<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Very happy to see Kathy re-engaging here...we need more of that! I wonder if some outreach to vets who've wandered might be useful, given that the circumstances have evolved...<div><br></div><div>BD</div><div><br><div><div>On May 26, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Konstantinos Komaitis wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div> <font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt">Fantastic Kathy – the essence of the new proposal is the detrimental effect it has upon trademark law and it really sets new criteria contrary to the way trademark rights have evolved throughout the years. It is more or less obvious what results the new gTLD proposal will have upon trademark regimes and I also heard the rumor that even ICANN themselves are anticipating that the new plan is going to have a negative impact (50% failure, which is quite high); however, it will certainly generate more money. <br> Unfortunately, I won’t be in Sydney to engage in any debate but I will keep up with the discussions. Does ICANN even take on board these concerns? Most likely not....<br> <br> Best<br> <br> K<br> <br> <br> On 25/05/2009 23:59, "Mary Wong" <<a href="mwong@PIERCELAW.EDU">mwong@PIERCELAW.EDU</a>> wrote:<br> <br> </span></font><blockquote type="cite"><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt">I'm glad to see more comments and contributions from NCUC'ers and like-minded friends on the IRT proposals!<br> <br> While my take on the IRT report may differ to some extent from some of you (I'm on the IRT), I think it's important to make those public comments so that divergent views and alternative proposals can emerge.<br> <br> The final IRT report will be released toward the end of this week, and I encourage everyone with an interest in the intersection of trademark law and domain name policy, as well as those who are concerned about how the new gTLDs will operate, to track it and comment.<br> <br> I will be happy to discuss the final report once it's released; there will also be a public forum at the Sydney meeting that I encourage everyone who will be there to attend.<br> <br> Best,<br> Mary<br> <br> <font color="#800080"><b>Mary W S Wong<br> </b></font>Professor of Law<br> Franklin Pierce Law Center<br> Two White Street<br> Concord, NH 03301<br> USA<br> Email: <a href="mwong@piercelaw.edu">mwong@piercelaw.edu</a><br> Phone: 1-603-513-5143<br> Webpage: <a href="http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php">http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php</a><br> Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: <a href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</a><br> <br> <br> >>> Robin Gross <<a href="robin@IPJUSTICE.ORG">robin@IPJUSTICE.ORG</a>> 5/25/2009 5:50 PM >>><br> Wonderful, Kathy! Excellent work!<br> <br> Thank you,<br> Robin<br> <br> <br> On May 25, 2009, at 2:01 PM, Milton L Mueller wrote:<br> <br> </span></font><blockquote type="cite"><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt">Really excellent comments, please read<br> <a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/irt-draft-report/msg00068.html">http://forum.icann.org/lists/irt-draft-report/msg00068.html</a> <br> <br> Shows how the IRT proposals are a power grab that go way beyond trademark law and ICANN's mission. <br> <br> Milton Mueller<br> Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies<br> XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology<br> ------------------------------<br> Internet Governance Project:<br> <a href="http://internetgovernance.org">http://internetgovernance.org</a><br> </span></font></blockquote><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br> <br> <br> <br> IP JUSTICE<br> Robin Gross, Executive Director<br> 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA<br> p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451<br> w: <a href="http://www.ipjustice.org">http://www.ipjustice.org</a> e: <a href="robin@ipjustice.org">robin@ipjustice.org</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </span></font></blockquote><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br> -- <br> Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis,<br> Lecturer in Law,<br> GigaNet Membership Chair,<br> University of Strathclyde,<br> The Lord Hope Building,<br> 141 St. James Road,<br> Glasgow, G4 0LT,<br> UK<br> tel: +44 (0)141 548 4306<br> email: <a href="k.komaitis@strath.ac.uk">k.komaitis@strath.ac.uk</a> <br> </span></font> </div> </blockquote></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <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; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><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-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: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><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-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: 0px; "><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-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: 0px; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">***********************************************************</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">William J. 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