[gnso-rpm-wg] Action Items, Slides and Notes from the Working Group call held earlier today

[J. Scott Evans]

Query: what is the date of registration for the Swiss mark?

Query: when did the applicable Sunrise open?

I agree. Flaws can be fixed.

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> On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:17 PM, Bret Fausett <bret at uniregistry.com> wrote:
> 
> Before I comment, let me first apologize for parachuting into this working group every so often. I admittedly don’t have the context for the entire conversation. I have great respect for those who contribute to this group on a regular basis, from each of the groups represented, and I thank you for considering these comments, for whatever they are worth. 
> 
> I don’t understand the vehemence of the debate, on either side. 
> 
> It strikes me that (1) we had a sunrise process that more or less worked as intended, but (2) had some notable, identifiable flaws. From that, I would obviously retain the sunrise for subsequent rounds but try to articulate why a California company with a Swiss trademark (but no U.S. trademark) on a generic word like “Christmas" (see whois record for Christmas.guru) or “Online” (see whois record for Online.Plumbing) should have been ineligible for the sunrise. 
> 
> There is too much brainpower on this list not to be able to fashion a bright-line rule that takes the gamers out of the equation.
> 
>        Bret
> 
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