[IOT] Possible work remaining for IOT

Mike Rodenbaugh mike at rodenbaugh.com
Thu Jul 22 18:55:47 UTC 2021


I am not sure it is relevant, since cost awards are discretionary with the
arbitrators, whereas the Bylaws language is mandatory.  But I do believe
this fee is typically included in cost awards, in the nine IRP decisions
that ICANN has lost to date.

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Mike Rodenbaugh

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On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 10:19 AM Susan Payne <susan.payne at comlaude.com>
wrote:

> Please let’s try to keep things civil gents.
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> I think it is appropriate for us to look at what the Bylaws say on this
> point and assess whether the rules are consistent.
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> If others in the group have experience of whether this fee becomes the
> subject of a cost-award at the end of the process that would seem to be
> relevant additional information.
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> Many thanks
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> Susan
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> Susan Payne
> Head of Legal Policy
> Com Laude
> *T* +44 (0) 20 7421 8250
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> *From:* IOT <iot-bounces at icann.org> *On Behalf Of *Mike Rodenbaugh via IOT
> *Sent:* 22 July 2021 17:20
> *To:* Mike Silber <silber.mike at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* iot at icann.org
> *Subject:* Re: [IOT] Possible work remaining for IOT
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> I am quite sure the purpose of this group is to enhance ICANN's
> woefully deficient, so-called Accountability Mechanisms -- not to provide a
> platform for disgruntled and snarky former ICANN Board members to denigrate
> legitimate concerns expressed by any member of the community.
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>
>
> Back to the substance, fwiw, ICDR calls it an 'administrative fee' -- thus
> indicating it is a fee for administration of the IRP, which the plain
> language of the Bylaws require ICANN to pay for.  More importantly,
> whatever the fee is called, the real question is whether ICANN should force
> claimants to pay $6,000 merely for the entry fee to file an IRP case?
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> Even from ICANN's point of view, that seems a really bad idea since court
> proceedings can be brought much more cheaply.  From the community's point
> of view, I think it is a substantial and intentional barrier that ICANN has
> created in order to stifle the ability of claimants merely to file a case.
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> I think it is well within the group's purview to discuss the issue, and
> ideally to make a Rule, in accord with the plain language of the Bylaws,
> that ICANN shall pay all ICDR administrative fees -- except possibly a
> nominal filing fee much closer to $400 than to $6000.
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> *Mike Rodenbaugh*
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> *address:*
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> 548 Market Street, Box 55819
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> *email:*
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> mike at rodenbaugh.com
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> *phone:*
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> On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 2:20 AM Mike Silber <silber.mike at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I was quite sure the purpose of this group was to improve and finalise
> processes - rather than affording a platform for a disgruntled litigant to
> ventilate their/their client’s issues?
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> I also think there is a huge difference between ICANN bearing the costs of
> “maintaining the IRP mechanism” and ICANN bearing the costs of a party
> launching an IRP (that is not a Community IRP). At least that is my plain
> reading of the language. The alternative reading would require ICANN to
> maintain a deposit with the ICDR just in case a potential IRP arises.
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> If my learned friend wants to suggest any wriggling, I would recommend he
> proposes a change to the bylaws to revise the current language - which to
> my mind does not (on a plain reading) lead to the conclusions to which both
> my learned colleagues have leapt, with Olympic gold medal winning distances.
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> On 22 Jul 2021, at 01:31, Mike Rodenbaugh via IOT <iot at icann.org> wrote:
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> Really.  Perhaps ICANN wants to try to explain it to this group...
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> I requested ICANN to pay that fee in the .hotel IRP, they refused.  I
> asked the so-called Emergency Panelist to require ICANN to pay it, he
> refused (subject to review by the full IRP panel, just recently
> appointed).  I will continue to ask....
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> *Mike Rodenbaugh*
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> *address:*
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> 548 Market Street, Box 55819
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> San Francisco, CA 94104
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> *email:*
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> mike at rodenbaugh.com
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> *phone:*
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> +1 (415) 738-8087
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> On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 2:46 AM Malcolm Hutty <Malcolm at linx.net> wrote:
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> Really?
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> From Section 4.3:
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> (r) ICANN shall bear all the administrative costs of maintaining the IRP
> mechanism, including compensation of Standing Panel members. Except as
> otherwise provided in Section 4.3(e)(ii), each party to an IRP proceeding
> shall bear its own legal expenses, except that ICANN shall bear all costs
> associated with a Community IRP, including the costs of all legal counsel
> and technical experts. Nevertheless, except with respect to a Community
> IRP, the IRP Panel may shift and provide for the losing party to pay
> administrative costs and/or fees of the prevailing party in the event it
> identifies the losing party's Claim or defense as frivolous or abusive.
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> To me, that expresses a clear rule that the costs of the IRP itself are
> picked up by ICANN, that Claimants other than the EC pay the cost of their
> own professional advice and representation, and ICANN also covers those
> costs for the EC.
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> What is ICANN’s excuse for wriggling out of this?
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> *From:* IOT <iot-bounces at icann.org> *On Behalf Of *Mike Rodenbaugh via IOT
> *Sent:* 20 July 2021 19:03
> *To:* iot at icann.org
> *Subject:* Re: [IOT] Possible work remaining for IOT
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> As for other issues, I had posted an email re IRP Fees last Sept.  Now the
> fee is $6,750 merely to initiate an IRP at the ICDR.  I think that is an
> administrative fee that the Bylaws require ICANN to pay.  But ICANN denies
> that, and forces claimants to pay it.  I think it should cost far less to
> file a challenge to an ICANN decision.  Note that it costs just $400 to
> file a lawsuit in U.S. federal court.
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> Also, we should discuss when an RFR is 'summarily dismissed' by the BAMC,
> which has only happened very rarely in the past.  But it appears very
> unclear how or when such a dismissal can or must be challenged.  And so
> that is another scenario that needs review by this group, imho.
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> Thanks,
>
> Mike
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> *Mike Rodenbaugh*
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> *address:*
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> 548 Market Street, Box 55819
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> San Francisco, CA 94104
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> *email:*
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> mike at rodenbaugh.com
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> *phone:*
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> +1 (415) 738-8087
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> On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 9:51 AM Susan Payne via IOT <iot at icann.org> wrote:
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> Hi David
>
> Thank you for your thoughtful email.  I will respond in writing as a
> follow up, but hope we will be able to also consider these suggestions on
> the upcoming call.
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> For convenience, hopefully, I have made a very light-touch update to the
> short slide deck we have been using to frame the discussion on tolling – to
> correct a few areas of ambiguity that came up on the last call, as
> promised.  These are noted in red.
>
> The updated version is attached and we can review this on the call.
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> Speak to those who are able to make it shortly.
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>
> Susan
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> Susan Payne
> Head of Legal Policy
> Com Laude
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> *From:* IOT <iot-bounces at icann.org> *On Behalf Of *McAuley, David via IOT
> *Sent:* 20 July 2021 12:20
> *To:* iot at icann.org
> *Subject:* [IOT] Possible work remaining for IOT
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>
>
> Dear IOT colleagues,
>
>
>
> Susan asked us to note any work items that we think remain to be done. In
> my personal opinion, these are possible tasks remaining beyond those
> mentioned by Susan on the last call:
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> ·    To develop a recall process relating to members of the standing
> panel – see Bylaw 4.3(j)(iii);
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> ·    To consider the development of additional independence requirements
> for members of the standing panel, including term limits and restrictions
> on post-term appointment to other ICANN positions – see Bylaw
> 4.3(q)(i)(B) on conflicts of interests of members of the standing panel;
>
>
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> ·    Do we want to establish ‘limitations’ on appeals? – see Bylaw 4.3(w)
> which states:
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> o  *Subject to any limitations established through the Rules of
> Procedure, an IRP Panel decision may be appealed to the full Standing Panel
> sitting en banc within sixty (60) days of issuance of such decision.*
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> o   One possible limitation which I think we may want to consider is
> whether non-binding IRPs (see Bylaw 4.3(x)(iv)) should be appealable.
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> o   Additionally, in this respect, is it within our remit to consider
> whether non-binding IRPs should constitute precedent?
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> ·    Is there ambiguity regarding a standing panel’s ability to
> ‘adjudicate’ a stay of ICANN action or just to ‘recommend’ a stay? See
> Bylaws 4.3(o) and 4.3(p). If there is ambiguity, is there anything within
> our remit to help clarify?
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>
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> ·    Finally, with respect to the Rule 4 (Time for Filing) issue that we
> are currently discussing,  should we clarify that the rule we eventually
> develop is either an affirmative defense that ICANN can raise, or not, as
> it sees fit or, alternatively, a firm matter of standing that the panel
> should invoke on its own without exemption, subject only to the savings
> language that Sam and Liz are working on?
>
> Best regards,
>
> David
>
>
>
> David McAuley
>
> Sr International Policy & Business Development Manager
>
> Verisign Inc.
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> 703-948-4154
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