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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Konstantinos,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Regarding rapid decision making, in my
comments, we offered the following suggestion:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=ListParagraph0 style='text-align:justify'><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>In addition, the
examiner should be required to render a decision within seven (7) business
days, rather than being allowed up to 14 days, with a goal and best practice of
providing the Answer within three (3) days. Once again, the use of a form
Decision should greatly increase the ability of examiners to provide their
Decisions in a rapid manner.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Regarding your comments about 14 days to respond,
let’s also remember the difference between a “user” of the Internet
and a “Registrant”. Your mention of users below is perhaps
misplaced. We are talking about Registrants of domain names and not end
users of the DNS. A Registrant had access to the Internet when he/she
registered the domain name (either personally or through another party acting
on his/her behalf). The Registrant had “all the time in the world”
to decide to register its problematic domain name for a problematic use before he/she
actually registered the domain – long before the Complaint was aware.
The Registrant also had the ability to access the Internet to engage in fraudulent
activity – he/she had plenty of time to consider and prepare the content and
use of the domain name. It’s a bit one-sided to argue that if an organization
sees a problematic use we should agree to 20 days for the Registrant to prepare
a response for the reasons you mention below. Also, a form for the Answer
could minimize the need for an attorney for Answers, but if not, Registrants
should know that the act of registering a domain name has potential
consequences. A Registrant willingly enters a contractual relationship
with the registrar when he/she decides to register a domain name. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>On a related note, I think new gTLD and
other outreach efforts to those in the developing and emerging regions could
offer a primer to the community about the domain registration process – explaining
the contractual relationship between the registrar and the registrant. Guidance
could be given to the community about these processes, obligations, what a
Registrant “agrees to” when registers a domain name and an
explanation of the potential consequences. Perhaps those that offer pro
bono legal services can talk about the types of assistance they can offer
Registrants in these scenarios. These are ideas I am sharing with those
involved with outreach activities within ICANN. Perhaps there are other ideas
NCUC/NCSG members have to help Registrants understand and the “business”
behind the registration process.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Debbie<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Debra Y. Hughes</span></font></b><b><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:
bold'> l</span></font></b><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'> Senior
Counsel</span></font></b><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'> <br>
</span></font><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>American Red Cross</span></font></b><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Office of the General Counsel </span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>2025 E Street, NW </span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Washington, D.C. 20006 </span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Phone: (202) 303-5356 </span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Fax: (202) 303-0143</span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'> <br>
<a href="mailto:HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org"><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org</span></font></a>
</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Konstantinos
Komaitis [mailto:k.komaitis@strath.ac.uk] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, July 22, 2010
12:21 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Hughes, Debra Y.;
NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Comments filed today
by American Red Cross</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Just
one point I would like to clarify being involved and having researched on both
the UDRP and the URS. In a system of adjudication, the term ‘rapid’
does not really refer to the speed leading up to the adjudication process;
rather, it refers to the ‘rapidness’ of the decision-making
process. And, the recommendation of the STI has been consistent with this,
instructing panels to submit their decisions within 3 business days. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>This
distinction in determining ‘rapidness’ is crucial for the
adjudication process and in Brussels as well as from the comments it appears
that the trademark community misinterprets what we mean by rapidness. No system
is fair if it is rapid during the discovery process or in any other process
leading up to adjudication.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>And,
14 days is not really fair. Again, just like the problems with the UDRP, the
complainant has all the time in the world to compile, submit and file the
complaint. The Respondent is given only 14 days? What about legitimate
Registrants located in parts of the world with limited Internet access? For
many users the Internet is still not a given. What about legitimate Registrants
whose first language is not English? What about legitimate Registrants that
have to find a lawyer to compile the Response on their behalf? All these are
legitimate reasons for the deadline to be 20 days – at least that is how
I feel and that is what 10 years of UDRP experience teaches us.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>KK<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Dr.
Konstantinos Komaitis,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Law
Lecturer,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Director
of Postgraduate Instructional Courses<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>University
of Strathclyde,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>The
Law School,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>The
Lord Hope Building,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>141
St. James Road,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Glasgow,
G4 0LT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>UK<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>tel:
+44 (0)141 548 4306<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>http://www.routledgemedia.com/books/The-Current-State-of-Domain-Name-Regulation-isbn9780415477765</span></font><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Selected
publications: http://hq.ssrn.com/submissions/MyPapers.cfm?partid=501038<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Website:
http://domainnamelaw.ning.com/</span></font><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> NCSG-NCUC [mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Debra Hughes<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, July 22, 2010 4:25
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Comments filed today
by American Red Cross<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Thanks, Rafik. </span></font><font
size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'>The work of the JAS WG is very important and of course
related, in part, to the outreach work we are both involved with on the OSC
Constituency and Stakeholder Group Operations Work Team.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>About the thin v. think
comment below: In </span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>a thin registry (.COM is
an example), the Whois records includes limited data - only enough to identify
the registrar of the domain name (registrar name, registration status,
creation/expiration dates). So, for a problematic .COM domain, obtaining
the contact details for the registrant is a two (or three or four or
five…) step process for research. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>For example,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Step 1: Look up the domain name using a
Whois service of choice. Find out registrar.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Step 2: Then, go to that particular
registrar’s Whois service to obtain the publicly available
Registrant’s contact information. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Step 3: If the bad actor is using a
privacy/proxy service, I have to keep my fingers crossed that the privacy/proxy
service has a fair (and hopefully easy and inexpensive) system for me to
request the concealed contact information for the Registrant. Hopefully they
will follow their policy!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Step 4: Proxy/privacy service does
not have a system to request underlying contact information or ignores request,
I have to decide whether it makes sense to spend donor dollars to get a
subpoena, if applicable or escalate the request for contact information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>A record from a registry operating a thick
Whois server (like .ORG) includes the registrant’s contact information,
admin/tech and the registrar info. It eliminates having to go two places
to get the publicly available Registrant contact info, which is important for
not for profit organization that are often asked to do more with less
resources. The other benefit of a thick registry is when a registrar goes
out of business, the thick registry will retain the registrant info (except if
the registrant used a </span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>privacy/proxy
service).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=listparagraph style='margin-left:0in'><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>About
the URS, I think fairness is important – fairness to the registrant and a
fair procedure for an organization that is being harmed by a bad actor from a
"clear cut” instance” of trademark abuse.” I think
the suggestion of giving Registrants 14 days, rather than 20 days to file an
Answer is fair, not abusive and consistent with the intent of
“rapid” suspension. Also, if ICANN provides a form complaint
and reduces the word/page limit, it is possible a Registrant, who is
inexperienced with such actions, might feel less intimidated. Also, the
suggestion of a form Answer can help inexperienced Registrants prepare
responses.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Debbie<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Debra Y. Hughes</span></font></b><b><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:
bold'> l</span></font></b><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'> Senior
Counsel</span></font></b><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'> <br>
</span></font><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>American Red Cross</span></font></b><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Office of the General Counsel </span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>2025 E Street, NW </span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Washington, D.C. 20006 </span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Phone: (202) 303-5356 </span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Fax: (202) 303-0143</span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'> <br>
<a href="mailto:HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org"><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org</span></font></a>
</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> NCSG-NCUC
[mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Rafik Dammak<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, July 22, 2010 6:24
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Comments filed today
by American Red Cross</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hello Debbie,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thanks for comments sent to the JAS WG, the document is shared within
the WG members.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I was little bit puzzled
by the mention of supporting thick whois as suggested by IRT, even there
are some people arguing for that , I think that a balanced solution for common
ground of different interests is mandatory with safeguard for privacy. also
about URS, maybe we can assume that there is need make it simple and short, how
we can prevent abuse of using URS for this supposed mechanism to prevent abuse?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Rafik<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>2010/7/22 Milton L Mueller <<a href="mailto:mueller@syr.edu">mueller@syr.edu</a>><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>Deb:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>Glad to see that Red Cross is endorsing
the idea that nonprofits might use a new gTLD for "internal business
purposes under a model that is different from a commercial, profit-driven new
gTLD"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> NCSG-NCUC [<a
href="mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>]
On Behalf Of Debra Hughes [<a href="mailto:HughesDeb@USA.REDCROSS.ORG"
target="_blank">HughesDeb@USA.REDCROSS.ORG</a>]<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, July 21, 2010
8:21 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <a
href="mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS]
Comments filed today by American Red Cross<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>All,</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Attached are comments filed</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>by the American Red</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Cross</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>on the Joint SO/AC
Working Group Report and on DAG4.</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'><<American Red Cross Comments on Joint
SO-AC WG Report - 07212010.pdf>> <<American Red Cross Comments on
DAGv4 - 07212010.pdf>> </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Thanks,</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Debbie</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><a name="129f9a3eb1e6d5a2_"><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Debra
Y. Hughes</span></font></b></a><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'> l
Senior Counsel</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>American Red Cross</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Office of the General Counsel </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>2025 E Street, NW </span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Washington, D.C. 20006 </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Phone: (202) 303-5356 </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Fax: (202) 303-0143</span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><a href="mailto:HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org"
target="_blank"><font color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:black'>HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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