<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Here's a slight change to the footnote (also made in the footnote to the proposed additional question).</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8px"><u>Fourth Formulation -- Second Draft</u></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;color:black"><span style="color:rgb(116,27,71)">What are the advantages or disadvantages, if any, relating to ICANN's jurisdiction*, particularly with regard to the actual operation of ICANN’s policies and accountability mechanisms? </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;color:black"><span style="color:rgb(116,27,71)">Please support your response with appropriate examples, references to specific laws, case studies, other studies, and analysis. In particular, please indicate if there are current or past instances that highlight such advantages or problems. In terms of likely future risk, please mention specific ways in which U.S. or California laws safeguard or interfere with, or may be used to safeguard or interfere with, ICANN's ability to carry out its policies throughout the world.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;color:black"><span style="color:rgb(116,27,71)">For any disadvantage identified, please identify alternatives (including other jurisdictions), if any, where that problem would not occur. For each such jurisdiction or other alternative, please specify whether and how it would support the outcomes of CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 1, identify the risks of those jurisdictions or other alternatives, and discuss the risks associated with changing from the current situation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;color:black">_________________</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;color:black"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">* For these questions, “ICANN’s jurisdiction” refers to (a) ICANN being subject to U.S. and California law as a result of its incorporation and location in California, (b) ICANN being subject to the laws of any other country as a result of its location <b>within </b>or contacts with that country, or (c) any “choice of law” or venue provisions in agreements with ICANN. </span></p></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 9:58 PM, Greg Shatan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" target="_blank">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">All:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Based on discussions on our last call and the list, I've revised these questions as follows (added text underlined). Please reply to this email with any comments or suggested changes.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Greg</div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default"><br></div></font></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default">1. Has your business, your privacy or your ability to use or purchase DNS-related services been affected by ICANN's jurisdiction* in any way?</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">If the answer is Yes, please describe specific cases, situations or incidents, including the date, the parties involved, and links to any relevant documents. Please note that <u>“affected”</u> may <u>refer to </u>positive <u>and/</u>or negative <u>effects</u>.</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">2. Has ICANN's jurisdiction* affected any dispute resolution process or litigation related to domain names you have been involved in?</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">If the answer is Yes, please describe specific cases, situations or incidents, including the date, the parties involved, and links to any relevant documents. Please note that <u>“affected”</u> may <u>refer to</u> positive <u>and/</u>or negative <u>effects</u>.</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">3. Do you have copies of and/or links to any <u>verifiable</u> reports of experiences of other parties that would be responsive to the questions above?</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">If the answer is yes, please provide these copies and/or links.</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">_____________________________</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">* For these questions, “ICANN’s jurisdiction” refers to (a) ICANN being subject to U.S. and California law as a result of its incorporation and location in California, (b) ICANN being subject to the laws of any other country as a result of its location or contacts with that country, or (c) any “choice of law” or venue provisions in agreements with ICANN. </div></div></div></font></div></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default"><br></div></font></div></div></div>
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