[CWG-Stewardship] [client com] Naming Function Agreement

Christopher Disspain chris at disspain.id.au
Wed Sep 7 19:49:23 UTC 2016


Hi Paul,

What are the actual amendments you are suggesting, please?

Chris




> On 7 Sep 2016, at 19:53, Paul M Kane - CWG <paul.kane-cwg at icb.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> On reflection and following consultation with colleagues I'd like to make a few
> small amendments to my earlier statement so 4.7 IMHO should read:
> 
> 
> "Section 4.7 Responsibility and Respect for Stakeholders. Contractor
> shall apply the policies for the Root Zone Management component of the
> IANA Naming Function that have been defined or after the date of this
> Agreement are further defined, by:
> 
> (a) the Generic Names Supporting Organization ("GNSO”), as appropriate
> under ICANN’s Bylaws and;
> (b) the Country Code Names Supporting Organization ("ccNSO”), as
> appropriate under ICANN’s Bylaws and;
> (c) RFC 1591: /Domain Name System Structure and Delegation/ ("RFC 1591")
> as interpreted by the Framework of Interpretation of Current Policies
> and Guidelines Pertaining to the Delegation and Redelegation of
> Country-Code Top Level Domain Names, dated October 2014 ("FOI").
> 
> In addition to these policies, Contractor shall, where applicable,
> consult the 2005 Governmental Advisory Committee Principles and
> Guidelines for the Delegation and Administration of Country Code Top
> Level Domains ("GAC 2005 ccTLD Principles"). Contractor shall publish
> documentation pertaining to the implementation of these policies and
> principles on the IANA Website."
> 
> I hope members of the CWG will find this minor correction acceptable and
> suitable for adoption tomorrow.
> 
> Best
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> 
> correct my earlier 
> 
> Quoting "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes at verisign.com>:
> 
>> I flagged this because I suspected there might be a concern and I didn't want
>> there to be any late surprises that might cause unnecessary delays.  At the
>> same time, let me be clear that this is not my issue so I look forward to
>> seeing the resolution.
>> 
>> Chuck
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Paul M Kane - CWG [mailto:paul.kane-cwg at icb.co.uk] 
>> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2016 9:28 AM
>> To: Gomes, Chuck
>> Cc: Burr, Becky; Mueller, Milton L; Lindeberg, Elise;
>> CWG-Stewardship at icann.org
>> Subject: RE: [CWG-Stewardship] [client com] Naming Function Agreement
>> 
>> Thanks Chuck (and apologies all once again for being late to the call)
>> 
>> I think we need to qualify 4.7 with regard to ccNSO members and non-members -
>> ICANN Bylaws respect the diversity of the ccTLD community and it is
>> appropriate that the Naming Functions Agreement does too so ... I'd propose:
>> 
>> "Section 4.7 Responsibility and Respect for Stakeholders. Contractor shall
>> apply the policies for the Root Zone Management component of the IANA Naming
>> Function that have been defined or after the date of this Agreement are
>> further defined, by:
>> (a) the Generic Names Supporting Organization ("GNSO") and
>> (b) the Country Code Names Supporting Organization ("ccNSO") in so far as
>> they apply to ccNSO members, and;
>> (c) RFC 1591: /Domain Name System Structure and Delegation/ ("RFC 1591") as
>> interpreted by the Framework of Interpretation of Current Policies and
>> Guidelines Pertaining to the Delegation and Redelegation of Country-Code Top
>> Level Domain Names, dated October 2014 ("FOI").  
>> 
>> In addition to these policies, Contractor shall, where applicable, consult
>> the
>> 2005 Governmental Advisory Committee Principles and Guidelines for the
>> Delegation and Administration of Country Code Top Level Domains ("GAC 2005
>> ccTLD Principles"). Contractor shall publish documentation pertaining to the
>> implementation of these policies and principles on the IANA Website."
>> 
>> Best
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
>> 
>> Quoting "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes at verisign.com>:
>> 
>>> Paul,
>>> 
>>> In light of your concerns, are you okay with the following from the 
>>> paragraph
>>> below:  "Contractor shall apply the policies for the Root Zone 
>>> Management component of the IANA Naming Function that have been 
>>> defined or after the date of this Agreement are further defined, by 
>>> (a) . . . and the Country Code Names Supporting Organization ("ccNSO")"?
>>> 
>>> " Section 4.7 Responsibility and Respect for Stakeholders. Contractor 
>>> shall apply the policies for the Root Zone Management component of the 
>>> IANA Naming Function that have been defined or after the date of this 
>>> Agreement are further defined, by (a) the Generic Names Supporting 
>>> Organization ("GNSO") and the Country Code Names Supporting 
>>> Organization ("ccNSO"), and (b) RFC
>>> 1591: /Domain Name System Structure and Delegation/ ("RFC 1591") as 
>>> interpreted by the Framework of Interpretation of Current Policies and 
>>> Guidelines Pertaining to the Delegation and Redelegation of 
>>> Country-Code Top Level Domain Names, dated October 2014 ("FOI").  In 
>>> addition to these policies, Contractor shall, where applicable, 
>>> consult the 2005 Governmental Advisory Committee Principles and 
>>> Guidelines for the Delegation and Administration of Country Code Top 
>>> Level Domains ("GAC 2005 ccTLD Principles"). Contractor shall publish 
>>> documentation pertaining to the implementation of these policies and
>> principles on the IANA Website."
>>> 
>>> Chuck
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Paul M Kane - CWG [mailto:paul.kane-cwg at icb.co.uk]
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2016 5:40 PM
>>> To: Burr, Becky
>>> Cc: Gomes, Chuck; Mueller, Milton L; Lindeberg, Elise; 
>>> CWG-Stewardship at icann.org
>>> Subject: Re: [CWG-Stewardship] [client com] Naming Function Agreement
>>> 
>>> Just for clarity....  non-ccNSO members are not bound or impacted by 
>>> ICANN Policies and this is respected in ICANN's own Bylaws.  Also 
>>> current ccNSO members who disagree with ICANN Policy can cease their 
>>> membership and not be
>>> impacted: 
>>> From ICANN's Bylaws.....
>>> Subject to clause 4(11), ICANN policies shall apply to ccNSO members 
>>> by virtue of their membership to the extent, and only to the extent, 
>>> that the policies (a) only address issues that are within scope of the 
>>> ccNSO according to Article IX, Section 6 and Annex C; (b) have been 
>>> developed through the ccPDP as described in Section 6 of this Article, 
>>> and (c) have been recommended as such by the ccNSO to the Board, and 
>>> (d) are adopted by the Board as policies, provided that such policies 
>>> do not conflict with the law applicable to the ccTLD manager which shall,
>> at all times, remain paramount.
>>> In addition, such policies shall apply to ICANN in its activities 
>>> concerning ccTLDs.
>>> (ARTICLE IX, Section 4, Clause 10).
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Most non-ccNSO ccTLDs are content for the ccNSO to develop Polices 
>>> that best serve their interest and provided that is respected (and 
>>> there is no attempt to burden non-ccNSO ccTLDs) I learn from ccNSO 
>>> members that they are content with the amended text proposed and 
>>> adopted during the CWG call on the 1st September.
>>> 
>>> (sorry for being late to the call and I hope this enables us to move
>>> forward)
>>> 
>>> Best
>>> 
>>> Paul
>>> 
>>> Quoting "Burr, Becky" <Becky.Burr at neustar.biz>:
>>> 
>>>> I will defer to Paul on that
>>>> J. Beckwith Burr
>>>> Neustar, Inc. / Deputy General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer
>>>> 1775 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington D.C. 20006
>>>> Office: +1.202.533.2932  Mobile: +1.202.352.6367 / 
>>>> neustar.biz<http://www.neustar.biz>
>>>> 
>>>> From: <Gomes>, Chuck Gomes
>>>> <cgomes at verisign.com<mailto:cgomes at verisign.com>>
>>>> Date: Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 2:23 PM
>>>> To: Becky Burr
>>>> <becky.burr at neustar.biz<mailto:becky.burr at neustar.biz>>,
>>>> "Mueller, Milton L" <milton at gatech.edu<mailto:milton at gatech.edu>>,
>>>> "Lindeberg, Elise" 
>>>> <elise.lindeberg at Nkom.no<mailto:elise.lindeberg at Nkom.no>>,
>>>> "cwg-stewardship at icann.org<mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>"
>>>> <cwg-stewardship at icann.org<mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>>
>>>> Subject: RE: [CWG-Stewardship] [client com] Naming Function 
>>>> Agreement
>>>> 
>>>> This looks fine to me Becky but I do have a totally different 
>>>> question.  Will the non-ccNSO member ccTLD registries have problem 
>>>> with the inclusion of ccNSO developed policies?  As you know, I am 
>>>> out of my realm here but I am aware of the concerns Paul Kane has 
>>>> been expressing and am curious if they are comfortable with this.
>>>> 
>>>> Chuck
>>>> 
>>>> From: Burr, Becky [mailto:Becky.Burr at neustar.biz]
>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2016 1:52 PM
>>>> To: Gomes, Chuck; Mueller, Milton L; Lindeberg, Elise; 
>>>> CWG-Stewardship at icann.org<mailto:CWG-Stewardship at icann.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [CWG-Stewardship] [client com] Naming Function 
>>>> Agreement
>>>> 
>>>> How about the following:
>>>> 
>>>> Section 4.7 Responsibility and Respect for Stakeholders. Contractor 
>>>> shall apply the policies for the Root Zone Management component of 
>>>> the IANA Naming Function that have been defined, or after the date 
>>>> of this Agreement are further defined, by (a) the Generic Names 
>>>> Supporting Organization ("GNSO") and the Country Code Names 
>>>> Supporting Organization ("ccNSO"), and (b) RFC
>>>> 1591: /Domain Name System Structure and Delegation/ ("RFC 1591") as 
>>>> interpreted by the Framework of Interpretation of Current Policies 
>>>> and Guidelines Pertaining to the Delegation and Redelegation of 
>>>> Country-Code Top Level Domain Names, dated October 2014 ("FOI").  In 
>>>> addition to these policies, Contractor shall, where applicable, 
>>>> apply the 2005 Governmental Advisory Committee Principles and 
>>>> Guidelines for the Delegation and Administration of Country Code Top 
>>>> Level Domains ("GAC 2005 ccTLD Principles"). Contractor shall 
>>>> publish documentation pertaining to the implementation of these 
>>>> policies and principles on the
>>> IANA Website.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> J. Beckwith Burr
>>>> Neustar, Inc./Deputy General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer
>>>> 1775 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington D.C. 20006
>>>> Office:+1.202.533.2932  Mobile:+1.202.352.6367 
>>>> /neustar.biz<http://www.neustar.biz>
>>>> 
>>>> From: <Gomes>, Chuck Gomes
>>>> <cgomes at verisign.com<mailto:cgomes at verisign.com>>
>>>> Date: Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 1:49 PM
>>>> To: "Mueller, Milton L" 
>>>> <milton at gatech.edu<mailto:milton at gatech.edu>>,
>>>> Becky Burr <becky.burr at neustar.biz<mailto:becky.burr at neustar.biz>>,
>>>> "Lindeberg, Elise" 
>>>> <elise.lindeberg at Nkom.no<mailto:elise.lindeberg at Nkom.no>>,
>>>> "cwg-stewardship at icann.org<mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>"
>>>> <cwg-stewardship at icann.org<mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>>
>>>> Subject: RE: [CWG-Stewardship] [client com] Naming Function 
>>>> Agreement
>>>> 
>>>> It definitely should not be listed as a policy.  Any reference to 
>>>> them would have to avoid any implication that they are policy.
>>>> 
>>>> Chuck
>>>> 
>>>> From:cwg-stewardship-bounces at icann.org<mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounce
>>>> s@ icann.org> [mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces at icann.org] On Behalf 
>>>> Of Mueller, Milton L
>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2016 11:14 AM
>>>> To: Burr, Becky; Lindeberg, Elise;
>>>> CWG-Stewardship at icann.org<mailto:CWG-Stewardship at icann.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [CWG-Stewardship] [client com] Naming Function 
>>>> Agreement
>>>> 
>>>> It is important. I think the best solution would be to remove the 
>>>> GAC principles from the list of applicable policies, since it is not 
>>>> an ICANN policy
>>>> 
>>>> Dr. Milton L Mueller
>>>> Professor, School of Public
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
> Policy<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__spp.gatech.edu_&d=DQMFAw&c=MOptNlVtIETeDALC_lULrw&r=62cJFOifzm6X_GRlaq8Mo8TjDmrxdYahOP8WDDkMr4k&m=vSY4qEFfQeM3_MOt9BqsxTQdh1NcsT6-5RqZdXQjReQ&s=UGPIljPlrovfxu2PtWiIFwEdA6lWGvBi9GEiDFAeFaM&e=>
>>>> Georgia Institute of Technology
>>>> Internet Governance Project
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> From:cwg-stewardship-bounces at icann.org<mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounce
>>>> s@ icann.org> [mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces at icann.org] On Behalf 
>>>> Of Burr, Becky
>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 1, 2016 11:08 AM
>>>> To: Lindeberg, Elise
>>>> <elise.lindeberg at Nkom.no<mailto:elise.lindeberg at Nkom.no>>;
>>>> Jorge.Cancio at bakom.admin.ch<mailto:Jorge.Cancio at bakom.admin.ch>;
>>>> trang.nguyen at icann.org<mailto:trang.nguyen at icann.org>;
>>>> CWG-Stewardship at icann.org<mailto:CWG-Stewardship at icann.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [CWG-Stewardship] [client com] Naming Function 
>>>> Agreement
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I want to step back and explain why this change was offered and why 
>>>> it is important.  There is a fundamental problem with the reference 
>>>> to the GAC Principles in Section 4.7 of the Naming Functions Agreement.
>>>> Section 4.7 lists the "policies" that IANA is required to apply.  
>>>> Simply put, the GAC Principles are important GAC Advice - but they 
>>>> are not ICANN policy.  They have never been considered by any of the 
>>>> policy development bodies authorized in the ICANN Bylaws, and they 
>>>> have not been adopted by the ICANN Board.  The ccTLD participants 
>>>> who offered the revised wording attempted to address the problem 
>>>> adding a clear
>>> link back to the GAC's own language in Section 1.3.
>>>> Alternatively, you could simply remove the GAC Principles from the 
>>>> list of applicable "policies."
>>>> 
>>>> J. Beckwith Burr
>>>> Neustar, Inc./Deputy General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer
>>>> 1775 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington D.C. 20006
>>>> Office:+1.202.533.2932  Mobile:+1.202.352.6367 
>>>> /neustar.biz<http://www.neustar.biz>
>>>> 
>>>> From: <Lindeberg>, Elise
>>>> <elise.lindeberg at Nkom.no<mailto:elise.lindeberg at Nkom.no>>
>>>> Date: Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 9:33 AM
>>>> To: "Jorge.Cancio at bakom.admin.ch<mailto:Jorge.Cancio at bakom.admin.ch>"
>>>> <Jorge.Cancio at bakom.admin.ch<mailto:Jorge.Cancio at bakom.admin.ch>>,
>>>> "trang.nguyen at icann.org<mailto:trang.nguyen at icann.org>"
>>>> <trang.nguyen at icann.org<mailto:trang.nguyen at icann.org>>,
>>>> "cwg-stewardship at icann.org<mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>"
>>>> <cwg-stewardship at icann.org<mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>>
>>>> Subject: Re: [CWG-Stewardship] [client com] Naming Function 
>>>> Agreement
>>>> 
>>>> +1, Jorge
>>>> 
>>>> Elise
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
> Fra:cwg-stewardship-bounces at icann.org<mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces at icann.org>[mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces at icann.org]
>>>> På vegne av
>>>> Jorge.Cancio at bakom.admin.ch<mailto:Jorge.Cancio at bakom.admin.ch>
>>>> Sendt: 1. september 2016 09:21
>>>> Til: trang.nguyen at icann.org<mailto:trang.nguyen at icann.org>;
>>>> CWG-Stewardship at icann.org<mailto:CWG-Stewardship at icann.org>
>>>> Emne: Re: [CWG-Stewardship] [client com] Naming Function Agreement
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for this info.
>>>> 
>>>> May we be informed why the solution offered to the discussion on 4.7. 
>>>> (how to best refer to the 2005 GAC Principles) apparently ignores 
>>>> the comments made by several members and participants of this group, 
>>>> while it takes up the suggestions made by other participants?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks and regards
>>>> 
>>>> Jorge
>>>> 
>>>> Von:cwg-stewardship-bounces at icann.org<mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces
>>>> @i cann.org> [mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces at icann.org] Im Auftrag 
>>>> von Trang Nguyen
>>>> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 1. September 2016 05:49
>>>> An: CWG-Stewardship at icann.org<mailto:CWG-Stewardship at icann.org>
>>>> Betreff: [CWG-Stewardship] FW: [client com] Naming Function 
>>>> Agreement
>>>> 
>>>> All,
>>>> 
>>>> Forwarding email from Sidley regarding the the Naming Function 
>>>> Agreement for your review.
>>>> 
>>>> Best,
>>>> 
>>>> Trang
>>>> 
>>>> From: 
>>>> <cwg-client-bounces at icann.org<mailto:cwg-client-bounces at icann.org>> 
>>>> on
>>> behalf of "Hofheimer, Joshua T."
>>>> <jhofheimer at sidley.com<mailto:jhofheimer at sidley.com>>
>>>> Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 8:32 PM
>>>> To: Client <cwg-client at icann.org<mailto:cwg-client at icann.org>>,
>>>> "jrobinson at afilias.info<mailto:jrobinson at afilias.info>"
>>>> <jrobinson at afilias.info<mailto:jrobinson at afilias.info>>, 'Lise Fuhr'
>>>> <lise.fuhr at difo.dk<mailto:lise.fuhr at difo.dk>>
>>>> Subject: [client com] Naming Function Agreement
>>>> 
>>>> Dear Client Committee,
>>>> 
>>>> Attached please find a revised draft of the Naming Function 
>>>> Agreement, marked against the version ICANN put out for public 
>>>> comment.  This draft reflects the negotiation of various items 
>>>> between ICANN and Sidley, as well as ICANN's response to the 
>>>> comments provided previously by Paul Kane, Becky Burr and other CWG 
>>>> participants.  ICANN has prepared an chart reflecting a number of 
>>>> items for which it is seeking confirmation from the CWG Client 
>>>> Committee that the particular item may be considered closed out.  
>>>> Although the chart appears lengthy,
>>> that is merely because it contains the historical context of
>>>> discussion for each item.   ICANN plans to review these items on the
>> call
>>>> tomorrow, and for our part, Sidley has no further edits to request 
>>>> if the CWG is satisfied with ICANN's proposed handling of the 
>>>> matters on the
>>> chart.
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Josh
>>>> 
>>>> JOSHUA T. HOFHEIMER
>>>> Partner
>>>> 
>>>> SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
>>>> +1 650 565 7561 (PA direct)
>>>> +1 213 896 6061 (LA direct)
>>>> +1 323 708 2405 (Cell)
>>>> jhofheimer at sidley.com<mailto:jhofheimer at sidley.com>
>>>> 
>>> 
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