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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">And the news just keeps coming in - 499 Public Interest Commitment Specifications (PICS) were submitted in response to ICANN's recent call for voluntary submissions by applicants stating how their TLDs would be operated in the public interest. Some were likely prompted by GAC members', the Independent Objector's and/or the community's concerns over potentially sensitive/generic/problematic strings. </font> </p>
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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">You can see which string has a PIC submission, and download it, here: </font><br><i><font color="#0000ff" face="Lucida Grande" size="3"><a href="https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus"><u>https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus</u></a></font></i><font face="Lucida Grande" size="3"></font> </p>
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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">Cheers</font> </p>
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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">Mary</font> </p>
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<font face="Lucida Grande" STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><br>Mary W S Wong
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<BR>Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP
<BR>Chair, Graduate IP Programs
<BR>UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAW
<BR>Two White Street
<BR>Concord, NH 03301
<BR>USA
<BR>Email: mary.wong@law.unh.edu
<BR>Phone: 1-603-513-5143
<BR>Webpage: <a href="http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php
">http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php
</a><BR>Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: <a href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</a>
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3/14/2013 1:28 PM </p>
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Re: [NCSG-Discuss] Public Citizen's comment & news from the Independent Objector </p>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAG-----<br>Hash: SHA1<br><br>thanks Mary for the link to the IO general comments.<br>still reading through them, but thought the .gay one was really very good.<br>Joy<br><br>On 15/03/2013 5:26 a.m., Mary.Wong@LAW.UNH.EDU wrote:<br>> So - no formal objection filed though, like a few others, this was<br>> filed as a public comment on the last day that the formal objection<br>> period is open (which can, but doesn't have to be, considered by a<br>> panel in the event someone else files an objection to the same<br>> string).<br>><br>><br>> Is NABP's community-based application considered a closed string to<br>> be operated "exclusively for its own benefit" (per ICANN Board<br>> resolution on the issue) by those who filed public comments on that<br>> general issue to ICANN? They're not single-registrant and are<br>> claiming restricting registrations will serve the public interest<br>> (on the opposite side to PK's argument on the same basis) but will<br>> determine who can register.<br>><br>><br>> On a related note:<br>><br>> - So far only 1 objection on the basis of string confusion has<br>> been filed with the ICDR (for .immobilien); nothing published yet<br>> from WIPO or ICC.<br>><br>> - The Independent Objector has filed objections against 24<br>> strings:<br>><br>> /_http://www.independent-objector-newgtlds.org/english-version/news/_/<br>><br>> - And has issued general comments about some others:<br>> /_http://www.independent-objector-newgtlds.org/english-version/the-independent-objector-s-comments-on-controversial-applications/_/<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> (Sorry if someone else has already posted this and I didn't see<br>> it!)<br>><br>><br>> Cheers<br>><br>> Mary<br>><br>><br>> Mary W S Wong Professor of Law Director, Franklin Pierce Center for<br>> IP Chair, Graduate IP Programs UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL<br>> OF LAW Two White Street Concord, NH 03301 USA Email:<br>> mary.wong@law.unh.edu Phone: 1-603-513-5143 Webpage:<br>> <a href="http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php">http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php</a><br>> <<a href="http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php%0D">http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php%0D</a>> Selected writings<br>> available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at:<br>> <a href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</a><br>><br>><br>>>>><br>><br>> *From: *<br>><br>><br>><br>> William Drake <william.drake@UZH.CH><br>><br>> *To:*<br>><br>><br>><br>> <NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU><br>><br>> *Date: *<br>><br>><br>><br>> 3/14/2013 10:39 AM<br>><br>> *Subject: *<br>><br>><br>><br>> [NCSG-Discuss] Public Citizen's comment opposing NABP's .pharmacy<br>> application<br>><br>> of interest from another public list...<br>><br>><br>> Begin forwarded message:<br>><br>><br>>> *From: *Rashmi Rangnath <rrangnath@publicknowledge.org<br>>> <mailto:rrangnath@publicknowledge.org>><br>>><br>>> *Subject: [governance] Public Citizen's comment opposing NABP's<br>>> .pharmacy application*<br>>><br>>> *Date: *March 14, 2013 3:11:18 PM GMT+01:00<br>>><br>>> *To: *governance@lists.igcaucus.org<br>>> <mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org><br>>><br>>> *Reply-To: *governance@lists.igcaucus.org<br>>> <mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org>,Rashmi Rangnath<br>>> <rrangnath@publicknowledge.org<br>>> <mailto:rrangnath@publicknowledge.org>><br>>><br>>><br>>> All:<br>>><br>>><br>>> I thought many of you may be interested in this application that<br>>> Public Citizen filed in opposing the National Association of<br>>> Boards of Pharmacy's (NABP) application of the .pharmacy TLD.<br>>> Public Citizen is concerned that the registration would allow the<br>>> NABP to exclude licensed pharmacies located in Canada from<br>>> acquiring domain names under .pharmacy. This would prevent access<br>>> to affordable medicines for many in the US.<br>>><br>>><br>>> A link to Public Citizen's comments is here:<br>>> <a href="https://gtldcomment.icann.org/comments-feedback/applicationcomment/commentdetails/12145">https://gtldcomment.icann.org/comments-feedback/applicationcomment/commentdetails/12145</a><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>Rashmi<br>>><br>>><br>>> -- Rashmi Rangnath<br>>><br>>> Director, Global Knowledge Initiative and Staff Attorney Public<br>>> Knowledge 1818 N Street NW Suite 410 Washington, D.C. 20036 202<br>>> 861 0020 rrangnath@publicknowledge.org<br>>> <mailto:rrangnath@publicknowledge.org> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>>><br>><br>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----<br>Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32)<br>Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - <a href="http://www.enigmail.net/">http://www.enigmail.net/</a><br><br>iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJRQggcAAoJEA9zUGgfM+bq92EH/2quHkNtew4JRITt1JXGfY7N<br>uLgpZb9W2YNxq3DXYxbdFTmRuwzWV8rgQB/5ubJP21l2Nvp7rianwbmFms/bK1sf<br>ouEw04wUPLZN4uJtWe5o4IlsD5SYO7Oc+LtArL44DY32DDo//Y0pAbEcK1Oe/5rH<br>ZqW2qtPMeMuGWYwtfAcJhpus8xZt+URYV0pbNz0zvlUSgBi/4rzKzXlDbxj7YW9g<br>nFK6IgBeOAxXzZwraehVKlPEsPmq7fjfVBsstuCLM/Km3Gxu4ACpMnNKXlyWbcY3<br>wyx9pLDJOloHWggXElap8Im2kISjt9HiqYjlXvD8IWbCSWFJmpg2kKXptKvvCiU=<br>=6UsN<br>-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----<br>
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