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<p class="MsoNormal">Kathy,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Your position is noted as well as your objection. However, if the rest of the Working Group is fine with the objective language we have drafted, then we will include the version that was sent out. The public can submit comments and we
will then again revisit after the comments are received. And if we stay where we are, you will be able to submit a minority report if you don’t agree with the Working Group’s Consensus Call (when that happens).
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<p class="MsoNormal">But we have to cut off the conversation as we just seem to be going around and around on the same points. You have your interpretation of what the status quo is or should be, and others have their viewpoint, which is the polar opposite.
At the end of the day, that is why the current language is completely objective and does not advocate for one side or the other. That is the way it must remain absent agreement by the group otherwise.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#111111">Jeff Neuman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Kathy Kleiman <kathy@kathykleiman.com> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 10, 2020 4:15 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jeff Neuman <jeff@jjnsolutions.com>; gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Latest Version of Compromise Closed Generic Text<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Hi Jeff,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">I'm sorry, but the language below is not accurate, and it must be. There is no way this group can agree to allow Closed
Generics outside the public interest framework required by the GAC in its Advice. Further, absent our agreement (and the GNSO’s approval), we have not meet the requirements of the Board's resolution on Closed Generics, and the bar does not simply "time out."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">I offer the language below as a substitution -- to accurately reflect the two “Closed Generic” policy requirements before
this WG and the GNSO -- the 2015 Board Resolution AND the GAC Advice. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">No Agreement</span></u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">: The Working Group was unable to
come to agreement on a policy that meets the GAC Advice requirements for “exclusive registry access for generic strings serving a public interest goal.” In keeping with the requirements of the 2015 Board resolution, as clarified in the Rationale, the GNSO
must “inform the Board on a regular basis with regards to the progress on the issue.” It has not done so. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">“The NGPC [ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee] is also requesting that the GNSO specifically include the issue of exclusive registry access for generic strings serving a public interest goal
as part of the policy work it is planning to initiate on subsequent rounds of the New gTLD Program, and inform the Board on a regular basis with regards to the progress on the issue. The President and CEO should provide the GNSO with information needed to
support this request.” </span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-new-gtld-2015-06-21-en">https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-new-gtld-2015-06-21-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Accordingly, in the absence of agreement by the Working Group on any new policy consistent with the GAC advice on public interest goals, the status quo is that Closed Generics would
not be allowed in subsequent rounds in line the Board’s resolution. The GNSO has not formulated or approved a policy in accordance with the Board’s wishes, as stated in the Rationale, and has not reported any progress to the Board, as requested in the Rationale.
Therefore, the Board’s resolution holds until such a policy is formulated and formally approved by the GNSO. <br>
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Best, Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#E4E4E4"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">From:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#E4E4E4"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">"Jeff Neuman" <<a href="mailto:jeff@jjnsolutions.com">jeff@jjnsolutions.com</a>></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">To:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">"McGrady Paul D." <<a href="mailto:PMcGrady@taftlaw.com">PMcGrady@taftlaw.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Cc:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Sent:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Thu, 9 Jul 2020 18:18:30 +0000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Subject:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">[Gnso-newgtld-wg] Latest Version of Compromise Closed Generic Text<br>
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[KK: Replacing]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fair enough. Here is the latest version with Paul’s edits:<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#4472C4">No Agreement:</span></u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#4472C4"> The
Working Group notes that in the 2012 round of the New gTLD Program, a decision was made by the ICANN Board<a href="#_ftn1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> to either (a) “submit a change request to no longer be an exclusive generic TLD”, (b) “withdraw their application”
or (c) “maintain their plan to operate an exclusive generic TLD,” which would operate to defer their application to the next round of the New gTLD Program, subject to rules developed for the next round, to allow time for the GNSO to develop policy advice concerning
exclusive generic TLDs.” All applicants in 2012 chose either options (a) or (b). The result was that no exclusive generic gTLDs (also called “Closed Generic” gTLDs) were delegated in the first round.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#4472C4;background:white">It was the expectation of the ICANN Board that the GNSO would “develop policy advice
concerning exclusive generic TLDs”<a href="#_ftn2"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">[2]</span></span></a>.
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#4472C4">Although the Working Group has had numerous discussions about this topic, and received extensive comments from the community, including members of the Governmental Advisory Committee,
the Working Group was not able to agree on “policy advice concerning exclusive generic TLDs.”</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#4472C4">Questions within the Working Group arose on the impact of a failure to develop any policy advice concerning
exclusive generic TLDs. Following the approach the Working Group has taken on other issues where there is no agreement on changes to the implementation of the new gTLD program, the Working Group would normally recommend applying the Status Quo (e.g., no changes
recommended). However, in this unique case, the Working Group was not able to agree on what the Status Quo actually was given the Board’s expectation that the Working Group would develop policy on this matter. In the absence of agreement on any policy, the
Working Group debated, and was unable to come to agreement on, whether the status quo meant that either (i) Closed Generics would be allowed (as there were no provisions in the final Applicant Guidebook that prohibited them), (ii) Closed Generics would not
be allowed (noting that none were delegated in the 2012 round), or (iii) Closed Generics would be allowed if they serve a public interest goal (in accordance with the GAC Advice that was accepted by the Board).</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""> McGrady, Paul D. <<a href="mailto:PMcGrady@taftlaw.com">PMcGrady@taftlaw.com</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 9, 2020 2:14 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff@jjnsolutions.com">jeff@jjnsolutions.com</a>>;
<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Proposed Compromise Language on Closed Generics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Thanks Jeff.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">I actually think that is a step backwards as there was no ban (or “not allowed”). There were 3 options,
none of which were a ban: 1. Change 2. Defer to the next Round or 3. Withdraw</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Let’s keep trying. How about simply deleting the ( ) on all of the options. They are, ultimately,
commentary on the opinions of WG members, so they don’t really add much. If we can’t do that, then we could say (ii) Closed Generics would not be allowed (noting than none were delegated in the 2012 round). That would be factual.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Best,</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Paul</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""> Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff@jjnsolutions.com">jeff@jjnsolutions.com</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 9, 2020 1:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> McGrady, Paul D. <<a href="mailto:PMcGrady@taftlaw.com">PMcGrady@taftlaw.com</a>>;
<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Proposed Compromise Language on Closed Generics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Thanks Paul. Each option is followed by a parenthetical explaining why that option could be viewed as the status quo.
So while I take your point, we could amend to read:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">(ii) Closed Generics would not be allowed (as they were not allowed to proceed in the 2012 round)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Would that work?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""> McGrady, Paul D. <<a href="mailto:PMcGrady@taftlaw.com">PMcGrady@taftlaw.com</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 9, 2020 1:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff@jjnsolutions.com">jeff@jjnsolutions.com</a>>;
<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Proposed Compromise Language on Closed Generics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Thanks Jeff. Most of your proposed text is accurate and, therefore, good. However, “…</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#4472C4">(ii)
Closed Generics would not be allowed (in line with part (a) of the Board’s resolution),…” is not accurate since the Board’s resolution specifically addressed the 2012 Round and not future Rounds, so there is no “in line with” The inaccuracy jumps out since
A would require an applicant to file a closed generic then later amend it. That would be nonsensical.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#4472C4">A more accurate way to state what I think you are trying to say would simply be “…(ii) Closed Generics would
not be allowed…”. </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#4472C4">Otherwise, I think this works.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Proposed Compromise Language on Closed Generics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">There has been some good conversation on Closed Generics and specifically making sure that we stay completely factual.
In light of the e-mails from Paul, Kathy, Anne and others, I wanted to present some text to replace part (a) of the Closed Generics section. That text is below. A couple of notes first.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">The materials produced by the Working Group are intended to be as objective as possible and not advocacy pieces for one side or the other. I ask that you look at it for its accuracy and not whether
the language makes your position look good or not.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">The Chairs have not cut off any discussions on this topic at all. If you really believe this to be the case, you are free to report this to the GNSO Council Liaison to escalate. But to make it clear,
leadership has assessed that this Working Group is not able to come to agreement on either the substance of this issue, or even on what the default/status quo would be. And the discussions so far on the mailing list have proven us correct. So I would ask
that everyone please refrain from accusations that we have cut off discussions inappropriately, or to escalate the issue.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">The cites for the quotes here are in footnotes (which I did not attach to the body of this e-mail, but can if you would like).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">If the text below is acceptable, then we will make the corresponding changes in the Rationale.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Finally, I know Kathy you were only on the phone during the last call where Package 6 (which included Closed Generics) was on the agenda and discussed. If you review the chat transcript, you will see
that there was no support for including the terms “ban” or “effective ban” as you raised. Further George Sadowski, who was on the call, in that chat stated that his opinion of what happened was his opinion and not necessarily the opinion of the 2013/2014
Board which is reflected in the resolution itself. I have the utmost respect for George as he knows from our many conversations, and his views are incredibly important to us, but for the text of the Draft Final Report, we have to include the language of the
actual resolution and supporting documentation.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">So, here is the proposed text:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#4472C4">No Agreement:</span></u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#4472C4"> The
Working Group notes that in the 2012 round of the New gTLD Program, a decision was made by the ICANN Board<a href="#_ftn3"><sup>[1]</sup></a> to either (a) “submit a change request to no longer be an exclusive generic TLD”, (b) “withdraw their application”
or (c) “maintain their plan to operate an exclusive generic TLD,” which would operate to defer their application to the next round of the New gTLD Program, subject to rules developed for the next round, to allow time for the GNSO to develop policy advice concerning
exclusive generic TLDs.” All applicants in 2012 chose either options (a) or (b). The result was that no exclusive generic gTLDs (also called “Closed Generic” gTLDs) were delegated in the first round.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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concerning exclusive generic TLDs”<a href="#_ftn4"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">[2]</span></span></a>.
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#4472C4">Although the Working Group has had numerous discussions about this topic, and received extensive comments from the community, including members of the Governmental Advisory Committee,
the Working Group was not able to agree on “policy advice concerning exclusive generic TLDs.”</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#4472C4">Questions within the Working Group arose on the impact of a failure to develop any policy advice concerning
exclusive generic TLDs. Following the approach the Working Group has taken on other issues where there is no agreement on changes to the implementation of the new gTLD program, the Working Group would normally recommend applying the Status Quo (e.g., no changes
recommended). However, in this unique case, the Working Group was not able to agree on what the Status Quo actually was given the Board’s expectation that the Working Group would develop policy on this matter. In the absence of agreement on any policy, the
Working Group debated, and was unable to come to agreement on, whether the status quo meant that either (i) Closed Generics would be allowed (as there were no provisions in the final Applicant Guidebook that prohibited them), (ii) Closed Generics would not
be allowed (in line with part (a) of the Board’s resolution), or (iii) Closed Generics would be allowed if they serve a public interest goal (in accordance with the GAC Advice that was accepted by the Board).</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="color:#1155CC"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-new-gtld-2015-06-21-en#2.a">https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-new-gtld-2015-06-21-en#2.a</a></span></u></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="color:#1155CC"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-new-gtld-2015-06-21-en#2.a">https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-new-gtld-2015-06-21-en#2.a</a></span></u></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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