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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose">And we could just as easily say that we considered it and every new gTLD must be in the public interest and/or closed generics must be in the public interest and will be assumed to be like any other gTLD unless
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Alan Greenberg [mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 17, 2020 2:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Trachtenberg, Marc H. (Shld-Chi-IP-Tech) <trachtenbergm@gtlaw.com>; gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Comment on "The Case for Delegating Closed Generics"<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Marc, we can agree to disagree on this.<br>
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I find the words "<i>requests 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" very
clear. <br>
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The Board is asking the GNSO to consider rules associated with "exclusive registry access for generic strings serving a public interest goal".<br>
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</i>Certainly the PDP COULD say "we have considered them and reject the concept and believe that there should be no prohibition". But unless we can get a strong consensus on that (with the hope that the GAC will not again object), then what we are supposed
to be considering is rules for such TLDs that can satisfy the PI goal. That is what my group's proposaal does, and as I understand it, that is what Jeff's proposal is trying to do.<br>
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Alan<br>
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At 2020-09-16 02:35 PM, <a href="mailto:trachtenbergm@gtlaw.com">trachtenbergm@gtlaw.com</a> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Alan,<br>
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In the section you cited below, the Board directed the GNSO to specifically <b><i><u>consider</u></i></b> the issue exclusive registry access for generic strings serving a public interest goal. Which is exactly what we have been doing in the many discussion
on the topic of closed generics. The Board did not direct the GNSO to come to the conclusion that exclusive registry access for generic strings can only exist if it serves a public interest goal. Rather, the Board directed the GNSO to specifically consider
this issue because the GAC advised that generic strings can only exist if they serve a public interest goal. This is because the Board must consider GAC advice, but not necessarily follow it. Accordingly, if the WG made a recommendation that closed generics
should be allowed without a public interest requirement this<i> </i><b><u>would</u></b> be aligned with the Board’s instructions to the GNSO, so long as the issue of whether or not the public interest goal should be required was discussed – which it clearly
was (and is). <br>
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Best regards,<br>
<br>
<b>Marc H. Trachtenberg</b><br>
Shareholder <br>
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<b>From:</b> Gnso-newgtld-wg [<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org"> mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Alan Greenberg<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 16, 2020 1:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> New gTLD SubPro <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Comment on "The Case for Delegating Closed Generics"<br>
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<b>*EXTERNAL TO GT*<br>
</b>While preparing a presentation for At-Large on Closed Generics, I noted something that I think needs to be considered going forward.<br>
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In the Pritz, Trachtenberg and Rodenbaugh proposal "The Case for Delegating Closed Generics" advocating the unrestricted delegation of closed generics, the following statement is made in relation to the Board action in response to GAC Advice:<br>
<i>The Board consequently decided to halt the processing of applications for ?closed generics? for the current round, and sought additional policy recommendations from the GNSO on how closed generics should be treated in subsequent rounds.</i>
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That is not accurate as a critical part of the Board resolution is omitted. The exact wording was:<br>
<i>NGPC requests 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.</i> <br>
<b>The key missing phrase is that the GNSO Council was instructed to initiate policy work for exclusive registry access for generic strings SERVING A PUBLIC INTEREST.<br>
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</b>I understand the authors' belief that a test for the public interest is not possible or practical, but that does not remove the clear requirement in the charge the Board gave to the GNSO Council.
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Regardless of my personal views on the issue of closed generics, I do not believe that the PDP can or should make a recommendation that is not aligned with the Board's instructions to the GNSO.
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Alan<o:p></o:p></p>
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