Dear Evan et all, I consider point 5 as the most challenging point. Isn't the GNSO looking into this a while ago with no concrete proposal? Hasn't it been discussed within ICANN since the applicants book was drafted? To propose a working and robust proposal to protect nontrademarked public interest names is IMHO nothing we can just do alone. I think it would be wise to collaborate with other AC SO. (it is all about breaking silos). Saying that I have also problems with point 2. (addressing the board directly). But I agree to the rest:) My two cent's Best Sandra (Note: This message was send from my iPhone - I do apologise for any misspelling.) Am 20.09.2012 um 17:21 schrieb Evan Leibovitch <evan@telly.org>:
Actually, in parallel to what Alan is suggesting, I would actually like to propose a formal advice to the Board demanding public accountability regarding why the IOC and RC are insisted to be linked. Such a path undermines public confidence in an organization, that can't tell the difference --regarding public protection -- between a humanitarian body and one that merely seeks to maximize sponsorship revenue.
In line with some of the comments by Avri and others, some other At-Large members have agreed to join an effort to create such a statement, intended for ALAC approval.
The staterment is intended to: 1) Be concise (no more than a page or two) 2) Primarily target the Board, not the GNSO 3) Deal with the proposed mechanisms, including PDPs and temporary lists 4) Address the foolishness of combining the IOC and RC, as a warning about ICANN's positioning itself to make judgements about groups worthy of protection (and who isn't) 5) Suggest an alternate robust method to protect non-trademarked public-interest names.
The tentative workspace for this effort is at https://community.icann.org/x/wowoAg
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