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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This working group chairs requested that I present INTA’s survey results and that I what I intend to do. I am here to present existing data. It is up to the group to decide
if there is any value here. George comments show immediate bias and hostility toward the work before we have even started a discussion. I have stated all along that the study was intended for another purpose and that we had challenges with conducting it.
If the PDP WG wishes to exclude the findings that is for the group to decide. Everything we do is a learning. George, if you feel that this evening’s call will have little or no value to your participation, you have the option of not dialing in and listening
to the recording at your convenience. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Lori<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959">Lori S. Schulman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959">Senior Director, Internet Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959">International Trademark Association (INTA)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959">+1-202-704-0408, Skype: lsschulman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>George Kirikos<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 30, 2017 3:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> gnso-rpm-wg <gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Critique of INTA survey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">P.S. There are roughly 8 hours to go until our scheduled call. I would<br>
invite Lori and/or INTA to simply withdraw the paper from this PDP<br>
(and the other ICANN group to which it was presented), since<br>
ultimately it is not a scientifically valid study. Any conclusions<br>
from it are indefensible.<br>
<br>
It would bring more credibility to INTA to withdraw it, in my opinion,<br>
recognizing it as deeply flawed now, rather than to attempt to defend<br>
it for 90 minutes tonight, and ultimately see it abandoned/ignored by<br>
the PDP. As a group, we're always seeking efficiencies --- withdrawing<br>
this paper and giving everyone back their Wednesday night appears to<br>
me to be "low hanging fruit" in that regard.<br>
<br>
The sooner it's withdrawn, the more time folks will have to make<br>
arrangements to enjoy their Wednesday evening.<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
<br>
George Kirikos<br>
416-588-0269<br>
<a href="http://www.leap.com/">http://www.leap.com/</a><br>
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On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 2:13 PM, George Kirikos <<a href="mailto:icann@leap.com%3e">icann@leap.com></a> wrote:<br>
> Hi Kurt,<br>
><br>
> Thanks for mostly agreeing with my analysis. However:<br>
><br>
> On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 1:47 PM, Kurt Pritz <<a href="mailto:kurt@kjpritz.com%3e">kurt@kjpritz.com></a> wrote:<br>
>> There was one conclusion I could draw. It states that UDRP and Sunrise were<br>
>> the favored rights protection mechanisms, used to a major or moderate extent<br>
>> by 67% and 64% of the respondents respectively. The next most utilized RPMs<br>
>> were Trademark Claims and URS (by 36% and 27% respectively). To me this says<br>
>> that, to those who are in-the-know, Sunrise is a highly-valued RPM and,<br>
>> therefore, should be continued. (Sorry, George) (see slides 15 and 51)<br>
><br>
> The first part of your conclusion is correct (obviously anyone who<br>
> personally benefits from "front of the line" privileges is going to<br>
> value it), but the second part (therefore, that it should be<br>
> continued) is NOT correct. As a PDP, our job is to weigh the benefits<br>
> against the costs of policy choices amongst ALL stakeholders, not just<br>
> ones receiving benefits.<br>
><br>
> Thus, if that was "the one conclusion (you) could draw", and it's now<br>
> debunked, then we're left with the truth, that no conclusions can be<br>
> drawn from it --- it's for entertainment value only, i.e. it's an<br>
> advocacy piece, marketing fluff, not a scientifically-valid survey<br>
> that would endure any serious peer review from those in the field of<br>
> statistics.<br>
><br>
> To be clear, I tried to keep yesterday's email as short as possible<br>
> (remember, it was a response to a very long document), and didn't<br>
> point out every flaw with the survey. To point out another, note that<br>
> on page 6 it notes that 67% of responses were from USA and Canada.<br>
> However, INTA's own website states that:<br>
><br>
> <a href="https://www.inta.org/Membership/Pages/Membership.aspx">https://www.inta.org/Membership/Pages/Membership.aspx</a><br>
><br>
> "63% of our member organizations are outside of North America."<br>
><br>
> This further reinforces my point that it was an unrepresentative<br>
> sample. As we know from election polling, the survey companies make<br>
> adjustments in weighting to attempt to compensate for the<br>
> unrepresentative samples (e.g. if too many men were sampled relative<br>
> to the known proportion, they'd lower the weights accordingly, etc.).<br>
> No attempts were made to do this (nor could they credibly have done<br>
> so, given the small sample size, and lack of randomness).<br>
><br>
> This is a classic case of "If you torture the data long enough, it<br>
> will confess to anything."<br>
><br>
> Sincerely,<br>
><br>
> George Kirikos<br>
> 416-588-0269<br>
> <a href="http://www.leap.com/">http://www.leap.com/</a><br>
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