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    Hi John,<br>
    <br>
    the problem is that commercial use is a very wide scope. Some courts
    have held that providing space for Google Ads on your private blog
    can be held to be commercial use. Or if I linked to an ebay auction
    I set up and mentioned that in my blog, it could be construed to be
    commercially used. Does that mean I lose my right to use a privacy
    service?<br>
    <br>
    What about little work-from-home shops selling self-made stuff
    online? Do they really have to put their home address on their
    domain? If I were an activist for religion (or lack thereof), womens
    rights, abotrion, death penalty and sell stickers promoting my cause
    in a small webshop, do I suddenly have to tell every nutter out
    there where I live?<br>
    <br>
    While I agree that there may be abuse of the services provided by
    whois privacy, I do not agree that commercial activity is where we
    should draw the line. Illegal activity using such services is what
    needs to be prohibited, nothing else.<br>
    <br>
    Best,<br>
    <br>
    Volker<br>
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          I think it's important to note that nobody is currently
          proposing that commercial entities shouldn't be allowed to use
          p/p services. (Put aside the text in Bob's email, because I am
          guessing that is not what he actually meant. Anyway, it's not
          what's proposed in the paper.) Rather, the proposal is that
          p/p services should not be allowed for domain names <u>used
            for commercial purposes</u>. The status of the registrant as
          a registered business, or as an individual, is irrelevant. For
          some specific discussion on this point, I'd encourage you to
          review pages 8-9 of the document that Libby disseminated.&nbsp;</div>
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          style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:#073763">To
          your specific point, pre-launch trademark searching and
          clearance wouldn't be "using the domain name" for "commercial
          activity" as it's contemplated. To be precise, the registrant
          might be engaged in commercial activity in other ways, but <u>not
            involving the use of the domain name</u>. &nbsp;The idea is that
          if a website is actually selling goods and services, either
          via the domain name or some website that it points to (e.g.,
          all of the product are listed at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="http://example.com" target="_blank">example.com</a>,
          but it points to <a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="http://paypal.com" target="_blank">paypal.com</a> for
          transactions), that would be a commercial <u>use</u>&nbsp;of a
          domain name. If you've just registered a domain name in
          preparation for the launch of a new brand or product line, but
          the domain name isn't actually transacting business, I don't
          think it's commercial <u>use</u>. We're talking about
          situations where you select a product, put it in your cart,
          pull out your credit card, and conduct a financial
          transaction, and I'd argue that Internet users have the right
          to an accurate, transparent Whois record at that point in
          time. In any case, I think that these issues are discussed in
          more detail in the document, and in particular, pages 8-9.&nbsp;</div>
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          style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:#073763">Let
          me answer your earlier question about <a
            moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://medsindia.com"
            target="_blank">medsindia.com</a>. But first, let me first
          point out that in numerous cases where we've submitted
          evidence to registrars about rogue Internet pharmacies, they
          respond, "We unfortunately cannot take any action unless you
          prove that the Whois record is inaccurate." (Put aside for a
          moment any disagreement with this response [I do not think
          it's accurate]; the point is that it's a common response by
          some, although not all, registrars.)</div>
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          style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:#073763">So,
          to your question, there are two possibilities:</div>
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            <li style=""><font color="#073763" face="arial, helvetica,
                sans-serif">The domain name is accurately registered.
                Great; now, perhaps, law enforcement or the courts can
                take action as appropriate.&nbsp;</font></li>
            <li style=""><font color="#073763" face="arial, helvetica,
                sans-serif">Or, it's a falsified or inaccurate Whois.
                Even if it takes a little leg work, the inaccurate
                nature of the Whois information can be established, and
                a WDPRS complaint can be submitted. Either the Whois is
                corrected, or it isn't and the domain name is
                suspended.&nbsp;</font></li>
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          <div><font color="#073763" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">In
              other words, if some registrars say, "The only enforcement
              mechanism we're going to recognize against domain names is
              a) a court order in our jurisdiction, or b) a false
              Whois," <u>medsindia</u>.com is an example where all
              options are off the table. As explained, Canadian law
              enforcement has no jurisdiction because Canada is the one
              country where the drugs aren't shipped to; and a WDPRS is
              off the table because there's no way to prove the Whois is
              falsified -- it's behind a p/p service.&nbsp;</font></div>
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          <div><font color="#073763" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Hope
              that helps!</font></div>
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            <div dir="ltr"><font color="#073763" face="arial, helvetica,
                sans-serif">John Horton<br>
                President, LegitScript</font>
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          <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 9:37 AM,
            McGrady, Paul D. <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a
                moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="mailto:PMcGrady@winston.com" target="_blank">PMcGrady@winston.com</a>&gt;</span>
            wrote:<br>
            <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0
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              Hi Kiran,<br>
              <br>
              I'm not sure how pre-launch trademark searching and
              clearance isn't &nbsp;a commercial activity. &nbsp;Further, Bob's
              email said: &nbsp;"This is one of the reasons for keeping whois
              data public for commercial entities." &nbsp;There is a big
              difference between excluding proxy services for commercial
              entities vs excluding proxy services for websites that
              resolve and contain commercial content ("This is one of
              the reasons for keeping whois data public for commercial
              entities.").<br>
              <br>
              What is actually being proposed?<br>
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                Best,<br>
                Paul<br>
                <br>
                <br>
                -----Original Message-----<br>
                From: Kiran Malancharuvil [mailto:<a
                  moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:Kiran.Malancharuvil@markmonitor.com">Kiran.Malancharuvil@markmonitor.com</a>]<br>
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                <div class="h5">Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 8:31 AM<br>
                  To: McGrady, Paul D.<br>
                  Cc: John Horton; <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg@icann.org">gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg@icann.org</a><br>
                  Subject: Re: [Gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg] Commercial Use -
                  White Paper<br>
                  <br>
                  Paul, we've discussed that as well. With the input
                  from several of our clients that engage in this as a
                  best practice, we understand that a pre-launch website
                  would be able to utilize p/p because it is not yet
                  engaging in commercial activity. Once the
                  product/service goes live and is an active offering,
                  it can drop the veil so-to-speak.<br>
                  <br>
                  K<br>
                  <br>
                  Kiran Malancharuvil<br>
                  Internet Policy Counselor<br>
                  MarkMonitor<br>
                  <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="tel:415-419-9138"
                    value="+14154199138">415-419-9138</a>&nbsp;(m)<br>
                  <br>
                  Sent from my mobile, please excuse any typos.<br>
                  <br>
                  &gt; On May 12, 2014, at 5:27 PM, "McGrady, Paul D."
                  &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:PMcGrady@winston.com">PMcGrady@winston.com</a>&gt;
                  wrote:<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Thanks Kiran. &nbsp;Thanks Bob.<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; The other side of the balancing act on this is,
                  of course, the legitimate need for commercial entities
                  to have access to proxy services. &nbsp;For example, a
                  brand owner who is trying to roll out a new brand and
                  attempting to secure the corresponding domain names in
                  advance of their first trademark filing in order to
                  cut down on the amount of cybersquatting.<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Best,<br>
                  &gt; Paul<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; -----Original Message-----<br>
                  &gt; From: Kiran Malancharuvil [mailto:<a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:Kiran.Malancharuvil@markmonitor.com">Kiran.Malancharuvil@markmonitor.com</a>]<br>
                  &gt; Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 8:25 AM<br>
                  &gt; To: McGrady, Paul D.<br>
                  &gt; Cc: John Horton; <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg@icann.org">gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg@icann.org</a><br>
                  &gt; Subject: Re: [Gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg] Commercial Use -
                  White Paper<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Paul,<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Agree with Bob. No one expects them to be honest
                  but with the new verification requirements, they will
                  lose the domain name.<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; K<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Kiran Malancharuvil<br>
                  &gt; Internet Policy Counselor<br>
                  &gt; MarkMonitor<br>
                  &gt; <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="tel:415-419-9138" value="+14154199138">415-419-9138</a>
                  (m)<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Sent from my mobile, please excuse any typos.<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; On May 12, 2014, at 4:58 PM, "McGrady, Paul D."
                  &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:PMcGrady@winston.com">PMcGrady@winston.com</a>&lt;mailto:<a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:PMcGrady@winston.com">PMcGrady@winston.com</a>&gt;&gt;
                  wrote:<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; John,<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Setting aside for a moment the specific example
                  below, the part I don't completely understand is why
                  we think that a domain name owner who is using the
                  domain name for a blatantly illegal purpose without
                  regard for the law will somehow be inclined to provide
                  accurate information in their WHOIS records if they
                  are not allowed to contract for a proxy service.<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Thanks in advance for your thoughts.<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Best,<br>
                  &gt; Paul<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Paul D. McGrady Jr.<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Partner<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Chair, Trademark, Domain Names and Brand
                  Enforcement Practice<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Winston &amp; Strawn LLP<br>
                  &gt; 35 W. Wacker Drive<br>
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                  &gt;<br>
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                    value="+13125585963">+1 (312) 558-5963</a><br>
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                    href="tel:%2B1%20%28312%29%20558-5700"
                    value="+13125585700">+1 (312) 558-5700</a><br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Bio&lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.winston.com/en/who-we-are/attorneys/mcgrady-paul-d.html"
                    target="_blank">http://www.winston.com/en/who-we-are/attorneys/mcgrady-paul-d.html</a>&gt;
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                    href="mailto:pmcgrady@winston.com">pmcgrady@winston.com</a>&gt;
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                    target="_blank">winston.com</a>&lt;<a
                    moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.winston.com"
                    target="_blank">http://www.winston.com</a>&gt;<br>
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                  &gt; From: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>&lt;mailto:<a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>&gt;
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                    href="mailto:gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>]
                  On Behalf Of John Horton<br>
                  &gt; Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 5:40 AM<br>
                  &gt; To: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg@icann.org">gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg@icann.org</a>&lt;mailto:<a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg@icann.org">gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg@icann.org</a>&gt;<br>
                  &gt; Subject: Re: [Gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg] Commercial Use -
                  White Paper<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Hi all,<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Following up on the white paper that Libby Baney
                  just circulated, and as we wrap up our discussion
                  regarding distinguishing between commercial and
                  non-commercial use, I thought it might be helpful to
                  provide a concrete example of a domain name that (I
                  trust we can all agree) is being used for commercial
                  purposes. Perhaps we can collectively think through
                  whether it makes sense for this domain name to be
                  afforded privacy protection. For simplicity, I am only
                  using one domain name as an example, but there are
                  thousands like this in our database alone. I hope that
                  a concrete example will be helpful to the discussion.<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Let's take the domain name <a
                    moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://medsindia.com"
                    target="_blank">medsindia.com</a>&lt;<a
                    moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://medsindia.com"
                    target="_blank">http://medsindia.com</a>&gt;. First,
                  as you can verify with a Whois query, it is using
                  proxy/privacy services.<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Registrant Name: General (c/o Rebel.com&lt;<a
                    moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://Rebel.com"
                    target="_blank">http://Rebel.com</a>&gt; Privacy
                  Service) Registrant Organization: Private Domain
                  Services Registrant Street: 300-12 York Street
                  Registrant City: Ottawa Registrant State/Province: ON
                  Registrant Postal Code: K1N 5S6 Registrant Country: CA
                  Registrant Phone: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="tel:%2B1.866-497-3235" value="+18664973235">+1.866-497-3235</a>&lt;<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="tel:%2B1">tel:%2B1</a>.<a
                    moz-do-not-send="true" href="tel:866-497-3235"
                    value="+18664973235">866-497-3235</a>&gt;<br>
                  &gt; Registrant Phone Ext:<br>
                  &gt; Registrant Fax:<br>
                  &gt; Registrant Fax Ext:<br>
                  &gt; Registrant Email: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:IVP1JQKYRM3LQED1@rebelprivacy.com">IVP1JQKYRM3LQED1@rebelprivacy.com</a>&lt;mailto:<a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:IVP1JQKYRM3LQED1@rebelprivacy.com">IVP1JQKYRM3LQED1@rebelprivacy.com</a>&gt;<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; How is it being used? It's fairly
                  straightforward: it sells addictive (controlled
                  substances) and other prescription drugs without a
                  valid prescription. But that's not all:<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; &nbsp;* &nbsp; As noted, it sells prescription drugs,
                  including controlled substances, without requiring a
                  valid prescription.<br>
                  &gt; &nbsp;* &nbsp; The drugs are not sold by a pharmacy
                  licensed or otherwise recognized in the patient's
                  jurisdiction, as is the standard requirement.<br>
                  &gt; &nbsp;* &nbsp; The drugs are considered unapproved or
                  falsified, depending on the regulatory language in the
                  jurisdiction. Part of the reason is that they are
                  illegally imported into the customers' jurisdiction
                  and thus unregulated for safety or authenticity.<br>
                  &gt; To be clear, this domain name is not being used
                  for legal commercial purposes in any jurisdiction.
                  (Despite its claim to be using a licensed pharmacy in
                  India, not even in India, for reasons I can explain
                  separately if anyone wants to know.) I choose this
                  domain name because I do not think its unlawful or
                  dangerous use can be disputed. I would further argue
                  that the use of the p/p protection allows the unlawful
                  actor to continue operating, as I explain below.<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Being privacy protected, of course, we can't
                  immediately tell who is operating the website. Can we
                  get law enforcement or courts in the registrar's
                  jurisdiction to do anything -- e.g., go to the
                  registrar and ask or require them to reveal the
                  identity of the registrant? No. Try to buy a drug such
                  as Xanax from this website. This Internet pharmacy
                  will ship anywhere in the world except to Canada --
                  where its registrar and servers are located. To
                  protect its ability to sell drugs globally, the
                  registrant has sacrificed sales to a single country,
                  and chosen a registrar and servers there, to create a
                  safe haven. Consequently, Canadian law enforcement
                  cannot point to a violation of Canadian law: no drugs
                  are being shipped into Canada -- just everywhere else
                  around the world. (Which, we can infer, is why this
                  registrant removed Canada from their shipping
                  destinations.) And, the reverse is true -- a court
                  order or law enforcement request from outside of
                  Canada can simply be ignored by the registrar and
                  server companies in Canada. Those who have argued that
                  the best way to deal with p/p use by illegal actors is
                  simply to get a court order are not accounting for
                  this quite common scenario.<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Being able to hide their identity in the Whois
                  record is also the perfect set up for another reason:
                  many registrars have said in the past that they only
                  way that they can (or perhaps, will) take action on a
                  domain name is if the Whois record is falsified. But
                  how would we know? It is privacy protected. That
                  removes the WDPRS as a mechanism for dealing with
                  abusive behavior.<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Does this commercial registrant have a legitimate
                  need for p/p services? I would argue that that is not
                  the question to be answered. The question is: Does a
                  consumer, consumer protection firm, government agency,
                  etc. have the right to know who is operating this
                  website? I would submit to this group that it is
                  incumbent upon us to recommend a thoughtful, balanced
                  policy that prevents this sort of "perfect set up" for
                  Internet criminals to hide their identity as this one
                  has. Keep in mind that, as pointed out in the
                  circulated paper, no such right exists in the offline
                  world -- rather, consumers have the right to know who
                  they are dealing with. Ample requirements exist for
                  business registrations to do business transparently.
                  There should be no difference in the online world.<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Finally, recall that the Affirmation of
                  Commitments (AoC) requires "timely, unrestricted and
                  public access to accurate and complete WHOIS
                  information." The AoC goes on to state that WHOIS
                  policy and its implementation needs to meet "the
                  legitimate needs of law enforcement and promote
                  consumer trust." I ask the group, is ICANN fulfilling
                  its commitment, not only to law enforcement but
                  especially to promote consumer trust, if it allows
                  websites like this to continue using p/p services?<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Thank you for your consideration.<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; John Horton<br>
                  &gt; President, LegitScript<br>
                  &gt; [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://static.legitscript.com/assets/logo-smaller-cdb8a6f307ce2c6172e72257dc6dfc34.png"
                    target="_blank">https://static.legitscript.com/assets/logo-smaller-cdb8a6f307ce2c6172e72257dc6dfc34.png</a>]<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Follow LegitScript: LinkedIn&lt;<a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/legitscript-com"
                    target="_blank">http://www.linkedin.com/company/legitscript-com</a>&gt;
                  &nbsp;| &nbsp;Facebook&lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="https://www.facebook.com/LegitScript"
                    target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/LegitScript</a>&gt;
                  &nbsp;| &nbsp;Twitter&lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="https://twitter.com/legitscript"
                    target="_blank">https://twitter.com/legitscript</a>&gt;
                  &nbsp;| &nbsp;YouTube&lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="https://www.youtube.com/user/LegitScript"
                    target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/LegitScript</a>&gt;
                  &nbsp;| &nbsp;Blog&lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="http://blog.legitscript.com" target="_blank">http://blog.legitscript.com</a>&gt;
                  &nbsp;| &nbsp;Google+&lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="https://plus.google.com/112436813474708014933/posts"
                    target="_blank">https://plus.google.com/112436813474708014933/posts</a>&gt;<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 11:40 PM, Libby Baney
                  &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:libby.baney@fwdstrategies.com">libby.baney@fwdstrategies.com</a>&lt;mailto:<a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:libby.baney@fwdstrategies.com">libby.baney@fwdstrategies.com</a>&gt;&gt;
                  wrote:<br>
                  &gt; All --<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; I appreciate the dialogue the group has begun
                  regarding WHOIS transparency for entities engaged in
                  commercial activity. With the hope of encouraging
                  discussion on the merits of the issue, I am pleased to
                  share the attached white paper: Commercial Use of
                  Domain Names: An Analysis of Multiple Jurisdictions.<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; As you'll see, the paper addresses the following
                  question: Should domain name registrants who sell
                  products or services on their websites should be able
                  to conceal their identity and location in the domain
                  name registration? The paper argues that they should
                  not. Rather, the authors find that requiring domain
                  name registrants engaged in commercial activity to
                  provide transparent WHOIS information falls squarely
                  in line both with ICANN's commitment to Internet users
                  and existing global public policy to keep businesses
                  honest and consumers safe. Accordingly, the paper
                  recommends an approach that balances personal privacy
                  and consumer protection rights. On the one hand,
                  domain names used for non-commercial purposes (e.g.,
                  personal blogs) should, the authors believe, be
                  permitted to utilize privacy or proxy registration.
                  This reflects a fundamental right to privacy of domain
                  name registrants not engaged in commerce. However, the
                  authors do not believe the same right exists for
                  registrants of websites engaged in commerce - a
                  conclusion borne out by our research.<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; It goes without saying that this group is divided
                  on the issue of requiring WHOIS transparency for sites
                  engaged in commercial activity. As some in the PPSAI
                  WG have commented, these issues may be complicated but
                  they nonetheless merit our full consideration. We hope
                  the attached white paper stimulates further thinking
                  and group discussion on the issues.<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; I look forward to continuing the discussion
                  tomorrow.<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; Libby<br>
                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt; --<br>
                  &gt; Libby Baney, JD<br>
                  &gt; President<br>
                  &gt; FWD Strategies International<br>
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                  &gt;<br>
                  &gt;<br>
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