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<p>I reviewed the ICANN bylaws and found nothing on a specific role
with regard to new TLD applications. Nothing prevents ALAC from
providing advice wrt any application. But if they want to raise a
formal objection within their mandate and standing, ALAC should be
treated like anyone else.</p>
<p>The request for funding based on the number of applications
received is frankly ridiculous as it presumes that a certain
percentage of these are going to be objectionable no matter what.
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<p>The role of ALAC in this could be to provide advice to the
indepentent objector, who would then have to consider the advice
and either reject it (don't file) or accept it and file the
objection based on on its own mandate. There is no need for a
second independent objector that would have to be paid for by all
applicants and ultimately the internet community at large... <br>
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<p>Volker Greimann<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 22.10.2019 um 11:26 schrieb Justine
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The ALAC is not "just like anyone else"; it is one of
several specific Advisory Committees provided for in ICANN's
Bylaws and one of 2 Advisory Committees which were funded to
file objections in the last round. This funding to file
objections is expected to continue in Subsequent Procedures
and the ALAC submits that it ought to include reasonable
funding to finance appeals as a matter of due process. <br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 at 16:32,
Volker Greimann <<a href="mailto:vgreimann@key-systems.net"
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<p>Aha.</p>
<p>Many organizations that might conceivably want or feel
entitled to launch an objection are underfunded. Should
ICANN therefore fund any organization without money
"commensurate with the number of applications received"? <br>
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<p>Unless ALAC is granted a special objector role, funding
should not be contemplated. ALAC can voice the concerns of
the internet users without raising a formal objection. Or
it could raise the money required from its constituents or
others that share its concerns. Just like anyone else. <br>
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now wish to relay the ALAC's response on the matter of
its ability to file both Limited Public Interest
Objections and Community Objections <span
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Subsequent Procedures, as well as appeals against
any DRSP decisions dismissing the ALAC's filed
Objections. The response is as follows:<br>
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ALAC has no funding ability beyond that supplied by
ICANN. It is not feasible for the ALAC to raise
funds to finance an appeal (or objection) or to bear
costs under a “loser pays” model if its appeal is
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withholding of ICANN funding for the ALAC to file
objections and/or appeals would be tantamount to
denying ALAC the ability to fulfill its duty under
the Bylaws as the primary organisational
constituency for the voice and concerns of the
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to any contemplated limits to the number of appeals
or quantum of ICANN funding to ALAC in light of
ICANN budgetary constraints, the ALAC believes that
its ICANN funding must be commensurate with number
of applications received.</div>
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question of standing for the ALAC to file an
objection and appeal is beyond the scope of the
Subsequent Procedures PDP WG. It is a question for
the ALAC to consider and the Dispute Resolution
Service Provider and Appeals Arbiter to determine in
respect of an objection and appeal, respectively.</div>
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