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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Regarding Tuesday’s call (Monday night in the US), I am offering the following hypothetical based on Donna’s suggestion to collect sealed bids prior to a reveal of the contention set.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">String Contention Proposal to Avoid Speculation in TLDs</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>string <span style="color:#1F497D">– contention set and</span> parties not revealed on application date.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Per Donna's suggestion, parties are all 4 notified of string contention and asked to submit sealed bids. Sealed bids received. (Some may drop out.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Application 1 is a Community Application for .sam for the "Society for Aviation Maintenance". All worldwide aviation maintenance unions back this application. Public comment
is sought.<i><span style="color:#1F497D"> At this point, the other applicants know there is a CPE application but their bids are already in. Should private resolution be permitted at this point or not?</span></i></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">A. CPE Pass<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>leads to Appeal. If sustained, Application 1 wins. If overturned, move to highest bidder and seek public comment on that application. (It's still possible for this application to be the highest bidder even if it fails CPE.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">B. CPE Fail leads to Appeal. If overturned, Application 1 wins. If CPE Fail is sustained, move to highest bidder and seek public comment on that application.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Application 2 for .sam Purpose: Dedicated to domains for those interested in the Samurai arts.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Application 3 for .sam Purpose: Free speech on the pros and cons of Uncle Sam</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> (USG)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Application 4 for .sam Purpose: Retail sales.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> Assume CPE for Application 1 fails and that Application
4 submitted the highest sealed bid. Solicit public comment on Application 4 and the Objection deadline is triggered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> Sam's Club files Legal Rights Objection against the Application 4 winner.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">A.LRO Success leads to Appeal. If successful LRO upheld on appeal, move to the next highest bidder not withdrawn, solicit public comment, and trigger Objection deadline. If LRO
success is overturned, Application 4 wins .sam.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">B. LRO Failure leads to Appeal. If failed LRO upheld on appeal, Application 4 wins .sam. If failed LRO is overturned, move to the next highest bidder not withdrawn, solicit public
comment, and trigger Objection deadline. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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