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On 01/23/2011 02:05 AM, Robin Gross wrote:
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href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-21jan11-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-21jan11-en.htm</a></div>
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<div>Note the following text from the ICANN press release:</div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span"
style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"> "... Only GAC members,
ICANN Board members, select ICANN staff members and </span><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><u>subject
matter experts</u></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"> will participate in the
discussion..."</span><span class="Apple-style-span"
style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"> </span></div>
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<div>Does this mean the Board/GAC will hear from representatives of
the intellectual property industry (since this meeting is in response
to the lobbying that the IPC has done to various government
representatives for more trademark rights)? </div>
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<div>That would be terribly one-sided and unfair if this meeting goes
down that path - another forum for the IPC to lobby the board (and only
the IPC gets to present its views?) </div>
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<div>Who decides what "subject matter experts" will be invited -
staff, IPC, Board, GAC??? </div>
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<div>This announcement provides more questions than answers.</div>
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<div>Best,</div>
<div>Robin</div>
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So this situation is a challenge for swift GNSO action, for which the
non-commercial constituency has probably most reason to act quickly.<br>
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Norbert<br>
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