<div dir="ltr">Gemma,<div><br></div><div>Apologies for not getting back to you more quickly.</div><div><br></div><div>Some registrars are concerned about the unspecified nature of the phrase "reasonable notice," particularly in situations when the registry system is changing, and would like to better understand how GoDaddy Registry interprets its obligations under that section. This is of particular concern when the avenues for a registrar to challenge whether the notice was reasonable are so limited.</div><div><br></div><div>I hope this is helpful context.</div><div>Best,</div><div>Catherine<br><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><table style="color:rgb(34,34,34);padding:0px;margin:10px 0px;border:none"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:0px 7px 0px 0px"><b style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial">Catherine Merdinger </span></b><b style="font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial"><font color="#134f5c">|</font></span><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198);font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial">Corporate Counsel </span><b style="font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:16px"><font color="#134f5c"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial">|</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial">Identity Digital</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></font></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(102,102,102)">Inc.</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial"><font color="#3d85c6"> </font><b><font color="#134f5c">|</font></b><font color="#3d85c6"> </font></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial">+1.319.541.9416 </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial"><b><font color="#134f5c">|</font><font color="#3d85c6"> </font></b><font color="#000000">she/her</font></span></span><br></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:0px 7px 0px 0px"></td></tr></tbody></table><div><p></p></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 24, 2023 at 7:56 PM gemma@registry.godaddy <gemma@registry.godaddy> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-7769431627592798386">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Catherine,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>We request that you please outline via email the concerns of the RrSG in relation to the term “reasonable”.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>As you are aware, this language has previously been approved numerous times by the RrSG and is used in the RRA for 30 of our TLDs. We are interested in understanding more about the new underlying
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>We’d like to have a better understanding before arranging a call so that we can make the most productive use of everybody’s time.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 25, 2023 6:49 AM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:secretariat@icannregistrars.org" target="_blank">secretariat@icannregistrars.org</a>; <a href="mailto:rra@icann.org" target="_blank">rra@icann.org</a>; Ashley Heineman <<a href="mailto:aheineman@godaddy.com" target="_blank">aheineman@godaddy.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:gds-rra-amendments@icann.org" target="_blank">gds-rra-amendments@icann.org</a>; Gemma G. Keegan <gemma@registry.godaddy><br>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">Attached, please find the cover letter and the red-lined RRA Amendment for the following TLD(s) submitted by
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<b><span style="font-size:12pt">.wiki</span></b><br>
<b><span style="font-size:12pt">.ink</span></b><br>
<b><span style="font-size:12pt">.gay</span></b><br>
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