[council] Staff reponse to front running question from 8 May

[Liz Gasster]

Avri and all -- a simple question but it gave me pause.  I am consulting with my staff colleagues and will let you know shortly.  Thanks, Liz

-----Original Message-----
From: Avri Doria [mailto:avri at psg.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 1:42 PM
To: Liz Gasster
Cc: council at gnso.icann.org
Subject: Re: [council] Staff reponse to front running question from 8 May

Hi,

On 29 May 2008, at 16:19, Liz Gasster wrote:

> <Front Running staff response to GNSO Council 8 May request.pdf>


Thanks for the report.

One question:

> It is recommended that a study be conducted to assess the extent to
> which Domain Name
> Front Running is occurring and to determine if Domain Name Front
> Running is indeed a
> threat to the security and stability of the Internet before ICANN
> takes policy steps to
> address Domain Name Front Running.
>

Am I correct in assuming that this recommendation would be for the
SSAC?  Or is this a recommendation for the drafting team?

thanks

a.