[IPC-GNSO] Call for Volunteers: New GNSO Policy Development Process Working Group to Review All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs

Tue Mar 22 20:43:28 UTC 2016

How to Join

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[DOCX,
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<gnso-secs at icann.org?subject=Call%20for%20volunteers>.

On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 12:54 PM, Bikoff, James <jbikoff at sgrlaw.com> wrote:

> Dear Chantelle,
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> Holly Lance and I will participate.
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> Jim
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> James L. Bikoff <http://www.sgrlaw.com/attorneys/profiles/bikoff-james/> |
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> *From:* ipc-gnso-bounces at icann.org [mailto:ipc-gnso-bounces at icann.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Chantelle Doerksen
> *Sent:* Monday, March 21, 2016 5:43 PM
> *To:* ipc-gnso at icann.org
> *Subject:* [IPC-GNSO] Call for Volunteers: New GNSO Policy Development
> Process Working Group to Review All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All
> gTLDs
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> Dear IPC Members,
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> Volunteers needed. Please see below.
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> Kind regards,
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> Chantelle
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> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-21-en
> Call for Volunteers: New GNSO Policy Development Process Working Group to
> Review All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs In Brief
>
> The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council seeks volunteers
> for a new Working Group that will conduct a Policy Development Process
> (PDP) to Review All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in All Generic
> Top-Level Domains (gTLDs). The GNSO Council approved the PDP Working
> Group's Charter
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/rpm-charter-26feb16-en.pdf> [PDF, 510
> KB] on 9 March 2016
> <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+9+March+2016>
> .
> What This Team Will Do
>
> *Conduct the PDP in two phases*
>
> This PDP Working Group is being chartered to conduct a review of all RPMs
> in all gTLDs in two phases as defined in the approved charter
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/whois-ng-gtld-rds-charter-07oct15-en.pdf>
> [PDF, 524 KB]: Phase One will focus on a review of all the RPMs that were
> developed for the New gTLD Program (i.e. the Trademark Clearinghouse and
> associated notification and sunrise mechanisms, the Uniform Rapid
> Suspension procedure, and the Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution
> Procedures), and Phase Two will focus on a review of the Uniform Dispute
> Resolution Policy (UDRP).
>
> At a minimum, in each Phase of this PDP, the Working Group will be
> expected to first assess the effectiveness of the relevant RPM(s), for
> which it should seek the input of experienced online dispute resolution
> providers and other subject matter experts, as appropriate. The Working
> Group is also expected to look at the interplay between and complementary
> roles of each RPM in seeking to more fully understand their overall
> functioning and effectiveness. Ultimately, the goal is for the Working
> Group to consider 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.
>
> In public comments to the UDRP Final Issue Report
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/udrp/udrp-final-issue-report-03oct11-en.pdf>
> [PDF, 2.69 MB], the RPM Staff Paper
> <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/rpm/rpm-review-11sep15-en.pdf> [PDF
> 2.5 MB], and the Preliminary Issue Report
> <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rpm-prelim-issue-2015-10-09-en>
> for this PDP, various community groups and participants had identified a
> number of issues that they considered appropriate for review in a PDP. As
> such, the Working Group is expected to consider these community
> suggestions, which have been listed in the Working Group Charter, with
> further modifications, additions and deletions to be determined by
> consensus of the Working Group.
>
> *Coordinate its work with other parallel efforts*
>
> The Working Group will monitor the progress of and, where appropriate,
> coordinate with, other ICANN groups that are working on topics that may
> overlap with or otherwise provide useful input to this PDP. These other
> efforts include the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review
> Team, the Trademark Clearinghouse Independent Review and the GNSO's PDP
> Working Group on New gTLDs Subsequent Procedures. In this regard, the GNSO
> Council directed that a GNSO community liaison be appointed by the two GNSO
> PDP Working Groups. Further, as the manager of the policy development
> process, the GNSO Council is to be kept informed about the various
> coordination efforts so that in case of conflict between these groups, the
> Council may take the appropriate action to align the different work
> processes.
>
> At the conclusion of Phase One of its work, the Working Group is expected
> to assess the need for modification to its Charter and, if appropriate,
> submit a request to the GNSO Council accordingly for the subsequent
> phase(s) of its work.
> How This Team Will Work
>
> ICANN Working Groups use transparent, open processes. The meetings of this
> PDP Working Group will be recorded and transcribed, and the recordings and
> transcriptions will be available to the public. The mailing list for the
> Working Group will be archived publicly. The group will collaborate using a
> public workspace for draft materials and all final work products and
> milestones will be documented on the WG's wiki
> <https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Review+of+all+Rights+Protection+Mechanisms+%28RPMs%29+in+all+gTLDs+PDP+Working+Group+Home>.
> The PDP WG is expected to follow the GNSO Working Group Guidelines
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf>
> [PDF, 350 KB] as well as the GNSO PDP Manual
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-16feb16-en.pdf> [PDF,
> 300 KB].
> How to participate
>
> There are two ways to volunteer:
>
>    - *Individual Members* – anyone interested can volunteer to join the
>    PDP Working Group as a member, regardless of whether they are members of
>    the ICANN community. Members are expected to actively contribute to mailing
>    list conversations as well as meetings – it is anticipated that the Working
>    Group will at a minimum meet on a weekly basis via teleconference. Members
>    are expected to provide essential input to the process. Members will be
>    required to provide a Statement of Interest (SOI
>    <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs>).
>    - *Mailing list observers* – for those who are merely interested in
>    monitoring the Working Group's deliberations, it is possible to sign up as
>    a mailing list "observer" which offers read-only access to the mailing
>    list. Mailing list observers will not be permitted to post, will not
>    receive invitations to the meetings of the Working Group and will not have
>    to complete a Statement of Interest. At any point in time, a mailing list
>    observer can join the WG as a member simply by informing the GNSO
>    Secretariat <gnso-secs at icann.org?subject=Call%20for%20volunteers>.
>
> In addition, there will be opportunities to provide input through public
> consultations and public comment processes that the PDP Working Group is
> expected to organize.
> How to Join
>
> If you are interested in joining the Working Group either as an individual
> participant or mailing list observer, please fill in the sign up form
> <http://goo.gl/forms/sMAaNujZdB> or send the Word document
> <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/58729953/Review%20of%20all%20Rights%20Protection%20Mechanisms%20in%20all%20gTLDs%20PDP%5B1%5D.docx?version=2&modificationDate=1458138472316&api=v2>
> [DOCX, 72 KB], filled in, to the GNSO Secretariat
> <gnso-secs at icann.org?subject=Call%20for%20volunteers>.
>
> All members and observers will be listed on the PDP Working Group's wiki
> page.
> *Next steps*
>
> The GNSO Council directed that this call for volunteers be circulated as
> widely as possible in order to ensure broad representation and
> participation in the Working Group. it is anticipated that the Working
> Group will convene online for the first time in early April 2016. Following
> that, regular online meetings will be scheduled in accordance with the
> Working Group's work plan, which it is expected to develop as one of its
> first tasks.
> *Further information and preparation*
>
> For those interested in volunteering for this effort, you are strongly
> encouraged to review the following materials prior to the first meeting of
> the PDP WG:
>
>    - The Final Issue Report
>    <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/rpm-final-issue-11jan16-en.pdf>
>    [PDF, 1 MB]
>    - The approved charter
>    <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/rpm-charter-26feb16-en.pdf> [PDF, 510
>    KB]
>    - Materials available at the Working Group's online wiki workspace
>    <https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Review+of+all+Rights+Protection+Mechanisms+%28RPMs%29+in+all+gTLDs+PDP+Working+Group+Home>
>
> *Background*
>
> The question of who legally has rights to, or is the legitimate holder of,
> a domain name can be open to dispute. In relation to domain name disputes
> concerning the registration and use of legally protected trademarks, the Uniform
> Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)
> <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/help/dndr/udrp-en> is the longest
> standing alternative dispute resolution procedure. As a result of the New
> gTLD Program, several new rights protection mechanisms (RPMs) were
> developed to mitigate potential risks and costs to trademark rights holders
> that could arise in the expansion of the gTLD namespace, which included
> certain safeguards to protect registrants who engage in legitimate uses of
> domain names: the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS)
> <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/urs-2014-01-09-en>; the Trademark
> Clearinghouse (TMCH)
> <https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse> and the
> associated availability through the TMCH of Sunrise periods and the
> Trademark Claims notification service; and the Post-Delegation Dispute
> Resolution Procedures (PDDRPs)
> <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/tm-pddrp-2013-10-31-en>. Prior to
> the launch of the New gTLD Program, on 3 October 2011 ICANN staff had
> published a Final Issue Report on the current state of the UDRP. The
> recommended course of action in that UDRP Final Issue Report
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/udrp/udrp-final-issue-report-03oct11-en.pdf>
> [PDF, 2.69 MB] was not to initiate a PDP at the time, but to hold off
> launching any such PDP until after the new URS had been in operation for at
> least eighteen (18) months. In addition, the September 2015 revised RPM
> Staff Paper
> <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/rpm/rpm-review-11sep15-en.pdf> [PDF
> 2.5 MB] had explicitly noted that some of the concerns identified by the
> community for consideration as part of a review of the RPMs might be
> appropriate topics for policy development work. The UDRP has not been
> subject to comprehensive review. There has also not been a full review of
> all the RPMs developed to date by ICANN, to consider whether or not they
> are collectively achieving the objectives for which they were created.
>
> In preparation for this PDP, a new Preliminary Issue Report
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/rpm-prelim-issue-09oct15-en.pdf>
> [PDF, 1.4 MB] was published for public comment
> <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rpm-prelim-issue-2015-10-09-en> on
> 9 October 2015. A Final Issue Report
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/rpm-final-issue-11jan16-en.pdf>
> [PDF, 1.2 MB] was subsequently published on 7 October 2015, including links
> to all public comments received, along with a draft charter for the PDP WG
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/rpm-charter-26feb16-en.pdf> [PDF, 510
> KB]. The final charter was approved by the GNSO Council on 9 March 2016
> <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+9+March+2016>,
> enabling the formation of a GNSO working group of community volunteers to
> conduct this PDP.
>
> More information can be found on the activities webpage for GNSO PDP
> Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/rpm> and the Working
> Group's online wiki workspace
> <https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Review+of+all+Rights+Protection+Mechanisms+%28RPMs%29+in+all+gTLDs+PDP+Working+Group+Home>,
> which includes the charter, community input provided during the public
> comment period, and an extensive library of foundational materials to
> inform the Working Group's deliberations.
>
> As this will be a complex multi-phase PDP, anyone interested in helping to
> shape the review of all RPMs in all gTLDs are encouraged to volunteer for
> this Working Group
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