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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Claudio and everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The staff understanding of the text for those parts of the Charter that you highlighted is that it was intended to provide the Working Group and GNSO Council with as much flexibility as possible, while still staying within the GNSO’s operating
rules and the requirements of the PDP Manual. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Basically, having the Charter state expressly that an Initial Report is required at the end of Phase One makes it clear that there must be a specific deliverable and it must be published for public comment. Given, however, that at the outset
of a PDP such as this one (i.e. conducted in two phases) the various outcomes or recommendations (if any) that may be agreed on by the Working Group at the end of this Phase One cannot possibly be known, it was considered appropriate to have the language note
that <b><i>“at a minimum”</i></b> (emphasis added) the group’s progress is described, with any preliminary recommendations also reported. For example, it is possible that the Working Group may develop consensus recommendations for new or modified Consensus
Policies around any of the Phase One RPMs – this will allow the Working Group to then develop a Final Report (per the PDP Manual) just for these specific Phase One recommendations. Alternatively, the Working Group could reach a point where it believes its
work and progress will benefit from either community input on potential (rather than agreed) recommendations, or from GNSO Council guidance as to whether to proceed to work on specific recommendations that may impact work in Phase Two, or both – in this scenario,
an Initial Report seeking that type of input may be appropriate, without there being any specific consensus policy recommendations. The Working Group could also decide to recommend postponing implementation of, or revisiting certain, Phase One recommendations
pending additional research or work in Phase Two, as another example.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Building in as much flexibility as possible therefore means that multiple potential outcomes are not prematurely curtailed, even before the PDP has kicked off. As phrased, the Charter certainly allows the Working Group to decide, based
on the contents of its Initial Report and consequent public comment, that certain policy recommendations are ready for approval by the GNSO Council – in this scenario, the Charter does not preclude the group from then working on a Final Report in accordance
with the steps and requirements of the PDP Manual, to be presented to the Council for its vote and action at the end of Phase One.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We hope this helps – please let staff know if there are additional questions or if we can clarify anything further.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mary, Julie, Ariel & Berry<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">gnso-rpm-wg <gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of claudio di gangi <ipcdigangi@gmail.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 12:48<br>
<b>To: </b>"gmlevine@researchtheworld.com" <gmlevine@researchtheworld.com><br>
<b>Cc: </b>"J. Scott Evans via gnso-rpm-wg" <gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Proposal to Shift URS review to Phase II<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailOriginalBody">All, <o:p></o:p></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Quick question: I recently reviewed the operative text in our Charter (copied below) and it's not clear to me whether our Initial Report, which will be produced at the conclusion of Phase I activity,
is intended to include policy recommendations for GNSO Council/Board approval? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">The Charter states that a Final Report will be produced at the end of Phase II, which will be sent to the GNSO Council "for its consideration and further action". <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">However, the same language is not used in the section on the Initial Report, which the Charter states: "shall outline the Working Group’s progress and any preliminary recommendations it may have
developed with regard to its work in Phase One. The first Initial Report shall also highlight any relevant findings, information or issues that may have emerged during Phase One and any issues or recommendations that the Group believes should be considered
by the PDP Working Group on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures, and/or that the Working Group considers relevant to its work in Phase Two."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">I also looked at the GNSO's "PDP Manual", and the "WG Guidelines" document, which indicate the Final Report is the mechanism through which policy recommendations are delivered to the Council,
see: </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_default_files_filefield-5F48599_annex-2D2-2Dpdp-2Dmanual-2D16feb16-2Den.pdf&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=DJ69mAe-idEhpAMF1nu2x6c2w3xl7xb5cjS_7sB4h6Y&m=bOnsvokUfQPwBI3HtclCjiE-bJGMYN9TR_SvqGIcd6Y&s=RnOXmJJVjZsnSKXyvZTAOuZgVHiLar6a61gljWbBFTM&e="><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_48599/annex-2-pdp-manual-16feb16-en.pdf[gnso.icann.org]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">
at page 7.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">At your convenience, can the Co-Chairs and/or staff please provide feedback or clarification on this point?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Best regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Claudio <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Deliverables & Timeframes: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">In addition to the PDP deliverables prescribed in the ICANN Bylaws and the PDP Manual, the Working Group shall provide a first Initial Report to the GNSO Council at the conclusion of Phase One
of the PDP. The Report shall be put out for public comment and also inform the GNSO Council about the progress of the Working Group. At a minimum, the Report shall outline the Working Group’s progress and any preliminary recommendations it may have developed
with regard to its work in Phase One. The first Initial Report shall also highlight any relevant findings, information or issues that may have emerged during Phase One<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 12:53 PM, <</span><a href="mailto:gmlevine@researchtheworld.com" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">gmlevine@researchtheworld.com</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">I agree with Jon to the extent that “[i]f there are issues with the functioning of the current URS that we could dix now, why not try?”
The number of URS complaints has been going down from the high in 2016 (Forum database). So far in 2018, I see only 5 decisions (4 suspended, 1 denied) (Forum database).
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Gerald M. Levine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><b>From:</b> gnso-rpm-wg <</span><a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jon Nevett<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 16, 2018 11:02 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Brian Beckham <</span><a href="mailto:brian.beckham@wipo.int" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">brian.beckham@wipo.int</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> </span><a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Proposal to Shift URS review to Phase II<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Sure Brian. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">People use the terms differently, so understand the confusion. When we drafted the URS recommendation in the IRT and the STI, we used
the same "standard" as the UDRP. In other words, the elements that a complainant needs to prove to win at a URS are the exact same as with a UDRP (i.e. bad faith registration, etc.). The difference between the two systems is the "burden of proof" -- how
confident the panelist is in the complainant's evidence. In the US, the burden of proof for criminal cases is beyond a reasonable doubt, but only more likely than not (51%) in most civil cases. A clear and convincing burden used by the URS is in between.
We wanted the URS to be used for slam dunk cases, but didn't want the burden as high as a criminal case in the US. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">My question below was whether it was worth trying to find a middle ground on the URS review by leaving the substance of the URS standard
(and even the burden of proof) to the UDRP review, but continue the work on the procedural issues folks have raised that would improve the URS functioning today. So maybe a substance vs. process distinction. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Please recall that this RPM WG covers more than the next round of TLDs. If there are issues with the functioning of the current URS
that we could fix now, why not try?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Hope that clarifies my question. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">On Apr 16, 2018, at 7:49 AM, BECKHAM, Brian <</span><a href="mailto:brian.beckham@wipo.int" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">brian.beckham@wipo.int</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi Jon,</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Could you explain/unpack that a little bit.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Some folks might see “standard of review” and “burden of proof” as somewhat
synonymous, in which case as you rightly point out the URS applies a “clear and convincing” standard but the UDRP applies a “balance of probabilities” (sometimes called “on balance”) standard.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Or are you referring to the standard of review for appeals cases?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sorry for a perhaps basic question, and thanks!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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gnso-rpm-wg [</span></span><a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jon Nevett<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 13, 2018 8:43 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Nahitchevansky, Georges<br>
<b>Cc:</b> </span></span><a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Proposal to Shift URS review to Phase II</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">One alternative is to split the URS review into two parts. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">As most know, the standard of review of a URS claim is exactly the same as a UDRP claim. The burden of proof, however, is higher, as
URS was supposed to be for "slam dunk" cases -- hence the the clear and convincing burden. We could wait on reviewing the URS standard of review and everything that goes with that, as that work will mirror the work that will need to be completed during the
UDRP review. We could continue to review the facets of the URS that differ from the UDRP now and push the rest to later. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Just an idea for a middle ground if folks want one. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">On Apr 13, 2018, at 2:25 PM, Nahitchevansky, Georges <</span><a href="mailto:ghn@kilpatricktownsend.com" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">ghn@kilpatricktownsend.com</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="color:#1F497D">+1 on moving the URS to phase 2. Georges N</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b><span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, April 13, 2018 2:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b><span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="color:purple">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><br>
<b>Subject:</b><span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Proposal to Shift URS review to Phase II<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Thank you to John for taking the time to put together this cogent document. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">As John, and others (in an earlier email string) have pointed out, the results of GDRP could affect the URS discussion. The next round
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up operations. Nor will it affect the evaluation of applications. If registries receive a URS decision, they will implement it. They have no role in setting the criteria or requirements for URS decision making. Therefore, there is no reason to put this discussion
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">John’s paper alludes to this when he says that URS is a lot more like UDRP (which is in Phase II) than TMCH & Claims (which is in Phase
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">While this phase I / phase II timing decision might not have seemed to be a critical decision at the outset, GDRP developments and the
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">I find George’s reasoning unpersuasive. He cites section 5 of John’s paper, which is essentially background information — dicta with
regard to he matter at hand. All of the questions in section 5 can be taken up by this working group regardless of the timing and none of the questions need be on the critical path to the next round for the reason stated above (i.e., the new gTLD applicant
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Thanks again to John for doing this work, I support his conclusion that the URS discussion should be moved to phase II.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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all the time consuming curative work necessary to address a situation where someone has fallen below the required standards.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Perhaps John can clarify what he meant by these criteria. I think they make perfect sense and seem like common sense. As I read them,
they are fairly common criteria for good ICANN GNSO Working Group chairs and nothing surprising. By your reaction, I suspect you are reading them differently, especially since you think that these create a heightened potential to shape process in an unwelcome
way (I say “heightened” only because any chair has some potential to process in a way that is unwelcome to some). That may be the source of our different views on these criteria.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Appropriate neutrality = Someone who is able to act neutral as expected of Working Group chairs, as if they had no interest in any particular
outcome. Not someone who is in fact neutral (i.e., not a stakeholder at all, or a stakeholder in a community that truly has no preference as to outcome); this latter type would be relatively rare. I think one of the highest compliments one can give a WG
chair is that you had no sense of where they stood on any of the issues the group handled.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Experience in PDP consensus-building = Ideally, a former chair, vice-chair, subgroup chair, rapporteur or other leader/facilitator in
a GNSO PDP WG, who has already had the experience of trying to aid the WG (or subgroup) to come to consensus. Less ideally, an experienced GNSO WG PDP participant, who has been through some number of consensus building processes and is ready to step into
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Experience in parliamentary procedure = Someone with experience with and a good understanding of the rules and procedures governing
the process of GNSO PDP WG meetings. Not someone who has specific experience with Robert’s Rules of Order and its non-US equivalents, not someone who is a member of an actual Parliament, and not someone who is a “parliamentarian” (which could mean a member
of parliament or someone who advises a chair on rules of procedure). This may be the one that is tripping you up. This is probably the most susceptible to misunderstanding, since we don’t use the term “parliamentary procedure” that often in ICANN-land in
any sense (and our meetings do not run by Robert’s, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">The bigger picture I get is of a steady and experienced hand who can stay above the fray in terms of issues and positions, who can actively
work with the group to identify and fashion consensus, and someone who has very good understanding of and facility with our rules of procedure so that they can run the meetings well and make them as efficient and effective as possible, while ensuring that
all positions are heard. From a procedural side, this sounds completely sensible and not that uncommon in ICANN-land.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Greg, because they are a subset of the ideal criteria necessary for optimum outcomes and as such has the potential to shape process in an
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I am hoping John having brought forward his in depth proposal with this very significant ballon d'essai in the ultimate paragraph would expand further on his intentions or at least indicate if he had someone mind.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Kind regards,<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I'm not sure why you say this is precise. Is there one criterion in particular that
caused you to say that?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><i>it is also recommended that Phase II Working Group has one chairperson with appropriate neutrality and experience in PDP consensus building
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Dear RPM Working Group:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">In our meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, I raised the issue of moving the work set forth in this Working Group’s charter relating to
the URS to Phase II. The Chairs asked that I put something in writing detailing the specific recommendation and reasoning, which I present below and have also attached hereto in a Word document for your review and consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Proposal to Shift URS from Phase I to Phase II:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">1.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>On 15 December 2011, the GNSO Council requested that
eighteen (18) months after the launch of the New gTLD Program ICANN staff prepare and publish an Issue Report on the state of all rights protection mechanisms implemented for both existing and new gTLDs, including but not limited to the UDRP and URS. The Council
subsequently agreed to extend the timeline for a report by a further six (6) months.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">2.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>On 9 October 2015, a Preliminary Issues Report was published
discussing the scope of this potential PDP and outlining three possible options for moving forward. The third option ultimately was elected at that time:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">The “third option would be to conduct a policy review of all the RPMs in two phases, with the initial phase being a review only of the RPMs developed for the New gTLD Program. . . . The second, subsequent phase of
work would be a review of the UDRP, based on the concerns specific to its scope that were raised in the 2011 GNSO Issue Report and any additional relevant topics derived from the first phase of work concerning the RPMs developed for the New gTLD Program.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">3.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>On 15 March 2016, the two phase approach was approved
in the Charter for the Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in all gTLDs PDP Working Group (“RPM Working Group”). Phase One was to focus on a review of all the RPMs that were developed for the New gTLD Program, and Phase Two will focus on a review
of the UDRP.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">4.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>The Objective & Goals in the PDP’s Charter were to examine
(i) the RPMs effectiveness, (ii) whether the RPMs collectively fulfil their purposes, and (iii) whether additional policy specific recommendations are needed, including to clarify and unify the policy goals. RPM Working Group Charter, at p. 3. The Objectives
& Goals in the PDP’s Charter were broadly defined: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">“In addition to an assessment of the effectiveness of each RPM, the PDP Working Group is expected to consider, at the appropriate stage of its work, the overarching issue as to whether or not all the RPMs collectively
fulfill the purposes for which they were created, or whether additional policy recommendations are needed, including to clarify and unify the policy goals. If such additional policy recommendations are needed, the Working Group is expected to develop recommendations
to address the specific issues identified. The Working Group is also directed to bear in mind that a fundamental underlying intention of conducting a review of all RPMs in all gTLDs is to create a framework for consistent and uniform reviews of these mechanisms
in the future.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">5.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>However, the RPM Working Group Charter also contains
a lengthy attachment entitled “LIST OF POTENTIAL ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION IN THIS PDP” This “list was derived from various community suggestions in different forums, they are not listed in any particular order of importance nor has staff attempted to analyze
the merits, relevance or significance of each issue”. This list contains topics that are out of scope when compared with the Objectives and Goals, including:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">1.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Are generic dictionary words being adequately protected
so that they are available for all to use as allowed under their national laws and international treaties? E.g. sun, window<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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so that they are available for all to use as allowed under their national laws, e.g, Smith, McDonald, Capitol Hill Cafe, Old Town Deli?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">5.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Now that Reverse Domain Name Hijacking is a regular finding
of UDRP panels, indicating that domain name registrants are being abused by complaints brought against them in the UDRP process, what penalties and sanctions should be imposed on Complainants found to be reverse domain name hijackers? How can those penalties
and sanctions be aligned so as to be fair, as compared to the loss of a domain name taken from a registrant found to be a “cybersquatter”?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">6.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Issues from this list and other new out of scope issues,
complaints and modifications are causing the work of the RPM Working Group to slow and are polarizing the members; thus, harming the ability to achieve consensus in the Working Group. As recommend by the PDP breakout group and discussed by the Community in
attendance at the Sunday gNSO Working Session in San Juan, it would be particularly useful if working group charters would:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">1.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Define clearly what success for the proposed working
group ”should look like”. (K. Kleiman reporting on breakout session, Transcript ICANN61 San Juan GNSO Working Session Part 2 Sunday, 11 March 2018 at 10:30 AS (“Transcript”) at p. 5).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">2.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Define topics or issues that must be addressed, may be
addressed and may not be addressed. (Transcript at p. 4).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">3.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Have “more defined issues, [be] more bounded, more limited.”
(Transcript at p. 5).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">4.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Have a narrower scope and be broken up into separate
projects. (Transcript at p. 5).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">5.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Having a charter drafting team that “that are experts,
and that might mean a legal expert, but we should also have people that have experience, practical experience.” (S. DelBianco reporting on breakout session, Transcript at p. 5).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">7.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>The Trademark Clearinghouse, Sunrise and Trademark Claims
Notices are RPMs relating to the registration process of domain names in the new gTLDs. The URS is more akin to the UDRP, and like the UDRP is a mandatory dispute resolution proceeding to recover a domain name that has been clearly registered in bad faith. Since
the URS is intended to be complementary of the UDRP and will have similar issues it would be more efficient to address these RPMs in a more cohesive manner.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">8.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>With respect to the URS and UDRP, The European Parliament,
the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission have enacted a new data privacy regulation in 2016 entitled the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that will likely adversely impact the ability of the URS and UDRP to function as these
policies are currently implemented. The new regulation is scheduled to take effect on May 25, 2018. Among other ways, GDRP may adversely impact the URS and the UDRP by:<span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">1.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Procedure for UDRP/URS:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">1.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Possibility that Providers cannot serve the UDRP/URS
Complaint if an email address cannot be obtained.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">2.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Possibility that the Language of the URS proceeding cannot
be determined.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">2.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Procedure for URS:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">1.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Possibility that the URS provider cannot translate the
notice of URS complaint into the predominant language used in the Registrant’s country or territory.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">2.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Possibility that URS complainants cannot know the language
of a possible response.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">3.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Possibility that URS complainants do not know whether
the URS complaint was translated into the correct language(s) and that proceedings were administered correctly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">3.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>UDRP Element 2 / URS:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">1.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Cannot argue that the registrant is not commonly known
by the Domain Name at issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">2.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Cannot determine if the registrant has been authorized
by the Trademark holder.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">3.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Cannot determine if the registrant is an authorized reseller
of the Trademark holder’s product.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">4.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Cannot determine on what date the domain name was “registered”
by the current domain name holder if it was transferred to this current domain name holder. (requires being able to see the WhoIs history). This could prevent baseless claims from being filed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">4.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>UDRP Element 3:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">1.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Cannot determine if registrant has engaged in a pattern
of bad faith registrations. Rule 4(b)(ii).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">2.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Cannot determine if registrant has been found to engage
other unlawful actions, such as malware, phishing or scams.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">3.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Cannot determine if the registrant is in a particular
geographic region to be better assess the possibility of legitimate co-existence (thus possibly even foregoing the filing of a case, and response, in the first place).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">4.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Cannot determine if the registrant is technically a “competitor”
that has registered the Domain Name for the purpose of disrupting the business of the Complainant. Rule 4(b)(iii).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">9.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Due to GDPR compliance issues, ICANN org is considering
substantial changes to WhoIs, and has published an Interim Model for GDPR Compliance, e.g. "The CookBook" which proposes to significantly limit the public display of WhoIs data after May 25, 2018." see:<span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_en_system_files_files_gdpr-2Dcompliance-2Dinterim-2Dmodel-2D08mar18-2Den.pdf&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=DJ69mAe-idEhpAMF1nu2x6c2w3xl7xb5cjS_7sB4h6Y&m=bOnsvokUfQPwBI3HtclCjiE-bJGMYN9TR_SvqGIcd6Y&s=kTHgi36Qi8MgQE8e_1fYLzYqUSmGl-_6mvivqB0ogDI&e=" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="color:purple">https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gdpr-compliance-interim-model-08mar18-en.pdf</span>[icann.org]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">.
Aggressive current timelines for tiered access to WhoIs data that might provide some fix for the above issues is December 2018. There is no question that GDPR will require policy consideration relating to the URS and UDRP that cannot be predicted and analyzed
at this time. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Recommendation:<span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">1.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>The RPM Working Group finishes its already well-advanced
work and issues an Initial Report on the PDDRP, Trademark Clearinghouse, Sunrise, and Trademark Claims Notices for public comment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m3823362817689173260m-6284359310653908347m-5532678702991762120m-7151582625145430952m-5218840697328733498m-834285580043357222null" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">2.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="m3823362817689173260apple-converted-space"> </span></span>After comments have been analyzed for those elements,
that the RPM Working Group finishes its work and issues its Final Report on the PDDRP, Trademark Clearinghouse, Sunrise, and Trademark Claims Notices.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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