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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Today we filed the attached comment on
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">the Proposed Renewal of the Registry Agreement for .XXX (<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/proposed-renewal-of-the-registry-agreement-for-the-xxx-top-level-domain-tld-18-03-2024" title="https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/proposed-renewal-of-the-registry-agreement-for-the-xxx-top-level-domain-tld-18-03-2024">link</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks to Margie Milam for drafting.
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 4/25/24, 10:13<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>PM, "Steve DelBianco" <sdelbianco@netchoice.org> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BC members – </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thanks to Margie for drafting the attached BC comment on the Proposed Renewal of the Registry Agreement for .XXX (<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/proposed-renewal-of-the-registry-agreement-for-the-xxx-top-level-domain-tld-18-03-2024" title="https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/proposed-renewal-of-the-registry-agreement-for-the-xxx-top-level-domain-tld-18-03-2024">link</a>
to comments page).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The proposed renewal uses the base gTLD Registry Agreement (Base RA), and drops the .XXX sponsorship designation. This would align with the similar .ADULT, .PORN, and .SEX Registry Agreements
for generic, non-sponsored, non-community, TLDs.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">But the BC seeks to have XXX maintain their original promises, as we said in our renewal
<a href="https://www.icannbc.org/assets/docs/positions-statements/2017/2017_10october_3%20bc%20comment%20on%20museum%20registry%20agreement.pdf" title="https://www.icannbc.org/assets/docs/positions-statements/2017/2017_10october_3%20bc%20comment%20on%20museum%20registry%20agreement.pdf">
comments on .MUSEUM </a>, <a href="https://www.icannbc.org/assets/docs/positions-statements/bc-comment-on-.pro-renewal.pdf" title="https://www.icannbc.org/assets/docs/positions-statements/bc-comment-on-.pro-renewal.pdf">
.PRO</a>, and <a href="https://www.icannbc.org/assets/docs/positions-statements/bc-comment-on-registry-agreement-for-.travel-renewal.pdf" title="https://www.icannbc.org/assets/docs/positions-statements/bc-comment-on-registry-agreement-for-.travel-renewal.pdf">
.TRAVEL</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Margie’s draft also challenges the contract amendment negotiation process used here, which avoids the elevated scrutiny of an RSEP.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">Comments close 29-Apr, so please reply all with your edits/suggestions by COB on 28-Apr.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thanks again to Margie for taking the lead on this.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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