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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-NZ link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks for this question Robin. I can see no reason to add these names (or categories of such names) to the reserve list. It’s vital we have a principled approach - these sorts of additions would only continue the growing divide of inequality between existing and would-be registrants and those using “rights” to privilege their own applications. And to make these two requests via governments is very worrying. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Avri also raises a very valid point about the reserve list itself – we shouldn’t assume that just because the list exists, it should simply keep expanding without a first principles review.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Joy <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Joy Liddicoat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Project Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Internet Rights are Human Rights<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.apc.org"><span style='color:blue'>www.apc.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Tel: +64 21 263 2753<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Skype id: joy.liddicoat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Yahoo id: strategic@xtra.co.nz<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robin Gross<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 5 October 2011 2:26 a.m.<br><b>To:</b> NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> NCSG input on request for special privileges for Red Cross & International Olympic Committee regarding Internet domains<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I would be curious to know what the NCSG membership thinks about this proposal from GAC to give special privileges to the Red Cross and International Olympic Committee in the top-level domain name space. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The GNSO Council will have to vote on this proposal soon, so some awareness and input from the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group on the underlying issue would be very helpful.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/dryden-to-van-gelder-red-cross-14sep11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'>http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/dryden-to-van-gelder-red-cross-14sep11-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Robin Gross<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Glen de Saint Géry <<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org">Glen@icann.org</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Date: </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>September 19, 2011 11:07:42 AM PDT</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>To: </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>liaison6c <<a href="mailto:liaison6c@gnso.icann.org">liaison6c@gnso.icann.org</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Subject: [liaison6c] GAC advice: 1) possible UDRP 2) the IOC and Red Cross/Red Crescent</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='color:#1F497D'>FYI</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Councillors,</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The advice provided by the GAC has been posted on page :<br></span><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence"><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'>http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence</span></a></span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>And can be directly viewed at<br></span><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/dryden-to-van-gelder-udrp-14sep11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'>http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/dryden-to-van-gelder-udrp-14sep11-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/dryden-to-van-gelder-red-cross-14sep11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'>http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/dryden-to-van-gelder-red-cross-14sep11-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 11 on the GNSO Council agenda has been updated to read as follows:</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 11: June 20 Board resolution on new gTLDs (15 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As part of its resolutions on the new gTLD program, the ICANN Board passed a resolved clause during its June 20 meeting in Singapore which contained the following excerpt (Resolved 1.b):</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Refer to Board June 20 2011 motion on new gTLDs:</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-20jun11-en.htm"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-20jun11-en.htm</span></a></span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Incorporation of text concerning protection for specific requested Red Cross and IOC names for the top level only during the initial application round, until the GNSO and GAC develop policy advice based on the global public interest.</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The GNSO Council discussed this at its July 21 meeting. A letter was sent by Kurt Pritz to Heather Dryden & Stéphane van Gelder to provide some guidance:<br></span><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/pritz-to-dryden-11aug11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'>http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/pritz-to-dryden-11aug11-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On September 18, the GAC sent a letter to the GNSO Council providing advice on this topic:</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GAC advice:</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1)<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/dryden-to-van-gelder-udrp-14sep11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'>possible UDRP</span></a></span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2)<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/dryden-to-van-gelder-red-cross-14sep11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'>the IOC and Red Cross/Red Crescent</span></a></span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Council should now discuss next steps and possible courses of action, starting with an answer to the GAC.</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>11.1 Discussion<br>11.2 Next steps</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you very much.</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind regards,</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Glen</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Glen de Saint Géry</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>GNSO Secretariat</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a></span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a></span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>IP JUSTICE<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Robin Gross, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>w: <a href="http://www.ipjustice.org">http://www.ipjustice.org</a> e: <a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org">robin@ipjustice.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>