<div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Dear All,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I am going to the meeting of PIR advisory council, beginning of October.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">One of the agenda items that I think NCUC would be interested in is their takedown policy. If you remember, PIR wanted to come up with the Systematic Alternative Dispute Resolution which would resolve copyright related disputes through a third party. We opposed their plan and especially asked them not to develop the policy any further. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I am not sure of the status of this policy but they asked how they can seek public comment for the dispute resolution and we again responded that we disagree with having such policy in the first place.</div></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" dir="auto"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" dir="auto">One more point that I want to emphasize during the meeting is that the advisory council has to have more connection to PIR BOARD. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" dir="auto"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" dir="auto">Another thing I'd like to make clear during the meeting is that the AC should not be just window dressing and its mandate should be clear. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" dir="auto"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" dir="auto">Anything else you would like me to discuss during the meeting at PIR? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" dir="auto"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" dir="auto">Best</div><div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div class="m_-5910669902628876344gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div>
</div></div><div dir="ltr">-- <br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div>