[NCSG-Discuss] Public Citizen's comment & news from the Independent Objector

[Mary.Wong at LAW.UNH.EDU]

So - no formal objection filed though, like a few others, this was filed as a public comment on the last day that the formal objection period is open (which can, but doesn't have to be, considered by a panel in the event someone else files an objection to the same string). 

Is NABP's community-based application considered a closed string to be operated "exclusively for its own benefit" (per ICANN Board resolution on the issue) by those who filed public comments on that general issue to ICANN? They're not single-registrant and are claiming restricting registrations will serve the public interest (on the opposite side to PK's argument on the same basis) but will determine who can register.  

On a related note:  
- So far only 1 objection on the basis of string confusion has been filed with the ICDR (for .immobilien); nothing published yet from WIPO or ICC. 
- The Independent Objector has filed objections against 24 strings:  
http://www.independent-objector-newgtlds.org/english-version/news/ 
- And has issued general comments about some others: 
http://www.independent-objector-newgtlds.org/english-version/the-independent-objector-s-comments-on-controversial-applications/ 

(Sorry if someone else has already posted this and I didn't see it!) 

Cheers 
Mary 

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William Drake <william.drake at UZH.CH> 

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Date:  
3/14/2013 10:39 AM 

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[NCSG-Discuss] Public Citizen's comment opposing NABP's .pharmacy application 

of interest from another public list...



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From: Rashmi Rangnath <rrangnath at publicknowledge.org>

Subject: [governance] Public Citizen's comment opposing NABP's .pharmacy application

Date: March 14, 2013 3:11:18 PM GMT+01:00

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Reply-To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org,Rashmi Rangnath <rrangnath at publicknowledge.org>


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I thought many of you may be interested in this application that Public Citizen filed in opposing the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy's (NABP) application of the .pharmacy TLD. Public Citizen is concerned that the registration would allow the NABP to exclude licensed pharmacies located in Canada from acquiring domain names under .pharmacy. This would prevent access to affordable medicines for many in the US.  



A link to Public Citizen's comments is here: https://gtldcomment.icann.org/comments-feedback/applicationcomment/commentdetails/12145 



Rashmi  



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