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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The following note has been posted to the
GNSO list and the Board list. Thanks. Jon<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>One year ago today, the GNSO passed a resolution recommending that the
Board adopt the attached changes to the Bylaws. The recommendations were
promptly forwarded to the Board for consideration. The proposed changes
make it explicit that contracts that “substantially affect the operation
of the Internet or third parties;” and contracts that have “a
material impact on a third party member of the Internet Community” would
have to be published for public comment prior to execution by ICANN. This
does not include every contract that ICANN signs, rather a limited subset of
the universe. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Please recall that this request came in response to ICANN’s
failure to post the final .net registry agreement for public comment prior to
its execution. When asked about this occurrence in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Luxembourg</st1:country-region></st1:place>, the General Counsel
stated that he had received advice from outside counsel that there wasn’t
a <b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>requirement</span></i></b>
that ICANN post the agreement for comment prior to its execution. While
many of us disagree with that interpretation, we proposed the attached Bylaws
amendment to make it clear that such a requirement does, indeed, exist. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The following is an excerpt from the minutes from the 8/18/05 GNSO
meeting:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><strong><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> “John Jeffrey</span></font></b></strong>
commented from a staff perspective it was understood that the recommendation
concerned issues that were raised in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Luxembourg</st1:country-region></st1:place> and were being presently
articulated. Marilyn Cade's proposed change to the language was important and
there was also some question regarding whether the scope of the language on
which contracts would be included in such process was concise enough.
John Jeffrey went on to say that clearly input from the Council was appreciated
and that the Board should consider the recommendation but passing on specific
language would not be appropriate at this early stage given that the Board
would need to consider the input, and any Bylaw change would require a public
comment period before it could be approved.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-gnso-18aug05.shtml">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-gnso-18aug05.shtml</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Has the Board considered the recommendation in the past year?
What has caused the delay? Will the recommendation be sent for public
comment? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I urge the GNSO and the Board to take action on this important issue.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Jon Nevett<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Network Solutions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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