[Chapter-delegates] ICANN Briefing papers: A workable, gTLDs process, now

[Christopher Wilkinson]

Good evening:

For those of you who wish to follow these matters more closely, the  
ICANN Briefing papers in reference are as below.

CW

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<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-objection-procedures-21feb11-en.pdf 
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Objection Procedures: includes requirements for governments to
pay fees; procedures for review of sensitive strings; and early  
warning to
applications—whether a proposed string would be considered  
controversial or
to raise sensitivities (including geographical names) [PDF, 365  
KB]Root Zone Scaling
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-root-zone-scaling-21feb11-en.pdf 
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  [PDF, 296 KB]
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-market-economic-impacts-21feb11-en.pdf 
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Market and Economic Impacts [PDF, 316 KB]
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-registry-registrar-separation-21feb11-en.pdf 
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Registry-Registrar Separation [PDF, 452 KB]
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-protection-rights-owners-21feb11-en.pdf 
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Protection of Rights Owners (trademark protections) [PDF,276 KB]
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-consumer-protection-malicious-conduct-21feb11-en.pdf 
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Consumer Protection Issues (malicious conduct)[PDF, 262 KB]
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-law-enforcement-due-diligence-recommendations-21feb11-en.pdf 
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Law Enforcement Due Diligence Recommendations [PDF, 291 KB]
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-post-delegation-disputes-21feb11-en.pdf 
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Post Delegation Disputes with governments [PDF, 409 KB]
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-geographic-names-21feb11-en.pdf 
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Geographic Names: use and protection of geographical names [PDF, 780 KB]
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-legal-recourse-21feb11-en.pdf 
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Legal Recourse for Applicants [PDF, 171 KB]
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-providing-opportunities-stakeholders-21feb11-en.pdf 
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Providing Opportunities for all Stakeholders [PDF, 413 KB]
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On 23 Feb 2011, at 20:35, Christopher Wilkinson wrote:

> Good evening:
>
> 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.
> For those of you who will be present, I would recommend the  
> following line:
>
> 1.	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.
> 	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.
> 	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.
>
> 2.	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:
> 	
> 	http://forum.icann.org/lists/vi-pdp-initial-report/pdfFZQIl7H2Er.pdf
>
> 	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.
>
> I shall post this message to the Lists with which I am associated:	 
> ISOC, At Large, Governance.
>
> With regards to you all,
>
> CW
>

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