<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Good evening:<div><br></div><div>For those of you who wish to follow these matters more closely, the ICANN Briefing papers in reference are as below.</div><div><br></div><div>CW</div><div><br></div><div>-----------------</div><div><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><</font></font></font><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-objection-procedures-21f"><font color="#1e50a8"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><u>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-objection-procedures-21f</u></font></font></font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">eb11-en.pdf></font></font></font></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">Objection
Procedures: includes requirements for governments to</font></font></font></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">pay
fees; procedures for review of sensitive strings; and early warning
to</font></font></font></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">applications—whether
a proposed string would be considered controversial or</font></font></font></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">to
raise sensitivities (including geographical names) [PDF, 365 KB]</font></font></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Root
Zone Scaling</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><</font></font></font><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-root-zone-scaling-21feb1"><font color="#1e50a8"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><u>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-root-zone-scaling-21feb1</u></font></font></font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">1-en.pdf>
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</p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"> <font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">[PDF,
296 KB]</font></font></font></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><</font></font></font><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-market-economic-impacts-"><font color="#1e50a8"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><u>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-market-economic-impacts-</u></font></font></font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">21feb11-en.pdf>
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</p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">Market
and Economic Impacts [PDF, 316 KB]</font></font></font></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><</font></font></font><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-registry-registrar-separ"><font color="#1e50a8"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><u>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-registry-registrar-separ</u></font></font></font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">ation-21feb11-en.pdf>
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</p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">Registry-Registrar
Separation [PDF, 452 KB]</font></font></font></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><</font></font></font><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-protection-rights-owners"><font color="#1e50a8"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><u>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-protection-rights-owners</u></font></font></font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">-21feb11-en.pdf>
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</p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">Protection
of Rights Owners (trademark protections) [PDF,276 KB]</font></font></font></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><</font></font></font><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-consumer-protection-mali"><font color="#1e50a8"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><u>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-consumer-protection-mali</u></font></font></font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">cious-conduct-21feb11-en.pdf>
</font></font></font>
</p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">Consumer
Protection Issues (malicious conduct)[PDF, 262 KB]</font></font></font></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><</font></font></font><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-law-enforcement-due-dili"><font color="#1e50a8"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><u>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-law-enforcement-due-dili</u></font></font></font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">gence-recommendations-21feb11-en.pdf>
</font></font></font>
</p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">Law
Enforcement Due Diligence Recommendations [PDF, 291 KB]</font></font></font></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><</font></font></font><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-post-delegation-disputes"><font color="#1e50a8"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><u>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-post-delegation-disputes</u></font></font></font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">-21feb11-en.pdf>
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</p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">Post
Delegation Disputes with governments [PDF, 409 KB]</font></font></font></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><</font></font></font><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-geographic-names-21feb11"><font color="#1e50a8"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><u>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-geographic-names-21feb11</u></font></font></font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">-en.pdf>
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</p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">Geographic
Names: use and protection of geographical names [PDF, 780 KB]</font></font></font></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><</font></font></font><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-legal-recourse-21feb11-e"><font color="#1e50a8"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><u>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-legal-recourse-21feb11-e</u></font></font></font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">n.pdf>
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</p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">Legal
Recourse for Applicants [PDF, 171 KB]</font></font></font></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><</font></font></font><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-providing-opportunities-"><font color="#1e50a8"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><u>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-providing-opportunities-</u></font></font></font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">stakeholders-21feb11-en.pdf>
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</p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">Providing
Opportunities for all Stakeholders </font></font></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">[PDF,
413 KB]</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">-----------------------</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">On 23 Feb 2011, at 20:35, Christopher Wilkinson wrote:</p><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Good evening:<br><br>As I understand it there will be an important meeting early next week in Brussels which may influence what ICANN does with the new gTLD process.<br>For those of you who will be present, I would recommend the following line:<br><br>1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>To disaggregate the process. First, to give priority to the IDN applications. Secondly to separate the public interest, linguistic/cultural and geographical/city proposals from all the rest.<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Thirdly to address the <.brand> issues as an entirely distinct process where, with WIPO, the related competition and trademark issues can be considered; i.e. postpone.<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Fourth, to address the <.generic> proposals: these may be supported provided that they are associated with a rigorous registration policy, subject to public consultation. i.e. not to postpone, but they will take longer.<br><br>2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Regarding Vertical Integration, I have seen nothing which would lead me to amend the posting which I made last August, and which for some reason has not been cited in any of the ICANN Briefing Papers:<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/vi-pdp-initial-report/pdfFZQIl7H2Er.pdf">http://forum.icann.org/lists/vi-pdp-initial-report/pdfFZQIl7H2Er.pdf</a><br><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>In short, the attempt last year within GNSO to associate the new gTLD process with backward integration between Registrars and Registries has (a) caused a breakdown in the bottom-up consensus process (b) been a cause of further delay and (c) flies in the face of ICANN's mandate as the custodian of competition policy in the DNS. No.<br><br>I shall post this message to the Lists with which I am associated:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>ISOC, At Large, Governance.<br><br>With regards to you all,<br><br>CW<br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>