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Hi<div><br></div><div>Oops, I was about to submit some suggested revisions, along the lines of what I'd suggested off list. But whatever, glad it went out on time. Thanks again to Konstantinos et al for getting this together.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Bill</div><div><br><div><div>On Dec 15, 2008, at 9:49 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"><div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; ">Concerned about the deadline, I have gone ahead and submitted the comments. Note also that ICANN, in its increasingly over-bureaucratized state, has actually created 5 or 6 different comment forums and it unclear which best fits these comments, so I have submnitted them to two of them.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; ">--MM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: blue; border-left-width: 1.5pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 4pt; "><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center" tabindex="-1"></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold; ">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Non-Commercial User Constituency [<a href="mailto:NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">mailto:NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><st1:personname w:st="on">Milton L Mueller</st1:personname><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Sent:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, December 15, 2008 3:25 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">To:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Subject:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] REVISED: NCUC statement on new gTLDs</span></font><o:p></o:p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; ">Wonderful. WHO WILL SUBMIT THIS?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: blue; border-left-width: 1.5pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 4pt; "><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center" tabindex="-1"></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold; ">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Non-Commercial User Constituency [<a href="mailto:NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">mailto:NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b>Mary Wong<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Sent:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Sunday, December 14, 2008 11:11 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">To:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Subject:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NCUC-DISCUSS] REVISED: NCUC statement on new gTLDs</span></font><o:p></o:p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Attached is my attempt at contributing to our Constituency Statement on the new gTLD policy. Please note the following substantive additions and other changes:<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">1. Substantive Additions<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">- I have expanded the section on Morality and Public Order objections with further references to and comments on the Explanatory Memorandum that was issued separately from the Draft Applicant Guidebook.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">2. Other Changes<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">- I have moved a couple of sections around (to hopefully aid the "flow" as more contributions come in) and amended some of the language used. Please note that I do NOT think my language superior; many of the language changes I am suggesting are due to my personal discomfort in using overly-strong or emotive language. I am happy to revert to the stronger emphasis if the majority feel that would better convey the point.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">My apologies for this late submission; I have tried to be as comprehensive and useful as I can but I am afraid that with time running short, have perhaps not done as thorough a job as I would have liked.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><br>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Mary<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><strong><b><font size="2" color="purple" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: purple; ">Mary W S Wong</span></font></b></strong><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Professor of Law<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Franklin</span></font></st1:placename><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placename w:st="on">Pierce</st1:placename><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placename w:st="on">Law</st1:placename><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></span></font></st1:place><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Two White Street</span></font></st1:address></st1:street><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Concord</span></font></st1:city><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:state w:st="on">NH</st1:state><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:postalcode w:st="on">03301</st1:postalcode></span></font></st1:place><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">USA</span></font></st1:country-region></st1:place><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Email:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:mwong@piercelaw.edu" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">mwong@piercelaw.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Phone: 1-603-513-5143<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Webpage:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 3pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></span></blockquote></div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; 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