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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Dear Dawahi</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Staff’s understanding is that both preexistent decisions and hypotheticals could be useful in this case. It would then before the Working Group to consider all of these for whether or not they should be included in the final version sent to compliance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Kind regards,<br><br>David <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Dawahi Khouloud <khoulouddaouahi@gmail.com><br><b>Date: </b>Sunday, 21 August 2016 at 01:02<br><b>To: </b>David Tait <david.tait@icann.org><br><b>Cc: </b>"gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org" <gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Notes and Actions from the Rights Protection Mechanisms Working Group on 17 August 2016</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p> A question @David when it comes to action '' i. WG members to provide scenarios to illustrate bad faith/abusive conduct in question to ICANN Compliance by next week's call" I think it is very important indeed .So should we look for ambigious situation regarding this matter in some preexistant arbitration decisions or conceive a situation ? <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Aug 17, 2016 7:55 PM, "David Tait" <<a href="mailto:david.tait@icann.org">david.tait@icann.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dear all,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Here are the staff notes and action items from the Working Group (WG) call held earlier today. For your convenience, we have categorized them into four main issues, as you’ll see below: these are (1) TMCH provider questions and proposed community survey, (2) Questions for ICANN Compliance, (3) Issues/Concerns/Suggestions regarding the TM-PDDRP and (4) the next meeting.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>1)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>TMCH Provider questions and community survey</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>ACTION: WG members to review document of provider questions and community Survey previously circulated by MW by CoB Friday;</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>2)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Questions for ICANN Compliance</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The WG considered questions to be submitted to ICANN Compliance.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>ACTION: </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>i.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>WG members to provide scenarios to illustrate bad faith/abusive conduct in question to ICANN Compliance by next week's call;</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>ii.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Staff to prepare revised questions for compliance in relation to the handling of complaints from third-parties regarding abusive conduct;</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>iii.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>WG Volunteers to review existing, publicly available metrics published by ICANN Compliance.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>3)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Consideration of Issues/Concerns/Suggestions regarding the TM-PDDRP</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Doodle poll shows no support for continuing discussion regarding burden of proof at this point, however, in the event of new concerns emerging or a demand to revisit the topic arising it would be possible to revisit this topic;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Remedies – Consideration of this issue is to be paused until more input has been received from the Community survey </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>i.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>ACTION: Staff to prepare a specific question to the registries regarding vagueness of remedies to be sent alongside other requests for information for consideration by WG </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Optional Mediation- The WG considered that there was a need to convene a sub-team to review the issue of Optional mediation and put forward an outline proposal for consideration by WG.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>ii.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>ACTION: (Staff to issue call for volunteers on the list before next meeting)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>4)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Next meeting</span></u><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The next meeting of the WG to take place at 2100 UTC Wednesday 24 August </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>ACTION: WG members to be prepared to discuss Analysis Group report.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Kind regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>David A. 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