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Something like the berkman study would help if there would be lots
of litterature to classify and assess. But I suspect there will be
scarce learned-opinions on the matter as of yet. Which means that
the contracted learned opinion will be among the very first ones,
and i do not think this would be wise.<br>
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The only way this would be wise would be a consortium of legal
scholars giving all possible interpretation angles, within a wide
mandate to do so. Folks let's not forget that the legal world is not
laid on a presumed pre-political or pre-social matrix and that in
most circumstances, it can just not be *found*, it has to be
interpreted. <br>
<br>
Furthermore, the determination of the interrelation between ICANN
and different levels of legal juridiction is very much a political
determination. Pretending that it could be legally *found* by a
contractor is just another political way of trying to assert it. The
fact that it is a political way that denies its political nature
doesn't change its nature in the least bit. The political arena
where the political games become played by pretending that the
political arena doesn't exist is a sorry one indeed. <br>
<br>
I'm unsure on which other options I would like to pursue. Maybe
think about them all still ;(<br>
<br>
Nicolas<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 19/07/2012 9:28 PM, Alain Berranger
wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CANgs+StrxHAaoagzZs5cA+Fn76cN9saMToRiHtUMQD5WmMTQrA@mail.gmail.com"
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<div>Alain<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Adam
Peake <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:ajp@glocom.ac.jp" target="_blank">ajp@glocom.ac.jp</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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a variation of 5, contract with<br>
<br>
international law firm "to conduct a legal analysis to
substantiate/verify whether there is clear evidence of
treaty law and/or statutes that would require registries and
registrars to protect IOC and RCRC names by law."<br>
<br>
Not ICANN legal counsel. Tender for an international legal
firm (consortium of legal scholars?) to conduct analysis
(there's about $357m in the TLD moneybox)<br>
<br>
Adam
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At 11:23 AM -0400 7/18/12, Avri Doria wrote:<br>
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From: Brian Peck <<mailto:<a
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Subject: [gnso-iocrc-dt] List of possible approaches
for Red Cross/IOC names in new gTLDS<br>
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Date: 18 July 2012 11:08:58 EDT<br>
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To: "<mailto:<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:gnso-iocrc-dt@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-iocrc-dt@icann.org</a>><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:gnso-iocrc-dt@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-iocrc-dt@icann.org</a>"
<<mailto:<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<div class="im">
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<br>
List of possible approaches for Red Cross/IOC names in
new gTLDS<br>
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<div class="im">
In response to the request during the last RC/IOC DT
call, please find below a list of possible approaches
that have been proposed to date for moving forward in
responding to the GAC proposal to protect the RCRC and
IOC names at the second level in new gTLDS:<br>
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1. Maintain the status quo and not provide any new
special protections for the RCRC/IOC names (i.e., no
changes to the current schedule of second-level reserved
names in the new gTLD Registry Agreement).<br>
2. Develop recommendations to implement the GAC
proposal such as extending protection to all or a subset
of RCRC names only, all or a subset of IOC names only
or, to both sets of each organization¹s names.<br>
3. Consider the proposal to not provide any new
protections now and wait to see if any additional
protections may be necessary after the delegation of the
first round new gTLD strings and/or consider lowering
costs for each organization to utilize RPMs ( i.e.,
Thomas Rickert¹s proposal)<br>
4. Consider possible additional protections for the
RCRC/IOC as part of a broader PDP on the protection of
names for international organizations<br>
5. Ask ICANN General Counsel¹s office to conduct a
legal analysis to substantiate/verify whether there is
clear evidence of treaty law and/or statutes that would
require registries and registrars to protect IOC and
RCRC names by law.
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<br>
Please let us know if you have any questions or need
anything further at this time. Thanks.<br>
<br>
Best Regards,<br>
<br>
Brian<br>
<br>
Brian Peck<br>
Policy Director<br>
ICANN<br>
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-- <br>
Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA
<div>Member, Board of Directors, CECI, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/"
target="_blank">http://www.ceci.ca</a><br>
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target="_blank">www.schulich.yorku.ca</a></div>
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