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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Alex,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Who was speculating about the GAC’s position? The GAC’s position was always that there should be a public interest requirement for closed generics which is why the
Board punted on it in the first round in the first place. Our position is that we don’t necessarily have to follow the GAC’s position as they don’t make policy. Nothing has changed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Gnso-newgtld-wg [mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Alexander Schubert<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 29, 2020 11:24 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] GAC Comment - GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Draft Final Report<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Close attention should be provided to this here:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Quote from the GAC:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">In this sense, the GAC, recognizing that the PDP WG has not been able to agree on how to treat closed generic TLD applications in future rounds, has taken note
of the three proposals submitted by individual/small groups of PDP WG Members:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">● A Proposal for Public Interest Closed Generic gTLDs (PICG TLDs), submitted by Alan Greenberg, Kathy Kleiman, George Sadowsky, and Greg Shatan<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">The Case for Delegating Closed Generics</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">, submitted by Kurt Pritz, Marc Trachtenberg, Mike Rodenbaugh.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">● Closed Generics Proposal, submitted by Jeff Neuman in his individual capacity.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Regarding these proposals,
</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">the GAC is not in a position to support “The Case for Delegating Closed Generics”, which would allow all closed generics being delegated</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">
…..<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">So while we speculated about GAC’s current position for quite a while, I think now we have clarity. GAC also makes it quite clear that a “public interest goal” is existing – and the extension
of the DNS is expected to meet it.<br>
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Thanks, GAC. <br>
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Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Alexander<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> 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>Benedetta Rossi<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Dienstag, 29. September 2020 19:02<br>
<b>To:</b> Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</a>>; Cheryl Langdon-Orr <<a href="mailto:langdonorr@gmail.com">langdonorr@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:gac-leadership@icann.org">gac-leadership@icann.org</a>;
<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Gnso-newgtld-wg] GAC Comment - GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Draft Final Report<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<pre><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Cheryl and Jeff,<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">On behalf of the GAC Chair, attached please find docx and pdf copies of the comments of the ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) regarding the “GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Draft Final Report” (see <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/public-comments/gnso-new-gtld-subsequent-draft-final-report-2020-08-20-en__;!!DUT_TFPxUQ!TIHlHaPWslsksTs-QwBxB6JG6-21eBgKl6k3VTIp33bVkIrP8rqjZDcwwoMVjzYRJvA$">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/gnso-new-gtld-subsequent-draft-final-report-2020-08-20-en</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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