Opinions? Fwd: [] List of possible approaches for Red Cross/IOC names in new gTLDS

[Alain Berranger]

Excellent suggestion!

Alain

On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp> wrote:

> How about a variation of 5, contract with
>
> 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."
>
> 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)
>
> Adam
>
>
>
>
> At 11:23 AM -0400 7/18/12, Avri Doria wrote:
>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>  From: Brian Peck <<mailto:brian.peck at icann.org>**brian.peck at icann.org<brian.peck at icann.org>
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>> Subject: [gnso-iocrc-dt] List of possible approaches for Red Cross/IOC
>>> names in new gTLDS
>>>
>>> Date: 18 July 2012 11:08:58 EDT
>>>
>>> To: "<mailto:gnso-iocrc-dt at icann.**org <gnso-iocrc-dt at icann.org>>
>>> gnso-iocrc-dt at icann.org" <<mailto:gnso-iocrc-dt at icann.**org<gnso-iocrc-dt at icann.org>
>>> >gnso-iocrc-dt at icann.org>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> List of possible approaches for Red Cross/IOC names in new gTLDS
>>> 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:
>>>
>>> 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).
>>> 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.
>>> 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)
>>> 4.      Consider possible additional protections for the RCRC/IOC as
>>> part of a broader PDP on the protection of names for international
>>> organizations
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Please let us know if you have any questions or need anything further at
>>> this time.  Thanks.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Brian
>>>
>>> Brian Peck
>>> Policy Director
>>> ICANN
>>>
>>


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