<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>I said these governmental objections were a bad idea when they were first proposed 4-5 years ago. Now we are seeing why they are such a bad idea. Chilling effect on speech and also used as another bite at the apple for IP interests with never-ending complaints of needing more IPR privileges. And these objections about "generic" word TLDs - that is just a govt picking one business model over others. I wonder how much it cost those businesses to persuade a govt to object to their business competitor based on "public interest" concerns. What a joke...</div><div><br></div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">David Olive <<a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org">david.olive@icann.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">November 21, 2012 5:07:41 AM PST</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"<a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[Soac-infoalert] Fwd: Governmental Advisory Committee - GAC Website (Main)</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div><span></span></div><div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span></span></div><div><span></span><h1 id="zen-page-title" class=" page-title-home" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 4px 0px !important; padding: 0px; border-style: none; border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 153, 204); "><a href="https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory+Committee" class="current ancestor-link" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none; text-decoration: none; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" size="3">Governmental Advisory Committee</font></a></h1><h2 id="GovernmentalAdvisoryCommittee-Announcements:" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 16px 0px 4px; padding: 0px; border-style: none; border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 153, 204); "><font size="3"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Announcements:</span></font></h2><h4 id="GovernmentalAdvisoryCommittee-20November2012" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 16px 0px 4px; padding: 0px; border: none; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">20 November 2012</span></h4><div style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-align: left; "><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">On 20 November 2012, the GAC filed 242 Early Warnings on individual applications. The applicants were all contacted directly, and the Early Warnings have now been posted here: <a href="https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/GAC+Early+Warnings" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none; ">GAC Early Warnings</a></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Early Warnings mainly consist of requests for information, or requests for clarity on certain aspects of an application. </span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you are an applicant who has received an Early Warning, you can contact<a href="mailto:gacearlywarning@icann.org" class="external-link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none; ">gacearlywarning@icann.org</a> to request further information.</span></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><span><a href="https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory+Committee?desktop=true">https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory+Committee?desktop=true</a></span></div><div><br><span></span><br></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><div><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-- </span></font></div><div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">David A. Olive<br>Vice President, Policy Development Support<br>Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)<br><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://8/0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="8/0">1101 New York Avenue, NW - Suite 930</a></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://8/0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="8/0">Washington</a>, D.C. 20005<br>Office: <a href="tel:202.570.7126" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="8/1">202.570.7126</a> Mobile: <a href="tel:202.341.3611" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="8/2">202.341.3611</a></span></font></div></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span></span><br><span>David A. 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