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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear all, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Please</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> find below the notes
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">and action items </span>
<span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">from today’s meeting on </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Thursday</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">,<span style="color:black">
</span>10 November 2022 </span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">at </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">1</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">3<span style="color:black">:</span>3<span style="color:black">0</span></span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> UTC.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Ariel, Steve, and Emily<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">Notes and Action Items - </span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">IDNs EPDP Call –
</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">10 November<span style="color:black"> 2022</span><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">Action Items<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Action Item 1: Staff to find out if there are documents that the ccPDP can share ahead of the 29 November joint call.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Action Item 2: Leadership team to develop some examples of the consequences of the different options for Community and Legal Rights Objections processes.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Action Item 3: Leadership team to propose a path forward on E6 based on the conclusions of today’s discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">Notes<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Welcome and Chair Updates <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">The ccPDP4 requested a joint call to discuss how the two groups are addressing the issue of string similarity. The meeting will take place
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">on Tuesday, 29 Nov</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">ember at
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">14:00-15:30 UTC</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">. An agenda will be shared soon.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">The ccPDP4 focus seems to be on the evaluation panel, procedures, and criteria. They do not appear to have addressed the role of variants ye.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">The EPDP Team will share the status of deliberations on EPDP Team recommendations.
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Action Item 1</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: Staff to find out if there are documents that the ccPDP can share ahead of the 29 November joint call.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo9">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Leadership suggests going ahead with meetings preliminarily scheduled for
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">1 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">and</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> 22 Dec</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">ember to help ensure that the group keeps making progress. Those who
need to miss the calls can catch up with recording.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo9">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Farrell as GNSO Council Liaison has submitted the Project Change Request for this group to the Council for its consideration at the November Council meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo9">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Paul McGrady asked a question on the Council mailing list regarding dependencies between this group’s work and the implementation of SubPro. The leadership team will discuss a possible response during its meeting
later today. It is important to acknowledge that there are still unknowns about the timeline of SubPro implementation.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Continue Discussion of Charter Question E2</b><b> </b><b>– Options for Legal Rights and Community Objections
<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Slide 4 – Legal Rights Objection Recommendation – Option 1 and 2</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Jeff has an action item from the previous call to write up a proposal for a specific exception process for the Legal Rights and Community Objections. Under the proposal, the applicant will be given an opportunity
to show why there is not a risk of misconnection. He will be sharing this soon.</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Comment: A trademark owner should not be prevented from applying for a mark unless it is actually a variant of a string that has been allocated.</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Comment: If we are moving forward with the hybrid model for string similiarity, the EPDP needs go with option 2 for the Legal Rights Objection. If the objection is successful, it may be the case that the objected-against
primary string should be able to be delegated, but perhaps the allocated variant may not.</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Question: Would this impact our recommendation on the use of the RZ-LGR?</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Response: No, because these processes are about similar strings and not exact matches.</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Agreement that it would be useful for staff to draw up specific use cases describing the consequences of each option in a practical way.</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Comment: The question at hand should not be about who can file an objection, but about the scenarios in which an objector can be successful if they file an objection.</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Slide 6 – Community Objection Recommendation – Option 1 and 2</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Comment: For the community objection, it seems that we will need to start with Option 2, taking into account Jeff’s proposal, which would factor in which strings are potentially removed from the list of those impacted
by the outcome of the objection. </span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Comment: If we are moving forward with the hybrid model for string similarity review, then we need to use option 2 for Community Objections, as well. An objector should be able to object if an application could potentially
block them from applying for their string in the future.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Comment: RySG reiterates its position that some blocked variants are valid labels but many are not well formed labels and will never be delegated. These should not be considered in the case that blocked variants are
included in the model more generally.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Question: How difficult is it to tell is blocked variants are not well formed?</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Response: These can be determined computationally.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Action Item 2</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: Leadership team to develop some examples of the consequences of the different options for Community and Legal Rights Objections processes.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">ICANN org will soon be providing input on the WG’s initial work on the hybrid model. This will be taken into account in further deliberations of the EPDP Team.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Continue Discussion of Charter Question E6 <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">Chair proposal: there is no good reason to allow a
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">two-letter gTLD label in the Latin script</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">, especially given sensitivities with the cc community.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0A1F24">If such applications were received, it would be considered unlikely that they would have passed the String Similarity Review as they would likely be considered similar to two-character
ASCII strings</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0A1F24">.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0A1F24"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo12">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Slide 9 – Charter Question E6<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Slide 10 – ccTLD Context<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Additional information: ISO-3166 is maintained by a maintenance agency which can assign unassigned two-letter codes to new countries and territories. That is outside of ICANN. Two-letter combinations are not available
because they could be assigned in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Slide 11 – What happened in the 2012 round?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Slide 12 – Analyze the Question<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Clarification: We can divide the Latin set of characters into 4 categories:<o:p></o:p></span>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">ASCII<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Plain characters – these don’t have a diacritic, but are outside of the core A-Z characters, for example the German sharp s.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Decorated characters – plain characters plus a diacritic, identified in RZ-LGR as a variant of a base character.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Decorated characters that are not identified as a variant of a base character.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">As a reminder, any application for a two-character string regardless of script will go through a process evaluating the visual similarity to a two-character ASCII combination.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Comment: We should not just look at the Latin script or create special rules for the Latin script. If we disallow 2-letter TLDs for Latin, in general, this should also be the case for Cyrillic and maybe some other
scripts. Do not disallow, but whenever applied-for strings are confusingly similar to a 2-character ASCII label, they will be rejected. This will be true for all scripts that have characters that are similar shapes to ASCII.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Question: What would be the test for confusing similarity. Is this something we should include in implementation guidance?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Slide 13 -- </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Drawing on the analysis, should a recommendation be developed to explicitly prohibit
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">an </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">application for any two-letter gTLD string in the Latin script?
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Comment: No, unless the recommendation is extended to other scripts too, for example all alphabetic scripts. If you extend to all scripts, in the case of certain scripts, only a subset of characters will be potentially
confusingly similar to ASCII characters. Rather than restricting the whole script, it makes more sense to allow the string similarity review to take care of concerns about confusion.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Comment: Applying rules uniformly across scripts is better than doing it case by case. If you can’t make a blanket rule, then the best approach is to focus on the confusing similarity standard.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Slide 14 – Jeff’s Proposal: Adopt a similar recommendation as SubPro Recommendation 25.4 for Single Characters – “Recommendation 25.4: Single character TLDs may be allowed for limited script/language combinations
where a character is an ideograph (or ideogram) and do not introduce confusion risks that rise above commonplace similarities, consistent with SSAC171 and Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN Workgroup (JIG) reports.”<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Question: Would it be necessary to list scripts for a two-character recommendation? In the single character case, the recommendation says that they need to be ideographic. There are different kinds of scripts. If
you made a recommendation like 25.4, would you limit to specific scripts or types of scripts?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">As a reminder, the string similarity review would already address some of the examples on slide 14.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Comment: The single character analogy is not useful. Single characters have little context, so it is appropriate to take a conservative approach. With two character strings there are more things to consider. Agreement
that we shouldn’t have a policy focused on a single script. The simplest approach is to go by the confusing similarity process.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Staff observation: The benefit of Jeff’s approach is greater clarity for the applicant about what they can and can’t apply for. But even if the proposal is not used, the string similarity process will catch cases
of similarity. It just means that some applicants will take the time and resources to apply and later find out that the application can’t proceed.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Question: Is there a difference between a two letter and a two character gTLD string?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Response: Character means symbol. It is a broader term that encompasses alphabetic and non-alphabetic scripts. Letters only apply to alphabetic script. All letters are characters but not all character strings. See
also: https://unicode.org/glossary/#character<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">The existing string similarity standard in the 2012 round is more expansive than the scripts on slide 14, and applies to combinations in all scripts checked against confusing similarity with two-character ASCII combinations.
The standard of review was upheld by SubPro. The question is whether that standard should be supplemented with a prohibition on certain strings or whether the using the string similarity process alone is still appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">From the AGB: Review of 2-character IDN strings — In addition to the above reviews, an applied-for gTLD string that is a 2-character IDN string is reviewed by the String Similarity Panel for visual similarity to:<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">a) Any one-character label (in any script), and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">b) Any possible two-character ASCII combination.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">An applied-for gTLD string that is found to be too similar to a) or b) above will not pass this review.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">SubPro Final Report - Affirmation 24.2: Subject to the recommendations below, the Working Group affirms the standard used in the String Similarity Review from the 2012 round to determine whether an applied-for string
is “similar” to any existing TLD, any other applied-for strings, Reserved Names, and in the case of 2-character IDNs, any single character or any 2-character ASCII string. According to Section 2.2.1 of the 2012 Applicant Guidebook, “similar” means “strings
so similar that they create a probability of user confusion if more than one of the strings is delegated into the root zone.” In the 2012 round, the String Similarity Panel was tasked with identifying “visual string similarities that would create a probability
of user confusion.”155 The Working Group affirms the visual standard for determining similarity with the updates included in the recommendations below.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Question: Should this group revisit what happened in the IDN Fast Track process in relation
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">.ευ</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">?</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Response: SubPro looked at this and because the cc process is different it is not easy to apply lessons from this case to the gTLD context.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Conclusion: The possibility of confusion will be picked up in the string similarity review. We may not need a recommendation beyond what already exists in SubPro.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Action Item 3</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: Leadership team to propose a path forward on E6 based on the conclusions of today’s discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Donna has left GoDaddy but intends to continue serving as Chair of the EPDP.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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