href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com"
                            moz-do-not-send="true">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</a>><br>
                          <b>Cc:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
                            href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org"
                            moz-do-not-send="true">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br>
                          <b>Subject:</b><span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Re:
                          [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Closed Generics / Creation
                          of Sub-group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jeff,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  </div>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The
                        board can always take decisions we cannot
                        anticipate with certainty, but we can have an
                        opinion on what the board should do. It is clear
                        for me that there is no scenario were with good
                        faith and rational, even legitimacy, a board
                        decision over closed generic should open them
                        without our explicit consent to it and the rules
                        it will have according to us in that case. The
                        community holds the power and legitimacy in the
                        bottom-up model in gTLDs, and not allowing the
                        closed generic is the default because that was
                        what current practice and previos board
                        decisions have been. Specially since it is also
                        clear there are clear community concerns of they
                        even being allowed at all.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">So
                          no, I do not think it is fair to say that we
                          don0’t now what the board will say if we don’t
                          agree, therefore we should agree on something.
                          Not agreeing to open the generic is a valid
                          solution and that means the current state of
                          affairs holds, unless the board goes rogue and
                          creates PDP new policy against the will of the
                          constituencies entitled to create such policy.
                          The temporal designo is the solution the board
                          came to in the absence of us agreeing to have
                          them in the first place. That is the logical
                          solution and there is no reason to think
                          otherwise. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <div>
                          <div>
                            <div>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><br>
                                  Martin Silva Valent</span><span
                                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <div>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> </span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <div>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a
href="mailto:mpsilvavalent@gmail.com" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                      style="color:purple">mpsilvavalent@gmail.com</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
                              style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><br>
                                <b>Partner | Silva.legal<br>
                                </b><a href="mailto:martin@silva.legal"
                                  moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                    style="color:purple">martin@silva.legal</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <div>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                                    style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Director
                                    | Dat.as</span></b><span
                                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <div>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a
                                    href="mailto:martin.silva@dat.as"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                      style="color:purple">martin.silva@dat.as</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <div>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> </span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <div>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Skype
                                  ID: mpsilvavalent<br>
                                  Tel: +5491164993943<br>
                                  Libertador 5990, Off. 406<br>
                                  Buenos Aires, Argentina.<br>
                                  <br>
                                  Este email, incluyendo adjuntos,
                                  podría contener información
                                   confidencial protegida por ley y
                                  es para uso exclusivo de su
                                  destinatario. Si  Ud. no es el
                                  destinatario, se le advierte que
                                  cualquier uso, difusión, copia o
                                   retención de este email o su
                                  contenido está estrictamente
                                  prohibido.  Si Ud.  recibió este email
                                  por error, por favor
                                  avise inmediatamente al remitente por
                                   teléfono o email y borre el mismo de
                                  su computadora. / This  e-mail,
                                  including any attachments, may
                                  contain information that is protected
                                  by  law as privileged and
                                  confidential, and is transmitted for
                                  the sole use of the  intended
                                  recipient. If you are not the intended
                                  recipient, you are hereby  notified
                                  that any use, dissemination, copying
                                  or retention of this e-mail or the
                                   information contained herein
                                  is strictly prohibited. If you have
                                  received this  e-mail in error, please
                                  immediately notify the sender by
                                  telephone or reply  e-mail,
                                  and permanently delete this e-mail
                                  from your computer system. </span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                              style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
                              <br>
                              <br>
                              <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                        </div>
                        <blockquote
                          style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
                          <div>
                            <div>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">On
                                  22 Aug 2019, at 13:25, Jeff Neuman
                                  <<a
                                    href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                      style="color:purple">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</span></a>>
                                  wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <div>
                              <div>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                    style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thanks
                                    Martin.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <div>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                    style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <div>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                    style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Although
                                    I understand your arguments, my only
                                    point was that it is not as clear as
                                    it is in other situations.  And if
                                    we hang our hat on the argument that
                                    the default means what you believe
                                    it means (and therefore rely on what
                                    you believe the default means), we
                                    need to recognize that that may not
                                    be how the Board interprets the
                                    default.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <div>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                    style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <div>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                    style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I
                                    am glad to see that you have
                                    volunteered to join the group which
                                    hopefully means that you are willing
                                    to help work on a compromise
                                    position between the many sides.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <div>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                    style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <div>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                    style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <div>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                    style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <div>
                                <div>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                                        style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                                        lang="EN-GB">Jeff Neuman</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                </div>
                              </div>
                              <div>
                                <div>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                      style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                                      lang="EN-GB">Senior Vice
                                      President </span><span
                                      style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                </div>
                              </div>
                              <div>
                                <div>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                                        style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                                        lang="EN-GB">Com Laude
                                        | Valideus</span></b><span
                                      style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                </div>
                              </div>
                              <div>
                                <div>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                      style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                                      lang="EN-GB">D: +1.703.635.7514</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                </div>
                              </div>
                              <div>
                                <div>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                      style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                                      lang="EN-GB">E:<span
                                        class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u><span
                                          style="color:#0563C1"><a
                                            href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com"
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                              style="color:purple">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</span></a></span></u></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                </div>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <div>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                    style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <div style="border:none;border-top:solid
                                #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
                                <div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                                          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
                                        class="apple-converted-space"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Martin
                                        Pablo Silva Valent <<a
                                          href="mailto:mpsilvavalent@gmail.com"
                                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                            style="color:purple">mpsilvavalent@gmail.com</span></a>><span
                                          class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
                                        <b>Sent:</b><span
                                          class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday,
                                        August 22, 2019 11:00 AM<br>
                                        <b>To:</b><span
                                          class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Jeff
                                        Neuman <<a
                                          href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com"
                                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                            style="color:purple">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</span></a>><br>
                                        <b>Cc:</b><span
                                          class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                            style="color:purple">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</span></a><br>
                                        <b>Subject:</b><span
                                          class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Re:
                                        [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Closed
                                        Generics / Creation of Sub-group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                  </div>
                                </div>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <div>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                    style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <div>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                    style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hi
                                    all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <div>
                                <div>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                      class="apple-tab-span"><span
                                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">             </span></span><span
                                      class="apple-converted-space"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I
                                      would like to strongly disagree
                                      with the view on the default
                                      issue, it is very clear that the
                                      default is not allowing them. The
                                      temporality goes towards an
                                      eventual policy that may
                                      contradict the board, in that
                                      case, the board recognizes our
                                      policy allowing them would win
                                      over their decision not to, if
                                      that policy explicitly allowing
                                      them in x and y terms cannot be
                                      created because there is no
                                      consensus for that, then the ban
                                      on generics remains. So no new
                                      consensus policy allowing them
                                      means not allowing them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                </div>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <div>
                                <div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                  </div>
                                </div>
                              </div>
                              <div>
                                <div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                  </div>
                                </div>
                                <div>
                                  <div>
                                    <div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                              style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><br>
                                              Martin Silva Valent</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                              style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> </span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                              style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a
href="mailto:mpsilvavalent@gmail.com" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                                  style="color:purple">mpsilvavalent@gmail.com</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="MsoNormal"
                                        style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><br>
                                          <b>Partner | Silva.legal<br>
                                          </b><a
                                            href="mailto:martin@silva.legal"
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                              style="color:purple">martin@silva.legal</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Director
                                                | Dat.as</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                              style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a
href="mailto:martin.silva@dat.as" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                                  style="color:purple">martin.silva@dat.as</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                              style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> </span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                              style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Skype
                                              ID: mpsilvavalent<br>
                                              Tel: +5491164993943<br>
                                              Libertador 5990, Off. 406<br>
                                              Buenos Aires, Argentina.<br>
                                              <br>
                                              Este email, incluyendo
                                              adjuntos, podría
                                              contener información
                                               confidencial protegida
                                              por ley y es para uso
                                              exclusivo de su
                                              destinatario. Si  Ud.
                                              no es el destinatario, se
                                              le advierte que
                                              cualquier uso, difusión,
                                              copia o  retención de este
                                              email o su contenido está
                                              estrictamente prohibido.
                                               Si Ud.  recibió este
                                              email por error, por favor
                                              avise inmediatamente al
                                              remitente por  teléfono
                                              o email y borre el mismo
                                              de su computadora. /
                                              This  e-mail, including
                                              any attachments, may
                                              contain information that
                                              is protected by  law as
                                              privileged and
                                              confidential, and is
                                              transmitted for the
                                              sole use of the  intended
                                              recipient. If you are not
                                              the intended recipient,
                                              you are hereby  notified
                                              that any use,
                                              dissemination, copying or
                                              retention of this e-mail
                                              or the  information
                                              contained herein
                                              is strictly prohibited. If
                                              you have received this
                                               e-mail in error, please
                                              immediately notify
                                              the sender by telephone or
                                              reply  e-mail,
                                              and permanently delete
                                              this e-mail from
                                              your computer system. </span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                    </div>
                                  </div>
                                </div>
                                <div>
                                  <div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
                                          <br>
                                          <br>
                                          <br>
                                          <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                    </div>
                                  </div>
                                  <blockquote
                                    style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
                                    <div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                              style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">On
                                              22 Aug 2019, at 11:40,
                                              Jeff Neuman <<a
                                                href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com"
                                                moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                                  style="color:purple">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</span></a>>
                                              wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <div>
                                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                            style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                      </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thanks
                                                for the great discussion
                                                on Closed Generics
                                                earlier
                                                today/yesterday.  For
                                                those that were not able
                                                to be on the call, I
                                                highly recommend
                                                listening to the
                                                recording which can be
                                                found on the<span
                                                  class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="https://community.icann.org/x/VqujBg" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:#954F72">agenda wiki page</span></a>.  The latest version
                                                of the Summary Document
                                                is<span
                                                  class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q6_DxsCvSA_3B7ArncO2U4tWNY3vH7Wi4nINrouR4AI/edit#heading=h.j7jy935ryg4k"
                                                  moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:#954F72">here</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(specifically
                                                Section 2.7.3 –
                                                currently pages 14-20).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">One
                                                of the action items from
                                                the call with to create
                                                a small sub-group to
                                                discuss this issue
                                                further to see if it is
                                                possible to get a
                                                “compromise position” of
                                                the Working Group on one
                                                of the options that were
                                                presented (or any hybrid
                                                or new option).  We are
                                                seeking volunteers to
                                                serve on this small
                                                group.  Please let us
                                                know if you would like
                                                to sign up for this
                                                group.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">One
                                                word of caution:  This
                                                group is not being set
                                                up to rehash the
                                                arguments for and
                                                against Closed
                                                Generics.  We have spent
                                                more than enough time on
                                                that issue and the
                                                Summary Documents,
                                                combines with the
                                                Initial Report and
                                                Public Comment Analysis
                                                referenced in the
                                                Summary Document we
                                                believe have effectively
                                                captured all of that. 
                                                What we are looking for
                                                is whether there is any
                                                solution that can
                                                address/mitigate the
                                                alleged harms expressed
                                                by those that oppose
                                                Closed Generics.  We are
                                                trying to assess whether
                                                there is an appetite in
                                                the group to
                                                compromise. <span
                                                  class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If,
                                                after several weeks, we
                                                (the Leadership) do not
                                                believe there is such an
                                                appetite, then we will
                                                close the small group
                                                down.  The last thing we
                                                want to do is waste a
                                                lot of time discussing
                                                an issue that no side is
                                                willing to give anymore
                                                on.  Although you should
                                                be familiar with the
                                                Summary Document, please
                                                do not make any changes
                                                to that document at this
                                                time (other than glaring
                                                errors).  The focus
                                                should be on finding a
                                                compromise (if there is
                                                one to be reached).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">To
                                                reiterate, this is a
                                                unique situation we have
                                                with this issue, because
                                                there technically may
                                                not be a default
                                                position to fall back
                                                on.  Although it is true
                                                that the<span
                                                  class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-new-gtld-2015-06-21-en"
                                                  moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:#954F72">Board decided to<span
                                                      class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>temporarily</i><span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span>not allow Closed Generics in 2012</span></a>,
                                                the ICANN Board
                                                expressly asked the GNSO
                                                to create policy on this
                                                matter.  The Board, in
                                                deciding not to
                                                temporarily allow closed
                                                generics did not
                                                expressly endorse any
                                                argument for or against
                                                closed generics, but
                                                rather made it clear
                                                that this was an issue
                                                for the communti.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
                                                Therefore, if we cannot
                                                agree on a solution, it
                                                is not clear what the
                                                ICANN Board would
                                                ultimately conclude was
                                                the default position. 
                                                It could be the default
                                                was not allowing them
                                                or, alternatively, the
                                                default could be
                                                allowing them because
                                                the AGB did not indicate
                                                a position on this one
                                                way or another.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please
                                                  let us know ASAP if
                                                  you would like to join
                                                  this discussion.  We
                                                  will endeavor to get
                                                  this list up by early
                                                  next week and try to
                                                  start discussing the
                                                  issues right away.</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best
                                                  regards,</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                                                  lang="EN-GB">Jeff
                                                  Neuman</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                                                lang="EN-GB">Senior Vice
                                                President </span><span
                                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                                                  lang="EN-GB"> </span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                                                  lang="EN-GB">Com Laude
                                                  | Valideus<br>
                                                </span></b><span
                                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                                                lang="EN-GB">1751
                                                Pinnacle Drive</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                                                lang="EN-GB">Suite 600,
                                                McLean</span><span
                                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                                                lang="EN-GB">VA 22102,
                                                USA</span><span
                                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                                                lang="EN-GB"><br>
                                                M: +1.202.549.5079</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                                                lang="EN-GB">D:
                                                +1.703.635.7514</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                                                lang="EN-GB">E:<span
                                                  class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u><span
style="color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com"
                                                      moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:purple">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</span></a></span></u><br>
                                                <a
                                                  href="http://www.comlaude.com/"
                                                  moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                                    style="color:purple">www.comlaude.com</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"
                                                lang="EN-GB"><br>
                                                <image003.jpg></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <div class="MsoNormal"
                                        style="text-align:center"
                                        align="center"><span
                                          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
                                          <hr width="100%" size="1"
                                            align="center">
                                        </span></div>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                              style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The
                                              contents of this email and
                                              any attachments are
                                              confidential to the
                                              intended recipient. They
                                              may not be disclosed, used
                                              by or copied in any way by
                                              anyone other than the
                                              intended recipient. If you
                                              have received this message
                                              in error, please return it
                                              to the sender (deleting
                                              the body of the email and
                                              attachments in your reply)
                                              and immediately and
                                              permanently delete it.
                                              Please note that the Com
                                              Laude Group does not
                                              accept any responsibility
                                              for viruses and it is your
                                              responsibility to scan or
                                              otherwise check this email
                                              and any attachments. The
                                              Com Laude Group does not
                                              accept liability for
                                              statements which are
                                              clearly the sender's own
                                              and not made on behalf of
                                              the group or one of its
                                              member entities. The Com
                                              Laude Group includes
                                              Nom-IQ Limited t/a Com
                                              Laude, a company
                                              registered in England and
                                              Wales with company number
                                              5047655 and registered
                                              office at 28-30 Little
                                              Russell Street, London,
                                              WC1A 2HN England; Valideus
                                              Limited, a company
                                              registered in England and
                                              Wales with company number
                                              06181291 and registered
                                              office at 28-30 Little
                                              Russell Street, London,
                                              WC1A 2HN England; Demys
                                              Limited, a company
                                              registered in Scotland
                                              with company number
                                              SC197176, having its
                                              registered office at 33
                                              Melville Street,
                                              Edinburgh, Lothian, EH3
                                              7JF Scotland; Consonum,
                                              Inc. dba Com Laude USA and
                                              Valideus USA,
                                              headquartered at 1751
                                              Pinnacle Drive, Suite 600,
                                              McLean, VA 22102, USA; Com
                                              Laude (Japan) Corporation,
                                              a company registered in
                                              Japan having its
                                              registered office at Suite
                                              319,1-3-21 Shinkawa,
                                              Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0033,
                                              Japan. For further
                                              information see<span
                                                class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a
                                                href="https://comlaude.com/"
                                                target="_blank"
                                                moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#954F72">www.comlaude.com</span></a></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span
                                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">_______________________________________________<br>
                                              Gnso-newgtld-wg mailing
                                              list<br>
                                            </span><span
                                              style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a
href="mailto:Gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#954F72">Gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><br>
                                            </span><span
                                              style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a
href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-newgtld-wg"
                                                moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#954F72">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-newgtld-wg</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><br>
_______________________________________________<br>
                                              By submitting your
                                              personal data, you consent
                                              to the processing of your
                                              personal data for purposes
                                              of subscribing to this
                                              mailing list accordance
                                              with the ICANN Privacy
                                              Policy (</span><span
                                              style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a
href="https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#954F72">https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">)
                                              and the website Terms of
                                              Service (</span><span
                                              style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a
href="https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#954F72">https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">).
                                              You can visit the Mailman
                                              link above to change your
                                              membership status or
                                              configuration, including
                                              unsubscribing, setting
                                              digest-style delivery or
                                              disabling delivery
                                              altogether (e.g., for a
                                              vacation), and so on.</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                    </div>
                                  </blockquote>
                                </div>
                                <div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                  </div>
                                </div>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="MsoNormal"
                              style="text-align:center" align="center"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
                                <hr width="100%" size="2" align="center">
                              </span></div>
                            <div>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The
                                  contents of this email and any
                                  attachments are confidential to the
                                  intended recipient. They may not be
                                  disclosed, used by or copied in any
                                  way by anyone other than the intended
                                  recipient. If you have received this
                                  message in error, please return it to
                                  the sender (deleting the body of the
                                  email and attachments in your reply)
                                  and immediately and permanently delete
                                  it. Please note that the Com Laude
                                  Group does not accept any
                                  responsibility for viruses and it is
                                  your responsibility to scan or
                                  otherwise check this email and any
                                  attachments. The Com Laude Group does
                                  not accept liability for statements
                                  which are clearly the sender's own and
                                  not made on behalf of the group or one
                                  of its member entities. The Com Laude
                                  Group includes Nom-IQ Limited t/a Com
                                  Laude, a company registered in England
                                  and Wales with company number 5047655
                                  and registered office at 28-30 Little
                                  Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HN
                                  England; Valideus Limited, a company
                                  registered in England and Wales with
                                  company number 06181291 and registered
                                  office at 28-30 Little Russell Street,
                                  London, WC1A 2HN England; Demys
                                  Limited, a company registered in
                                  Scotland with company number SC197176,
                                  having its registered office at 33
                                  Melville Street, Edinburgh, Lothian,
                                  EH3 7JF Scotland; Consonum, Inc. dba
                                  Com Laude USA and Valideus USA,
                                  headquartered at 1751 Pinnacle Drive,
                                  Suite 600, McLean, VA 22102, USA; Com
                                  Laude (Japan) Corporation, a company
                                  registered in Japan having its
                                  registered office at Suite 319,1-3-21
                                  Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0033,
                                  Japan. For further information see<span
                                    class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a
                                    href="https://comlaude.com/"
                                    target="_blank"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:purple">www.comlaude.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                        </blockquote>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                </div>
                <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"
                  align="center">
                  <hr width="100%" size="2" align="center">
                </div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                    style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The
                    contents of this email and any attachments are
                    confidential to the intended recipient. They may not
                    be disclosed, used by or copied in any way by anyone
                    other than the intended recipient. If you have
                    received this message in error, please return it to
                    the sender (deleting the body of the email and
                    attachments in your reply) and immediately and
                    permanently delete it. Please note that the Com
                    Laude Group does not accept any responsibility for
                    viruses and it is your responsibility to scan or
                    otherwise check this email and any attachments. The
                    Com Laude Group does not accept liability for
                    statements which are clearly the sender's own and
                    not made on behalf of the group or one of its member
                    entities. The Com Laude Group includes Nom-IQ
                    Limited t/a Com Laude, a company registered in
                    England and Wales with company number 5047655 and
                    registered office at 28-30 Little Russell Street,
                    London, WC1A 2HN England; Valideus Limited, a
                    company registered in England and Wales with company
                    number 06181291 and registered office at 28-30
                    Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HN England;
                    Demys Limited, a company registered in Scotland with
                    company number SC197176, having its registered
                    office at 33 Melville Street, Edinburgh, Lothian,
                    EH3 7JF Scotland; Consonum, Inc. dba Com Laude USA
                    and Valideus USA, headquartered at 1751 Pinnacle
                    Drive, Suite 600, McLean, VA 22102, USA; Com Laude
                    (Japan) Corporation, a company registered in Japan
                    having its registered office at Suite 319,1-3-21
                    Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0033, Japan. For
                    further information see<span
                      class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a
                    href="https://comlaude.com/" target="_blank"
                    moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:purple">www.comlaude.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
              </div>
            </blockquote>
          </div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        </div>
      </div>
      <br>
      <hr>
      <font size="1" face="Arial" color="Gray"><br>
        This message and any attachments are intended only for the use
        of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If the
        reader of this message or an attachment is not the intended
        recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering
        the message or attachment to the intended recipient you are
        hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying
        of this message or any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you
        have received this communication in error, please notify us
        immediately by replying to the sender. The information
        transmitted in this message and any attachments may be
        privileged, is intended only for the personal and confidential
        use of the intended recipients, and is covered by the Electronic
        Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. §2510-2521.
        <br>
      </font>
      <br>
      <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset>
      <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">_______________________________________________
Gnso-newgtld-wg mailing list
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">Gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-newgtld-wg">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-newgtld-wg</a>
_______________________________________________
By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy">https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy</a>) and the website Terms of Service (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos">https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos</a>). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.</pre>
    </blockquote>
  </body>
</html>