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NYTimes on New gTLDs
by Phil Corwin Aug. 18, 2013

Aug. 18, 2013

FYI, today's NY Times Business Section has an article about the new gTLD program and some of the issues it has raised... http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/18/technology/when-you-cant-tell-web-suffixe… Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey

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BC comment on singular plural
by Steve DelBianco Aug. 16, 2013

Aug. 16, 2013

Here's what we just told the Board at the Public Forum, on behalf of the BC ICANN’s String Similarity Panel was to place into contention sets any strings that create a possibility of user confusion. But in late February ICANN published contention sets that did NOT include 24 pairs of singular-plural forms of the same string (English and Spanish) Sport(s) Loan(s) Web(s) Game(s) Hotel(es) Risks of allowing both singular and plural TLDs for the same word are well understood. -confusion -precedent for the next round -ICANN looking pretty ridiculous What’s not understood is how it happened and what we can do about it. First response is to ask if the panelist follow GNSO Policy on confusingly similar. Second response is “Chong” ( Chinese for “Do-over” ) -Do-over on just these 24 pairs - WIPO Mediation Rules, Article 1 says, “Words used in the singular include the plural and vice versa, as the context may require.” Guess we could correct the Guidebook (plurals are confusingly similar) String Confusion Objections on 7 of these pairs are in the hands of the ICDR rightnow. If ICSR does the right thing and finds these pairs should be contention sets, The Board can apply this rule to ALL 24 pairs Failing that, there’s Formal Reconsideration. We all worry about threat from inter-governmental groups just waiting for ICANN to stumble. We have enough vulnerability to stumble with so many unknowns in the new gTLD launch. No need to add to our vulnerability with this self-inflicted wound

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New US trademark rules likely to exclude many dot-brand gTLDs | DomainIncite - Domain Name News & Opinion
by Phil Corwin Aug. 13, 2013

Aug. 13, 2013

http://domainincite.com/14139-new-us-trademark-rules-likely-to-exclude-many… Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/Cell Twitter: @VLawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey Sent from my iPad

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Secretaries of All 50 States Tells ICANN To Follow GAC Advice On INC, .LLC, .CORP and .LLP | TheDomains.com
by Phil Corwin Aug. 13, 2013

Aug. 13, 2013

http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/13/secretaries-of-all-50-states-tells-ica… Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/Cell Twitter: @VLawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey Sent from my iPad

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Fwd: Share Comments/Suggestions on Draft of Examination Guide: Applications for Marks Comprised of gTLDs for Domain Name Registration or Registry Services
by Phil Corwin Aug. 12, 2013

Aug. 12, 2013

USPTO wants input... Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/Cell Twitter: @VLawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: Phil Corwin <psc(a)vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>> Date: August 12, 2013, 6:43:25 PM EDT To: Phil Corwin <psc(a)vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>> Subject: Share Comments/Suggestions on Draft of Examination Guide: Applications for Marks Comprised of gTLDs for Domain Name Registration or Registry Services http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/notices/IdeaScale_gTLD.jsp Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/Cell Twitter: @VLawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey Sent from my iPad

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RE: [bc-gnso] CORRECTION: BC Nominating Committee Elections: Results
by Jimson Olufuye Aug. 12, 2013

Aug. 12, 2013

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RV: ICANN Labs Launches: Learn more about our four innovation teams
by Chris Chaplow Aug. 12, 2013

Aug. 12, 2013

Dear BC Members, Here is the first ICANN Labs newsletter. It was just sent to those who have signed up at the ICANN Labs website. I will not forward to the list each week, but wanted to let BC member be aware of a new channel. Sign up at <http://labs.icann.org/> http://labs.icann.org/ if you want to receive more. Best, Chris Chaplow De: ICANN Labs Team [mailto:icannlabs=neo.com@mail64.wdc03.rsgsv.net] En nombre de ICANN Labs Team Enviado el: lunes, 12 de agosto de 2013 15:30 Para: Chris Chaplow Asunto: ICANN Labs Launches: Learn more about our four innovation teams <http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&id=7a1ef9defc…> View this email in your browser <http://gallery.mailchimp.com/2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a/images/icann_logo.png> Welcome ICANN Labs community members This newsletter marks the beginning of our weekly newsletter series. Each week, we will highlight the updates from our four innovation tracks: Discovery, Conversation, Communication and Education. We recently <http://neo.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&id=…> kicked off the Innovation Program with a two-day workshop in New York City. The workshop was led by User Experience Strategist <http://neo.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&id=…> Jeanine Harriman, who will be blogging about her approach and key findings later this week. We also successfully updated the <http://neo.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&id=…> website, making it easier for our community to discuss and participate in the new ideas that the track teams are testing. We look forward to kicking off our first experiments and collaborating with you over the coming weeks. If you have any thoughts or questions feel free to contact us at <http://neo.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&id=c…> @ICANNLabs on Twitter. - The ICANN Labs team What you may have missed: <http://neo.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&id=f…> Discovery Track Team Plans to Test a Unified Identity System for Internet Governance During our research, many interview subjects spoke to the difficulty of comprehending the people and organizations involved in the global Internet governance community. By creating visibility and access to this network, the Discovery Track team hopes to let newcomers and existing community members more efficiently find relevant people and groups to connect with... <http://neo.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&id=1…> Read More > <http://neo.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&id=4…> Expanding the Public Comment Process with New Conversations For newcomers to ICANN and Internet governance, ICANN’s policy development process and public comment system can be difficult to follow and understand. The Conversation Track team seeks to design a space for facilitated, contextual conversation between ICANN community members... <http://neo.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&id=…> Read More > <http://neo.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&id=…> Digital Mentorship Is Front and Center for the Education Track The Education Track team's first experiment revolves around the idea of a digital mentorship program for newcomers and experienced ICANN community members. The team believes that building a formal digital mentorship program for newcomers and experienced ICANN community members will increase engagement, by matching newcomers with relevant mentors so that all participants can successfully accomplish their Internet governance goals... <http://neo.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&id=…> Read More > <http://neo.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&id=3…> <http://neo.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&id=…> Share <http://neo.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&id=b…> <http://neo.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&id=a…> Tweet <http://us7.forward-to-friend1.com/forward?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&id=7a…> <http://us7.forward-to-friend1.com/forward?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&id=7a…> Forward to Friend <http://gallery.mailchimp.com/2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a/images/labs.png> Copyright © 2013 ICANN Labs, All rights reserved. <http://neo.us7.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&id=c…> unsubscribe from this list <http://neo.us7.list-manage.com/profile?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&id=c80aa…> update subscription preferences <http://neo.us7.list-manage.com/track/open.php?u=2af47065e7776d85d64c8ce0a&i…>

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RE: [bc-gnso] CORRECTION: BC Nominating Committee Elections: Results
by Jimson Olufuye Aug. 10, 2013

Aug. 10, 2013

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Secretariat out of office
by Benedetta Rossi Aug. 9, 2013

Aug. 9, 2013

Dear BC Members, Please note that I will be on annual leave as of tomorrow, August 10th, 2013 and returning on August 19th, 2013. For urgent enquiries please contact the BC Executive Committee: bc-excomm(a)icann.org, otherwise I will get back to you asap upon my return. Unfortunately my ICANN email address does not allow me to set up an out of office message, hence this email. Thank you, Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat bc-secretariat(a)icann.org <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org

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BC Nominating Committee Elections: Results
by Benedetta Rossi Aug. 9, 2013

Aug. 9, 2013

Dear BC Members, This is an election announcement regarding the BC Nominating Committee elections which concluded yesterday, August 7th, 2013. Out of 49 BC Members, 28 members voted in this election. Upon reception of each vote, as Voting Officer I tallied each vote and applied the BC weighted voting according to each members category. Once the tallies were completed and the voting period closed, Glen De Saint Gery (Returning Officer) and Rob Hoggarth (Verifying Officer) verified all votes, and the tally. The confirmed results are the following: Large Business Seat: · Ron Andruff: 30 votes in favor and 1 abstention · Sarah Deutsch: 51 votes in favor and 1 abstention Small Business Seat: · Jimson Olufuye: 27 votes in favor · Stéphane Van Gelder: 55 votes in favor The winners of the elections are therefore: Sarah Deutsch (Large Business Seat) and Stéphane Van Gelder (Small Business Seat). Please join me in congratulating Sarah and Stéphane. Thank you, Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat bc-secretariat(a)icann.org <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org

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