<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">We made some good progress on our call on Friday, January 6. Following a wide-ranging discussion, we were able to make some headway on refining the draft questionnaire. I encourage those who missed the call to review the recording and notes. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Specifically, we came to a preliminary conclusion on revising the Preamble and Question 1, subject to comment on this list and a final discussion on our next call (Tuesday, January 10 at 13:00). Question 2 had no revisions suggested, and Question 3 had only one revision suggested.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The Preamble and Questions 1, 2 and 3 (with the proposed revision in "track changes") are in the first document below (Word and PDF documents) and also in text below. <b>Please review this version of the Preamble and Questions 1-3 and provide support (or lack of support) and/or comments for this portion.</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">We also discussed several aspects of Question 4, including the purpose of the question; whether the question is different in nature from Questions 1-3; whether or not the question should be included in this questionnaire, a subsequent questionnaire or not at all; the types of responses desired (and the types expected); and the drafting of the question itself. With these topics and seven drafting alternatives (and the ability to pick and choose elements of those alternatives), this required more time than we had left on the call. Therefore, we did not come to any preliminary conclusions on Question 4. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The drafting alternatives for Question 4 (including the current version) are in the second draft document (Word and PDF). Please look at the alternatives carefully, particularly if you have not supported sending question 4 in its current form. <b> Please review the options for Question 4 and respond, indicating (a) Which version(s) of Question 4 you could support and which you would object to, and (b) If the answer to (a) is "none," how you would change or combine one or more alternatives in order to support it.</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">We will conclude this discussion on our call of January 10, so please provide your thoughts and responses before then. Thank you.</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" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b>VERSION OF PREAMBLE AND QUESTIONS 1-3 FOR REVIEW</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a name="_GoBack"></a><b><span style="color:black">PREAMBLE<span></span></span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The newly-adopted ICANN bylaws created
several Work Stream 2 accountability subgroups. One of them, the subgroup on
Jurisdiction, is posing the questions below for community input into the
subgroup’s deliberations.<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">As directed by <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article27">Bylaw
Article 27, Section 27.1(b)(vi)</a> and to the extent set forth in the
CCWG-Accountability <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=58723827&preview=/58723827/58726532/Main%20Report%20-%20FINAL-Revised.pdf">Final
Report</a>,<a name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="gmail-MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="gmail-MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="color:black">[1]</span></span></span></a> the
Jurisdiction subgroup is addressing jurisdiction*-related questions, including
how choice of jurisdiction and applicable laws for dispute settlement impact
ICANN's accountability and the actual operation of policies.<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">To help the subgroup in these endeavors
we are asking you to consider and respond to the following specific questions.
In this regard, the subgroup is asking for concrete, factual submissions
(positive, negative, or neutral) that will help ensure that the subgroup’s
deliberations are informed, fact-based, and address real issues. The subgroup
is interested in all types of jurisdiction-related factual experiences, not
just those involving actual disputes/court cases.<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-indent:0in"><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">QUESTION 1<span></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Has your business, your privacy or your
ability to use or purchase domain name-related services been affected by
ICANN's jurisdiction* in any way?<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:0in"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">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 “affected”
may refer to positive and/or negative effects.<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-indent:0in"><b><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">QUESTION
2<span></span></font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Has ICANN's jurisdiction* affected any
dispute resolution process or litigation related to domain names you have been
involved in?<span></span></font></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:0in"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">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 “affected” may refer to positive and/or negative
effects.<span></span></font></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-indent:0in"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>QUESTION 3</b><span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Do you have copies of and/or links to
any verifiable reports of experiences of other parties that would be responsive
to the questions above?<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:0in"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#000000">If the
answer is yes, please provide these copies and/or links.</font><span class="gmail-msoIns"><ins cite="mailto:Greg%20Shatan" datetime="2017-01-06T13:38"><font color="#000000"> </font><font color="#ff0000"> Please provide either first-person accounts
or reliable third-party accounts such as news reports; please do not provide
your own version of events.</font></ins></span><span></span></font></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoFootnoteText"><a name="_ftn1" title=""><span class="gmail-MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size:11pt">[1]</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif"> <u>See</u> CCWG-Accountability Main Report, paragraphs 6
and 234, and Annex 12, paragraphs 25-31.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-size:11pt">* </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif">For
this Questionnaire, “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 within or contacts with that country, or (c) any “choice
of law” or venue provisions in agreements with ICANN. <span></span></span></p>
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