<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Kavouss,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I am not "blocking" anything, either. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">It is a very serious allegation to say that a rapporteur is blocking something that they "do not like." You have absolutely no idea what I "like" and "do not like."</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The "problem" with "indicating" the Resello situation "in the introductory part of the Report" is that it has absolutely no connection, direct or indirect, to OFAC sanctions or to ICANN's "jurisdiction" -- in the US or elsewhere.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">You have chosen to infer that Resello's policy is somehow related to OFAC, even though they are a non-US registrar and they have made absolutely no reference to OFAC or US law or ICANN. There is no basis for that inference. Without a basis, there is no reason for the Subgroup to include the Resello situation in the Recommendations on US sanctions or sanctions generally.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Without any connection to OFAC, sanctions regime or ICANN's jurisdiction, "Resello" only shows us that a registrar has a business policy of not entering into reseller agreements with Iranian passport holders. Personally, I do not like this policy (so now you have some idea what I "do not like"), though I would want more facts before making a final judgment. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">But why would it be in our Report? It shows that a registrar developed a business policy of not doing business with Iranian passport holders, independent of any sanctions, US or otherwise. This may be a bad policy, but we can't say it has any connection to sanctions (US or otherwise) or ICANN's jurisdiction. Putting this in the Report would not support any Issues or Recommendation the Subgroup has identified. If anything, it would be counterproductive, as it could infer from Resello's decision that there are reasons, unrelated to OFAC, for declining to do business with nationals of an OFAC-sanctioned country. Why would we want that in this Report?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I look forward to your response to these concerns.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Best regards,</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Greg Shatan</span></font></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 5:32 PM, Erika Mann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:erika@erikamann.com" target="_blank">erika@erikamann.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">Dear Kavouss - <div>I'm not blocking anything. Just making a comment with regard to the point you raised in relation to the Dutch case, insofar that I was saying the Dutch decision might relate to an EU restriction and not to an US restriction. </div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards, </div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div>Erika</div></font></span></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 10:09 PM, Kavouss Arasteh <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com" target="_blank">kavouss.arasteh@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>Dear Greg</div><div>Dear Erika$</div><div> What is the problem that you indicate that in the introductory part of the Report.</div><div>You have asked me on 13 and 18 of September to provide you with the factual evidence on this type of discrimination or restriction and I have provided that to you.</div><div>You you are blocking it. You are are expected to reflect the report on this type of restriction whether directly or indirectly related to OFAC.</div><div>Your action is not to decide what is right and what is wrong. There is no veto right given to you .I insist to reflect that .</div><div>Pls kindly do not further block this</div><div>You blocking whatever, you do not like </div><div>Pls kindly, ionce again. be helpful, fair and collaborative </div><div>Regards</div><span class="m_436626776158098633HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div>Kavouss </div></font></span></div><div class="m_436626776158098633HOEnZb"><div class="m_436626776158098633h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 8:06 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">Kavouss,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">As a factual happening, I don't see why this should be reflected in our report. Resello's business decision does not seem to be related to OFAC, US jurisdiction or to any ICANN-related jurisdiction.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I asked you whether Resello's agreement with ICANN (the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA)) prohibits Resello from establishing the policy you have mentioned. If ICANN does not prohibit this policy, and it is not triggered by OFAC or some other connection to ICANN's jurisdictions, then it seems to be unconnected to our work.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I don't know whether there is an EU or Dutch law that requires this policy, or whether there is one that prohibits it. If there is one that requires it, that is not an "ICANN jurisdiction" issue. If there is one that prohibits it and Resello is violating Dutch law, then it may be that Resello is violating the RAA requirement (Section 3.7.2) that Registrars abide by applicable law. But again, that's a Compliance issue.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Best regards,</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><div class="m_436626776158098633m_3131242299453872107HOEnZb"><div class="m_436626776158098633m_3131242299453872107h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 1:46 PM, Kavouss Arasteh <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com" target="_blank">kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Greg</div><div>I do not know what question you raised. </div><div>If you believe that <font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri"><strong><em>Mark Assenberg<br></em> from Resello which is a subsidiary company for </strong><strong>Yourholding<span></span></strong><strong> holding:</strong></font></font></font></div><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><b>with the below address <a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=Ceintuurbaan+28+8024+AA+Zwolle&entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:normal"><font color="#0563c1" face="Calibri" size="3">Ceintuurbaan 28</font></span></a><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">,<a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=Ceintuurbaan+28+8024+AA+Zwolle&entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:normal"><font color="#0563c1" face="Calibri" size="3">8024 AA Zwolle</font></span></a><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">, <a href="tel:+31%2038%20453%200752" value="+31384530752" target="_blank">+31 38 453 0752</a></font></font></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><div style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3"><strong>based in Netherlands.being a non US-Based company on the basis of which </strong>section of the RAA refrain such a business decision (i.e., a registrar deciding not to do business with citizens of a given country (whether it is Canada, Haiti, Iran or otherwise)?</font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="Calibri">May you address this issue as a factual happening .</font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="Calibri">Pls kindly advise how you trest and reflect that in the report</font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="Calibri">Regards</font></div><span class="m_436626776158098633m_3131242299453872107m_179421586796006409HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="Calibri">Kavouss </font></div></font></span></font></font></div><div class="m_436626776158098633m_3131242299453872107m_179421586796006409HOEnZb"><div class="m_436626776158098633m_3131242299453872107m_179421586796006409h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 7:28 PM, Nigel Roberts <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nigel@channelisles.net" target="_blank">nigel@channelisles.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><span><br>
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Can you please guide me to the section of the RAA that would prevent<br>
such a business decision (i.e., a registrar deciding not to do business<br>
with citizens of a given country (whether it is Canada, Haiti, Iran or<br>
otherwise)?<br>
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In the United Kingdom, never mind the RAA<a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=Ceintuurbaan+28,8024+AA+Zwolle+%3Chttps://maps.google.com/?q%3DCeintuurbaan%2B28%2B8024%2BAA%2BZwolle%26entry%3Dgmail%26source%3Dg%3E&entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank">,</a> this would be quite illegal (see s.13, prohibited conduct) unless such treatment is required by law (e.g. required by legally binding sanctions).<br>
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How can anyone in the 21st century believe that any "business decision" doctrine could allow making decisions on the basis of race/citizenship (or any other protected characteristic) is quite alien over here and incomprehensible.<br>
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