[Chapter-delegates] Internet Society 2011 IPR activities - Building a truly open and international dialogue

Fri Jan 21 20:36:20 PST 2011

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.

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 City-TLD Governance and Best Practices 
<http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/vilnius-workshop-report> 
for more on this.

Best,

Tom Lowenhaupt

On 1/21/2011 4:19 PM, Eric Burger wrote:
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> On Jan 21, 2011, at 2:52 PM, Patrick Vande Walle wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Patrick
>>
>>
>> On 21 Jan 2011, at 09:11, runnegar at isoc.org 
>> <mailto:runnegar at isoc.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear colleagues,
>>>
>>> As you may recall, last year, the Internet Society was granted 
>>> Permanent Observer Status with the World Intellectual Property 
>>> Organization (WIPO).
>>>
>>> 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).
>>>
>>> *_Creating the conditions of an open and multi-stakeholder dialogue_*
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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).
>>>
>>> *_2011 Multi-level engagement plan_*
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> In brief, the Internet Society’s objectives will be to provide 
>>> independent expertise and to:
>>>
>>> -Promote and create dialogue opportunities among stakeholders at all 
>>> levels
>>>
>>> -Put issues in an international perspective
>>>
>>> -Inform policymakers about the founding principles of the Internet 
>>> architecture and ecosystem
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Christine Runnegar
>>> Senior Manager
>>> Public Policy
>>> Internet Society
>>>
>>> Constance Bommelaer
>>> Senior Manager
>>> Strategic Global Engagement
>>> Internet Society
>>>
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