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<body><div>Melissa,</div><div><br />See my responses in <font color="#9900ff">Purple</font></div>
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<div>From "Melissa Peters Allgood" <<a href="mailto:melissa.allgood@icann.org">melissa.allgood@icann.org</a>></div>
<div>To "<a href="mailto:gnso-gac-closed-generics@icann.org">gnso-gac-closed-generics@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-gac-closed-generics@icann.org">gnso-gac-closed-generics@icann.org</a>></div>
<div>Date 6/1/2023 1:36:46 PM</div>
<div>Subject [gnso-gac-closed-generics] Closed Generics - Please Review and Respond</div></div><div><br /></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">First, I’d like to thank each of you for your hard work yesterday. Your willingness to hear one another and find a compromise was on full display. I recognize that many of you
don’t love where your work landed, but you worked hard to find a path that all can live with. Truly the MSM at work.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Below you will find our attempt to capture the agreement in principle that was reached.
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Definitions</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> - Staff proposed agreement in principle based on 31 May
call:
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">For purposes of the Facilitated Dialogue on Closed Generic gTLDs, it was necessary for the group to have a shared understanding of concepts relevant to closed generic gTLDs. Bearing in
mind relevant definitions found in the Base gTLD Registry Agreement, Section 2.9(c) (“Affiliate”) and Specification 11, Section 3(d) (“Generic String”), the group agreed not to change any existing definitions, but acknowledged that there are likely other entities
beyond “Affiliates” that would benefit from exclusive operation of a closed generic gTLD with the registry. A future policy group should consider incorporating this concept in its work.
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">For purposes of this discussion, the group views a “closed generic gTLD” as a “gTLD with exclusive registry access”, understood to be a gTLD string that is a generic word or term under
which domains are registered exclusively by the registry operator, its affiliates, and possibly other relevant entities as determined by subsequent policy work.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: lime;">Please respond if you can live with this compromise. If you cannot, please offer a detailed way forward.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p xmlns:o="#unknown"></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><font color="#9900ff">Jeff: I am ok with the initial bullet, but I am not sure why we have the sub-bullet. I haven't compared the sub-bullet to the actual definition, and I would prefer to not have to. The sub-bullet is not needed.</font><br /></span></font><blockquote cite="24A7EAD8-265C-438C-A6AD-EEB2E67A014B@icann.org" type="cite" class="cite2"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: lime;"><br /></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Public Comment</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> – staff proposed agreement in principle based on 31
May call:
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Applications for closed generics gTLDs should be subject to the same Public Comment period as all other gTLD applications. However, given that closed generic gTLDs are uniquely impactful
to the public interest, the group acknowledges there should be more time dedicated to their Public Comments if the number of these applications is considerable. If there are more than 10 closed generic gTLD applications, then the Public Comment period will
be extended automatically for 60 days solely for closed generic gTLD application comments. This does not replace ICANN’s discretion to extend the Public Comment period for all applications, and the 60-day extension will apply to the full length of the Public
Comment period (extended or otherwise).
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In line with Implementation Guidance 13.6 from the
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/final-report-newgtld-subsequent-procedures-pdp-02feb21-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">New gTLD Subsequent Procedures
Final Report
</span><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"> </span></a>(pg. 244), this implementation should enable the public to easily identify and obtain information about applications for closed generic gTLDs. The group agrees that there must be
a centralized space where prospective commenters can go to understand the rules for closed generic gTLDs and view the applications themselves.
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Note: In arriving at this compromise approach to Public Comment, the group acknowledges the unique nature inherent to closed generic gTLDs, as well as the need for sufficient time for
meaningful Public Comments, and the public’s need to readily find all relevant information about closed generic gTLD applications.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: lime;">Please respond if you can live with this compromise. If you cannot, please offer a detailed way forward.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p xmlns:o="#unknown"></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><div id="xd2a4d5d7936848c" style="word-wrap:break-word"><br /></div><div id="xd2a4d5d7936848c" style="word-wrap:break-word"><font color="#9900ff">Jeff: I believe the proposal from Sophie was for 30 days not 60 days and although Sophie threw out the number 10, I do not believe anyone really looked at that number. I have no idea if the number should be 10, 20, 50....the point is that the length of time of an extension and the amount of applications it would take to have that extension should not be something pulled out of thin air. In addition, when deciding on the amount of time, people need to be looking at its impact of the overall process. I would support saying that if there are above a certain number applications for Closed Generics (as determined in future work), then an automatic extension of a some period of days (as determined in future work), etc....</font></div><div id="xd2a4d5d7936848c" style="word-wrap:break-word"><br /></div><div id="xd2a4d5d7936848c" style="word-wrap:break-word"><font color="#9900ff">Also the language of "Solely for Closed Generics" is a little misleading. The point was that the automatic entension would only apply to closed generics, but that does not mean it may not overlap with extensions of other public comment periods if the Org grants extensions for other reasons.</font></div><div id="xd2a4d5d7936848c" style="word-wrap:break-word"><font color="#9900ff"><br /></font></div><div id="xd2a4d5d7936848c" style="word-wrap:break-word"><font color="#9900ff">For example, If there are 20 applications for closed generics (and that is above the number for an extension), then for arguments sake an automatic extension of 30 days would be granted. But if ICANN Org decides that because of the number of overall applications to also extend the general comment period as well by 30 days, that should not be interpreted as extending the comment period for closed generics by 60 days.</font></div><div id="xd2a4d5d7936848c" style="word-wrap:break-word"><font color="#9900ff"><br /></font></div><div id="xd2a4d5d7936848c" style="word-wrap:break-word"><font color="#9900ff">I hope that makes sense.</font></div><div id="xd2a4d5d7936848c" style="word-wrap:break-word"><font color="#9900ff"><br /></font></div><div id="xd2a4d5d7936848c" style="word-wrap:break-word"><font color="#9900ff"><br /></font></div><div id="xd2a4d5d7936848c" style="word-wrap:break-word"><font color="#9900ff"><br /></font></div></span></font><blockquote cite="24A7EAD8-265C-438C-A6AD-EEB2E67A014B@icann.org" type="cite" class="cite2"><div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Agenda for 5 June 2023 at 12:30 UTC:<o:p xmlns:o="#unknown"></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Finalize Definition and Public Comment<o:p xmlns:o="#unknown"></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Review preliminary framework (Closed Generics Framework v4)<o:p xmlns:o="#unknown"></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Final call to determine if the group can live with the preliminary framework document (Items 1 & 2)<o:p xmlns:o="#unknown"></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Discuss Closed Generics sessions at ICANN77<o:p xmlns:o="#unknown"></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As always, my sincere thanks for all your hard work.
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