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    I think I heard at ICANN Cartagena that ISOC is precluded from
    advocating for new TLDs as part of its charter or its funding
    agreements.  I might be mistaken, but someone from ISOC said they'd
    look into any such prohibitions. I looked over the ISOC sight and
    was unable to find anything on this.<br>
    <br>
    And Eric, be careful not to generalize about TLDs. City-TLDs
    developed as public interest digital infrastructure should not be
    considered a significant concern to IP stakeholders.  See the report
    from the IGF Vilnius entitled <a
href="http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/vilnius-workshop-report">City-TLD
      Governance and Best Practices</a> for more on this.<br>
    <br>
    Best,<br>
    <br>
    Tom Lowenhaupt<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <br>
    On 1/21/2011 4:19 PM, Eric Burger wrote:
    <blockquote
      cite="mid:F22C2DC5-3A84-41B1-A59B-903DC2FDCD2F@standardstrack.com"
      type="cite">I would be careful here. One of the strong arguments
      against new gTLDs is that it is a pure extortion / tax on
      established brands. Unfortunately, this is one of these problems
      with no single right answer.
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      <div>Let us say there is a well established brand, Example.
        Someone registering example.gtld is clearly trying to either
        phish Example customer data or squat to extort money from
        Example. Saying that Example can feel free to bid on exmple.gtld
        highlights the problem: Example is forced to bid on the domain.
        Conversely, just because someone has an existing domain in one
        gTLD does not necessarily entitle them to that name in all
        gTLDs.<br>
        <div><br>
          <div>
            <div>On Jan 21, 2011, at 2:52 PM, Patrick Vande Walle wrote:</div>
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              <div style="word-wrap: break-word;">Thanks Christine for
                sharing this early draft. I have no doubt the chapters
                will be eager to help develop policy papers, as several
                are already involved in these issues at national,
                regional or global levels. 
                <div><br>
                </div>
                <div>One major omission I see in this document are the
                  IPR issues in the context of new gTLDs. As you know,
                  the IPR lobby has been harassing ICANN staff,
                  constituencies, board and governments for two years to
                  let them (the IPR holders) get an ultimate veto power
                  on new TLDs. Many chapters have been very active
                  through the ALAC and NCUC/NCSG to oppose that power
                  grab, in the interest of free speech.    </div>
                <div><br>
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                <div>I am interested to hear ISOC's thoughts on that
                  matter. This is a pressing issue. It is happening
                  right now. Chapters have worked very hard on this.  We
                  need ISOC to weight in, alongside its chapters. </div>
                <div><br>
                </div>
                <div>It is all well to get yet another forum to talk.
                  But what we actually need from ISOC are clear,
                  unambiguous, positions.  I hope ISOC has more ambition
                  that just handle the logistics of such forum.</div>
                <div><br>
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                <div>Patrick </div>
                <div><br>
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                <div>  <br>
                  <div>
                    <div>On 21 Jan 2011, at 09:11, <a
                        moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:runnegar@isoc.org">runnegar@isoc.org</a>
                      wrote:</div>
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                                style="font-size: 10pt;">Dear
                                colleagues,<br>
                                <br>
                                As you may recall, last year, the
                                Internet Society was granted Permanent
                                Observer Status with the World
                                Intellectual Property Organization
                                (WIPO). <br>
                                <br>
                                Building on the 2009-2010 membership
                                consultation on emerging policy
                                responses
                                to online copyright infringement (the
                                ISOC Copyright WG) and the work
                                undertaken by the Internet Society on
                                the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement,
                                the Internet Society will be expanding
                                its outreach in 2011 on online IPR
                                issues to governmental and
                                inter-governmental organizations (at the
                                international, regional and local
                                level). <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p><font
                              size="2" face="Arial"><span
                                style="font-size: 10pt;"><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></font></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="arial"><b><u><font
                                  size="2" face="Arial"><span
                                    style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:
                                    bold;">Creating the conditions of an
                                    open and multi-stakeholder
                                    dialogue<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></u></b><o:p></o:p></font></p>
                        <u5:p></u5:p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="arial"><font
                              size="2" face="Arial"><span
                                style="font-size: 10pt;">As
                                governments and international
                                organizations elaborate their policy
                                frameworks, we
                                have observed a critical need to
                                encourage a multi-level discussion
                                (among and
                                between international organizations,
                                regional forums, national authorities
                                and
                                all stakeholders).  Rather than
                                commenting on specific frameworks, our
                                primary mission in 2011 will be to
                                engage with all relevant actors with a
                                view
                                to enroling them in an international and
                                multi-stakeholder dialogue. <u5:p></u5:p><u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></font></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="arial"><font
                              size="2" face="Arial"><span
                                style="font-size: 10pt;">Our
                                contribution and message will focus on
                                international aspects of the debate
                                (e.g. international comparisons of
                                policy frameworks presented by the soon
                                to
                                be finalised ISOC Copyright WG
                                discussion document). The rationale is
                                that, as
                                national frameworks cannot be conceived
                                independently from the global network,
                                policymakers must engage in a dialogue
                                with relevant stakeholders and
                                international
                                organizations. Additionally, since the
                                issues are global in nature, it is
                                critical to facilitate multi-stakeholder
                                international platforms for discussion
                                to help governments identify the best
                                solutions. In any case, there is
                                increasing governmental interest in
                                global solutions, particularly in the
                                area
                                of enforcement (e.g. ACTA). <u5:p></u5:p><u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></font></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="arial"><b><u><font
                                  size="2" face="Arial"><span
                                    style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:
                                    bold;"><u5:p> </u5:p>2011
                                    Multi-level engagement plan<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></u></b><o:p></o:p></font></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 6pt;"><font
                            size="2" face="arial"><font size="2"
                              face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
                                10pt;">In 2011, we plan to respond to
                                independent advisory
                                requests and engage with all relevant
                                authorities and stakeholders to leverage
                                our advocacy plan. Our recently obtained
                                Permanent Observer status with WIPO
                                will be very helpful in this regard.  We
                                also plan to advise the OECD
                                countries through the work of the
                                Internet Technical Advisory Committee
                                (ITAC)
                                which is coordinated by ISOC. Our call
                                for an international and
                                multi-stakeholder dialogue will also be
                                promoted at regional levels through,
                                for example, meetings organised by
                                African inter-governmental
                                organisations,
                                where I am planning to provide advice to
                                African ministers, and national levels
                                such as the French Hadopi, which has
                                requested that Constance Bommelaer
                                provide
                                expertise on international issues to the
                                Secretariat. We will look for other
                                opportunities to engage with
                                policymakers (e.g. G8, G20, WTO, EU,
                                national
                                authorities) and other stakeholders on
                                these issues, and continue engaging with
                                our membership as further participation
                                opportunities arise.</span></font><o:p></o:p></font></p>
                        <u1:p></u1:p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="arial"><font
                              size="2" face="Arial"><span
                                style="font-size: 10pt;">Finally,
                                we are working on the organization of a
                                joint workshop with WIPO in the summer
                                where all relevant actors, from all
                                sectors, at the international, regional
                                and
                                national level, will be invited to
                                participate. The objective will be to
                                gather
                                all the above-mentioned actors and
                                create the conditions for an open and
                                inclusive dialogue. Input from our
                                membership will again be critical.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></font></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="arial"><font
                              size="2" face="Arial"><span
                                style="font-size: 10pt;">In
                                brief, the Internet Society’s objectives
                                will be to provide independent
                                expertise and to: <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></font></p>
                        <u5:p></u5:p>
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                                    </span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><font
                              size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Promote
                                and create dialogue opportunities among
                                stakeholders at all levels<u5:p></u5:p><u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></font></p>
                        <u5:p></u5:p>
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                              size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Put
                                issues in an international perspective<u5:p></u5:p><u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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                                policymakers about the founding
                                principles of
                                the Internet architecture and ecosystem<u5:p></u5:p><u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></font></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="arial"><font
                              size="2" face="Arial"><span
                                style="font-size: 10pt;">We
                                will shortly be launching a blog
                                dedicated to these issues to share
                                information
                                and exchange ideas with our members and
                                hope you will be able to participate. <o:p></o:p></span></font></font></p>
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                                style="font-size: 10pt;">Best regards,<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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                                style="font-size: 10pt;">Christine
                                Runnegar<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p><font
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                                Senior
                                Manager<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p><font
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                                Public
                                Policy<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p><font
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                                Internet
                                Society</span></font></font></p>
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                                style="font-size: 10pt;">Constance
                                Bommelaer<br>
                                Senior Manager<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p><font
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                                Strategic Global Engagement<br>
                                Internet Society</span></font><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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                                                        style="word-wrap:
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                                                          medium;
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                                                          normal;
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                                                          normal;
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                                                          normal;
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                                                          -- <br>
                                                          Patrick Vande
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