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<DIV>However, let's also remember that many individuals register domain names. Perhaps their family name - or their pet's name - or... happens to be a keyword in a advertising campaign in a language they don't know for a product they've never heard of on the other side of the globe that they've never visited. And that individual happens to take a vacation when Megacorp's legal department decides to make an issue of it. </DIV>
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<DIV>I don't think 20 days is unreasonable - in fact, I don't think 30 days is unreasonable if I had to respond to such a complaint. I certainly don't have your organization's legal resources. And I <STRONG>do</STRONG> - occasionally - take vacations without reading e-mail.</DIV>
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<DIV>Of course, I'd also like the spammers off the network in a microsecond or less. But let's not amplify the leverage that the large/deep pockets have over the individuals. Let's not assume that only the guilty will get charged.</DIV>
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<DIV>And let's remember that "non-commercial" doesn't just mean large non-profit groups. It's supposed to include individuals who who are registrants - and are <STRONG>not</STRONG> engaged in fraud or 'problematic' use.<BR> </DIV>---------------------------------------------------------<BR>This communication may not represent my employer's views,<BR>if any, on the matters discussed.
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Debra Hughes <HughesDeb@USA.REDCROSS.ORG><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thu, July 22, 2010 1:43:04 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: Comments filed today by American Red Cross<BR></FONT><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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
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<P><B><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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 color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> Senior Counsel</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"> <BR></SPAN></FONT><B><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">American Red Cross</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Office of the General Counsel </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"> <BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2025 E Street, NW </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Washington, D.C. 20006 </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Phone: (202) 303-5356 </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Fax: (202) 303-0143</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 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></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#1f497d size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>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. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#1f497d size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>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.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#1f497d size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>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.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 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</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thanks, Rafik. </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN>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.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN>About the thin v. think comment below: In </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Step 1: Look up the domain name using a Whois service of choice. Find out registrar.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Step 2: Then, go to that particular registrar’s Whois service to obtain the publicly available Registrant’s contact information. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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!</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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 color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN>privacy/proxy service).</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" class=listparagraph><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P><B><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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 color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> Senior Counsel</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"> <BR></SPAN></FONT><B><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">American Red Cross</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Office of the General Counsel </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"> <BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2025 E Street, NW </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Washington, D.C. 20006 </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Phone: (202) 303-5356 </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Fax: (202) 303-0143</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"> <BR><A href="mailto:HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org"><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org</SPAN></FONT></A> </SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 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></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hello Debbie,</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Thanks for comments sent to the JAS WG, the document is shared within the WG members.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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?</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">2010/7/22 Milton L Mueller <<A href="mailto:mueller@syr.edu" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:mueller@syr.edu">mueller@syr.edu</A>></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Deb:</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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"</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><B><FONT color=black size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT color=black size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> NCSG-NCUC [<A href="mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</A>] On Behalf Of Debra Hughes [<A href="mailto:HughesDeb@USA.REDCROSS.ORG" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:HughesDeb@USA.REDCROSS.ORG">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" rel=nofollow target=_blank
ymailto="mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">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</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">All,</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Attached are comments filed</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">by the American Red</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Cross</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">on the Joint SO/AC Working Group Report and on DAG4.</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN
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<P><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><<American Red Cross Comments on Joint SO-AC WG Report - 07212010.pdf>> <<American Red Cross Comments on DAGv4 - 07212010.pdf>> </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thanks,</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Debbie</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><A name=129f9a3eb1e6d5a2_ rel=nofollow><B><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Debra Y. Hughes</SPAN></FONT></B></A><B><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> l Senior Counsel</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT color=black size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT></P>
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