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RE: [bc-gnso] CSG charter and knock-on effects to BC charter
by john＠crediblecontext.com Sept. 27, 2010

Sept. 27, 2010

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Board on new TLDs
by Philip Sheppard Sept. 27, 2010

Sept. 27, 2010

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26sep10-en.htm Philip

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SF here we come
by Chris Chaplow Sept. 26, 2010

Sept. 26, 2010

Hi there, A lot of gTLD interest in Board retreat Minutes and. Resolved (2010.09.25.07), the Board approves San Francisco, California as the location of the ICANN 2011 North America Meeting to be held from 13-18 March 2011, with a budget not to exceed US$1.941M. Chris Chaplow Managing Director Andalucía.com S.L. Avenida del Carmen 9 Ed. Puertosol, Puerto Deportivo 1ª Planta, Oficina 30 Estepona, 29680 Malaga, Spain Tel: + (34) 952 897 865 Fax: + (34) 952 897 874 E-mail: <mailto:chris@andalucia.com> chris(a)andaluciaws.com Web: <http://www.andalucia.com/> www.andaluciaws.com

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FW: ICANN Policy Update - September 2010
by Mike Rodenbaugh Sept. 24, 2010

Sept. 24, 2010

Fyi the staff’s latest policy update, which is a very useful recap of ICANN policy development efforts. Mike Rodenbaugh RODENBAUGH LAW tel/fax: +1 (415) 738-8087 <http://rodenbaugh.com/> http://rodenbaugh.com From: ICANN Policy Update [mailto:policyupdate@icann.org] Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 4:24 PM To: icann(a)rodenbaugh.com Subject: ICANN Policy Update - September 2010 <http://www.icann.org/> ICANN Policy Update Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/ Volume 10, Issue 9 – September 2010 _____ Contents Across ICANN 1. Issues <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-sep10-en.htm#1> Currently Open for Public Comment ccNSO 2. ccNSO <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-sep10-en.htm#2> Council Nominations Open 3. ccNSO <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-sep10-en.htm#3> Members Appointed to Joint Security and Stability Analysis Charter Drafting Group 4. ccNSO <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-sep10-en.htm#4> Realigns Strategic and Operational Planning Working Group Charter 5. Other <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-sep10-en.htm#5> Issues Active in the ccNSO GNSO 6. Progress <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-sep10-en.htm#6> Toward Consensus on Vertical Integration Slow Following Public Comment on Initial Report 7. GNSO <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-sep10-en.htm#7> Council Approves Initiation of Whois Misuse Study – Other Clarifying Studies Budgeted 8. Inter-Registrar <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-sep10-en.htm#8> Transfer Policy WG Absorbs Comments on Initial Report 9. GNSO <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-sep10-en.htm#9> Council Addresses Recommendations in the Registration Abuse Policies Final Report 10. Post-Expiration <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-sep10-en.htm#10> Domain Name Recovery WG Closes Public Comment Forum; Seeks Consensus 11. GNSO <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-sep10-en.htm#11> Improvements: Council Approves New Operating Procedures for Council, Constituencies and Stakeholder Groups 12. Other <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-sep10-en.htm#12> Issues Active in the GNSO ASO 13. Adoption <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-sep10-en.htm#13> of Proposal for Recovered IPv4 Addresses Seems Imminent - in Two Flavors 14. Global <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-sep10-en.htm#14> Policy Proposal on ASN Ratified by ICANN Board Joint Efforts 15. Issues <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-sep10-en.htm#15> Open as Joint Efforts At-Large 16. At-Large <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-sep10-en.htm#16> Attracts Globally Diverse Pool of Applicants for the ICANN Board 17. ALAC <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-sep10-en.htm#17> and Nominating Committee Announce Delegates 18. At-Large <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-sep10-en.htm#18> Community Teams Help Implement Improvement Recommendations SSAC 19. SSAC <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-sep10-en.htm#19> to Advise on Protecting Domain Names This message was sent from ICANN Policy Update to icann(a)rodenbaugh.com. It was sent from: ICANN, 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330 , Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6601. You can modify/update your subscription via the link below. <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Email Marketing by <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> iContact - Try It Free! <http://app.icontact.com/icp/static/images/icons/email_manage_subscription.p…> <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=11033829&l=6333&s=PWHD&m=32…> Manage your subscription <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/track.php?msgid=323696&act=PWHD&r=11033829&c=…>

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Online Piracy and Domains
by Phil Corwin Sept. 22, 2010

Sept. 22, 2010

The Senate Judiciary Committee is slated to consider legislation tomorrow, S. 3084, that would provide the U.S. Department of Justice with new tools against domains that intentionally distribute unauthorized copyrighted works or counterfeit trademarked goods. The bill was just introduced on Monday and there have been no hearings on it. ICA supports the purpose of the bill but has concerns about some aspects. We are speaking with Committee counsel and we are told that many other parties are as well. It is also my understanding that ICANN is reviewing the measure. I have posted the comment appearing below at http://www.internetcommerce.org/Online_Infringements_and_Counterfeits_Legis… . If you are involved with online payments processing, ISP services, or ad networks the bill would place requirements on you that may be problematic. Other BC members may want to consider whether the claim of extraterritorial jurisdiction for US law would be a good precedent, and whether enactment of the proposal as introduced would be a plus or minus for ICANN's long term independence. I hope you find this information useful. Best to all. Proposed Online Infringements and Counterfeits Legislation Targets Domains On September 20, 2010 Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, joined by nine other Senators, introduced S. 3084, the "Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act". If enacted, this proposal would expedite Department of Justice (DOJ) actions against domains that abet the sale or distribution of unauthorized copyrighted materials and counterfeit goods. It would also give U.S. law extraterritorial effect by requiring certain actions of third parties beyond ICANN-accredited registries and registrars. The ICA certainly supports effective efforts to curb the online piracy of copyrighted materials as well as the distribution of counterfeit goods. But we also have some specific and general concerns about the bill as introduced and intend to monitor its progress through the legislative process and work with lawmakers and other parties of interest to address those concerns. At the outset, it's important for domain investors and developers to understand that this is in no way a new version of the Snowe bill of several years ago, which would have set up a domain name trademark infringement regime in addition to and in conflict with the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). S. 3084 focuses on the activities facilitated by domains, and not on the domain name itself. Further, the bill only authorizes actions by the Attorney General and creates no new private cause of action. Also, the seizure of domains involved in facilitating online intellectual property (IP) infringement is not unprecedented. The DOJ seized nine unauthorized movie streaming websites this spring. While S. 3084 would make such domain seizures/blockages a regular part of DOJ IP enforcement actions, to the extent that it sets forth statutory standards and requires judicial oversight that is probably a good thing. And, while the bill establishes in rem jurisdiction against websites, that precedent was established a decade ago by the ACPA. But there are certain aspects of the bill that raise legitimate concerns. Our review of its statutory language finds that it covers not just websites that directly infringe IP but also those that include "the provision of a link or aggregated links to other sites or Internet resources". While one hopes for prosecutorial discretion in utilizing such power, the linkage nexus could encompass both search engines and non-infringing websites that unintentionally provide 1-click access to infringing materials. The proposal also allows DOJ to establish a public list of domain names that it believes are "dedicated to infringing activities but for which the Attorney General has not filed an action". Various parties would be immunized from any negative actions they took against such a listed website absent any judicial review to prevent mistakes or abuse, and that seems like a highly questionable concept at odds with basic due process. In attempting to reach websites for which neither the registry or registrar is domiciled in the U.S., the proposal gives DOJ the authority to cause Internet Service Providers, financial transaction providers, and advertising networks to block access to and withdraw their services from such domains. This aspect of the bill may well be opposed. The banking industry, for one, did not like being "deputized" to withdraw payment services from Internet gambling websites and has been hoping to get that legislation repealed - a goal shared by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank. The proposal also lacks any consideration of defensive factors such as notice and takedown policies to remove infringing materials and links - and such policies have provided shields for such services as Google and eBay in civil IP infringement litigation. Online fair use and civil liberties groups may well raise their own concerns. Public Knowledge, for example, has already issued a statement that reads in part: "The bill has some troubling political and technical implications, particularly as it attempts to extend U.S. control over the worldwide Internet addressing system. "Domestically, we are concerned that the bill would establish an Internet black list of sites that the Justice Department thinks are 'pirate' sites but against which it hasn't taken action. Putting an innocent site on this list could seriously harm the business of legitimate Web site operators. The remedies in the bill for those guilty until they prove themselves innocent are inadequate. "We are also concerned about some of the vague definitions of what constitutes an infringing site and of the level of proof needed. It's quite possible that this bill would have allowed entertainment companies to throttle YouTube at the beginning of its creation by alleging piracy and the young company would have been unable to defend itself." The likelihood of enactment in the few remaining days of the 111th Congress is exceedingly slim. That said, Chairman Leahy has added the bill to the Judiciary Committee's calendar for consideration on September 23rd - and we think that's a bad idea. Our experience is that no legislative proposal is perfect upon introduction and that proceeding in regular order, with hearings that allow for constructive input and subsequent amendment, is the sound way to create good law. Judiciary Committee rules allow for any member to object to a bill and automatically defer its consideration until the following business meeting and we would hope that option is exercised on this proposal. Aside from tightening the bill's language, any consideration of this measure should seriously consider some broader implications. These include whether U.S. actions against domains for which there is no domestic nexus will be cited as justification by foreign regimes that regularly block their citizens' access to websites that contain "subversive" speech and ideas. Further, will such U.S. assertions of extraterritorial authority against wholly foreign domains in any way undermine ICANN's legitimacy and thereby provide ammunition to those who seek to transfer ICANN's functions to the ITU or a similar body -- a development that would place DNS management solely in the hands of governments to the exclusion of business and civil society? The goals of this legislation are laudable. But when access to a website is blocked, or when it is deprived of critical payments and advertising services, the speech and commerce it facilitates are terminated. If mistakes are made the operators of such a blocked website may have been effectively denied the resources they need to obtain judicial redress. Congress needs to proceed deliberatively so that all relevant considerations are examined before a law this sweeping is enacted. Philip S. Corwin Partner Butera & Andrews 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 500 Washington, DC 20004 202-347-6875 (office) 202-347-6876 (fax) 202-255-6172 (cell) "Luck is the residue of design." -- Branch Rickey

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FW: [hstld-ag] HSTLD RFI Published Today
by Mike Rodenbaugh Sept. 22, 2010

Sept. 22, 2010

FYI today's posting from ICANN, which should be of relevance to many on this list. Questions or comments are encouraged, as ICANN continues to develop the framework for a "High Security TLD" designation. http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22sep10-en.htm Mike Rodenbaugh RODENBAUGH LAW tel/fax: +1 (415) 738-8087 http://rodenbaugh.com <http://rodenbaugh.com/> From: hstld-ag-bounces(a)icann.org [mailto:hstld-ag-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Craig Schwartz Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:30 AM To: hstld-ag(a)icann.org Subject: [hstld-ag] HSTLD RFI Published Today Dear AG Members, The Request for Information that you worked so diligently to develop was posted today on ICANN's website at http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22sep10-en.htm. The response period runs through 21 October 2010, and you are encouraged to share this with any organization that might be a potential responder. Once the response period has closed and there is information to share, I'll be back in touch to schedule a conference call to discuss the results of the RFI. Best, Craig Schwartz Chief gTLD Registry Liaison ICANN

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EU's PARADISO latest developments
by Philip Sheppard Sept. 20, 2010

Sept. 20, 2010

For information - an EU initiative. PS (FP7) is a public funding scheme. _____ From: Roger Torrenti [mailto:roger.torrenti@paradiso-fp7.eu] Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 11:44 AM Subject: [all] PARADISO latest developments Dear all, As most of you certainly know, the PARADISO initiative developed by the Club of Rome and Sigma Orionis, and supported by the European Commission under FP7, aims at analysing the interaction between Internet and societal developments and at deriving recommendations on research to be developed under FP8. I am happy today to provide you, below, with latest news on PARADISO activities. We count on your involvement in upcoming activities. Do not hesitate to contact us for any questions you may have or information you may need. Kind regards. Roger Torrenti Coordinator of the PARADISO2 FP7 FIRE project :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Meet us at the ICT event (Brussels, Sept. 27-29) * PARADISO will be strongly involved in the ICT 2010 conference and exhibition (http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ict/2010/index_en.htm) PARADISO will benefit from a big stand in the central part of the exhibition area and is also involved in the organisation of two networking sessions devoted to "International cooperation on Future Internet" and to "Internet Science". Should you attend the event, please come and visit our stand and attend these sessions! Registration for the PARADISO workshop of Nov. 23 is open * The 2010 PARADISO workshop will be held at the European Commission, in Brussels, on November 23 on the theme "Understanding the interaction between Internet and societal developments". It will include three plenary sessions: "Exploring the future of our societies", "Exploring the Future Internet", and "How could the Future Internet be better suited to our future?". Keynote speakers from all over the world will contribute to the workshop. The agenda to date is available online (http://www.paradiso-fp7.eu) Registration for the event is free of charge but compulsory and has to be made online. Due to the limited capacity of the venue, it is recommended to register as soon as possible. Applications will be handled on a first come, first served basis. Join the PARADISO community LinkedIn group * If you have not yet joined this recently launched group (http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular= <http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3252823> &gid=3252823 <http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular= <http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3252823> &gid=3252823> ) please do so. Over 100 members have already joined it and initiated quite interesting discussions. The PARADISO Foundation has been created * The PARADISO Foundation (http://www.the-paradiso-foundation.org) has been founded on Sept. 1, 2010 in Brussels, as a "private foundation" under the Belgian law, by the same stakeholders who have been developing the PARADISO initiative since the first half of 2007. The rationale is to provide the initiative with a more sustainable framework, beyond the one of EU-funded projects thanks to which most PARADISO activities have been undertaken so far. Among planned activities: open events, research, publications, support for innovative projects and initiatives. Roger Torrenti, CEO of Sigma Orionis, coordinator of the ongoing EU-funded PARADISO2 project, is the Managing Director of the Foundation. To support the Foundation or for further information, please contact us at info(a)the-paradiso-foundation.org. PARADISO messages from visionary people and leading experts * An increasing number of visionary people and leading experts are kindly accepting the request from the PARADISO partnership to deliver video messages concerning the future of our societies, foreseen technological developments, and the interaction between them. Several such messages have just been added to the Video channel section of the PARADISO web site (http://paradiso-fp7.eu/resources/video-channel/) from Pranab Bardhan (Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley), Mario Campolargo (Director, Emerging Technologies and Infrastructures, DG Infso, European Commission), Susan George (Political scientist and writer), Helga Nowotny (President of the European Research Council), Michael Oborne (Director of the International Futures programme of the OECD), Roberto Saracco (Director of Telecom Italia Future Center), Jakob von Uexkuell (Founder of the World Future Council), etc. We can only recommend to those interested by the issues addressed by PARADISO to take time to watch these videos and carefully listen to these messages. International cooperation in the field of Future Internet * Designing the Internet for the future is obviously not only a challenge for Europe but for the other regions of the world. International cooperation has thus to be encouraged in order to more efficiently address this global challenge. This is why PARADISO has warmly welcomed the initiative of the European Commission to launch a focused activity targeting the strengthening of this cooperation, starting with a Networking session at the ICT 2010 event (on Sept. 29, at 14:00, in room 1103C), which PARADISO has been preparing in liaison with the other EU-funded support actions addressing Future Internet and having an international dimension. For any questions you may have or information you may need, please visit http://www.paradiso-fp7.eu or contact info(a)paradiso-fp7.eu

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ICANN 2010 Nominating Committee Announces Selections
by Marilyn Cade Sept. 8, 2010

Sept. 8, 2010

Dear membersPlease see that announcement of new Board members and the new appointees to ALAC, GNSO Council, ccNSO Council below. As some of you know the new Board members and new appointees, I will leave it to you to offer your personal welcome. The BC will welcome all three new Board members to a dialogue with the BC at the upcoming ICANN meeting in Cartagena. A reminder that we have a BC Members call Friday, and that the bridge will be sent out shortlyfrom ICANN. We will transcribe the call so that members who cannot participate in the Members Update can review the transcript. Best Regards Marilyn Cade, BC Chair http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-07sep10-en.htm ICANN 2010 Nominating Committee Announces Selections 7 September 2010 The 2010 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom) has completed its selections for seven leadership positions within ICANN. The NomCom’s Chair, Wolfgang Kleinwaechter, said "We are proud to announce this year’s selectees to ICANN’s leadership. They include highly accomplished and experienced individuals from Albania, Argentina, Egypt, France, Germany, and the United States. The Committee noted with deep satisfaction that so many highly qualified individuals had put their names forward for these positions. At the same time, this made the Committee´s work particularly complex, with difficult choices between numerous excellent candidates to fill just a handful of positions. The final selections, a consensus after long deliberations in the Committee, combines renewal with expertise and experience in a way that we trust will reinforce ICANN and meet the community's expectations. Furthermore, for the first time in ICANN’s history, since 1998, the Committee has selected a representative of the Arab speaking community to the Board, which underlines the importance of ! further internationalization of ICANN." NomCom is charged with recruiting and selecting a portion of ICANN’s leadership. NomCom is mandated to ensure, that overall, ICANN’s leadership is diverse in geography, culture, skills, experience, and perspective. The basic criteria is that selectees are people of integrity, objectivity and sound judgment, can support decision-making within groups, can work effectively in English, have an understanding of ICANN’s mission and operation, are committed to its success, experienced in world affairs, contribute to cultural, professional and geographic expertise, and can work long and hard as volunteers in the global public trust. NomCom evaluated over eighty candidates, many of whom with exceptional qualifications in relation to the key criteria as set out in the ICANN Bylaws. With such a rich pool of candidates and very few seats to fill, NomCom found itself unable to appoint all the applicants the Committee members would have desired to see on the Board and on the other bodies. Selectees listed for each ICANN body, in alphabetical order by family name. (Biographies of these individuals will be posted soon) ICANN Board of Directors Cherine Chalaby, Egypt Bertrand de La Chapelle, France * Erika Mann, Germany ALAC Sébastien Bachollet, France Marc Rotenberg, United States GNSO Council Carlos Aguirre, Argentina ccNSO Council Sokol Haxhiu, Albania These individuals will take up their positions at the end of ICANN’s Annual General Meeting in Cartagena, Colombia, on 10 December 2010. This year’s Nominating Committee received 82 Statements of Interest from candidates all over the world (four female and 78 male), during its open nomination period from 2 December 2009 to 15 April 2010. The regional breakdown of this year’s candidates is: 11 from Africa, 20 from Asia/Australia/Pacific 23 from Europe 7 from Latin America/Caribbean 21 from North America For more information about NomCom, please visit http://nomcom.icann.org/ * In the attached letter [PDF, 40 KB], Bertrand de La Chapelle has confirmed to the NomCom that, in order to comply with Article VI, section 4.1 of the ICANN Bylaws, he will leave his position as Thematic Ambassador and Special Envoy for the Information Society in the French Foreign and European Ministry prior to taking his seat as an ICANN Director.

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BC Members Update Call/Friday, Sept 10, 9 a.m. EST/6 a.m. PST/4 p.m. Europe/6 p.m. Pakistan
by Marilyn Cade Sept. 7, 2010

Sept. 7, 2010

Dear Members A lot is happening within the GNSO Council, and other activities relevant to the BC. I am announcing a members update call on Friday, Sept 10at the times above. See agenda below. Apologies for the short notice, but we will sk for a transcript so that if you miss the call, you can get the update. PLEASE RSVP TO ME OFF LIST at marilynscade(a)hotmail.com or let me know that you can't participate. ICANN WILL PROVIDE A BRIDGE WHICH WILL BE POSTED SEPARATELY. IF YOU NEED DIAL OUT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY WEDNESDAY. We will also announce meeting dates/Call for October and November on that call. AGENDA FOR CALL: Friday, September 10, 2010 – 9 a.m. EST/6 a.m. PST/3 p.m. Brussels/6 p.m. Pakistan/ Chair opens /starts recording for transcript- Roll Call 1) CSG Related Topics – Sarah Deutsch, CSG Liaison – 10 min · Update on RT vote/process re SSR and · Timeline to update Charter and timelines for CSG and BC Charter drafting/review 3) Policy Updates -- Steve DelBianco, V.Chair Policy Coordination; Zahid Jamil and Mike Rotenbaugh, Councilors - 20 min 4) Update on Adm/Finance/Operations: Chris Chaplow, V.Chair, Finance and Operations - 15 min · Membership renewal status · Financial Report /Status · Overview of planned BC “Newsletters” for rest of year · Announcement of Finance SubCommittee members appointments · Work status on shared secretariat exploration with IPC 5) Chair's Roundup - 10 min · Meeting agenda for Oct event/CSG/BC Charter discussions · Planning for Cartagena · Schedule for Elections for Councilor and V.Chair/rest of term - Oct timing/to be completed. · Welcome new members to BC

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Draft xxx agreement published
by Philip Sheppard Aug. 27, 2010

Aug. 27, 2010

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-24aug10-en.htm A Revised Proposed Registry Agreement with ICM to be designated as the Registry Operator for a .XXX Sponsored Top Level Domain (.XXX), as well as documentation submitted by ICM Registry in connection with the expedited due diligence conducted at the direction of the Board are being posting today for public comment. This information is posted for a thirty day public comment period commencing at 12:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time (19:00 UTC) on 24 August 2010 through 11:59 a.m. Pacific Daylight time (18:59 UTC) on 23 September 2010. Philip Sheppard AIM - European Brands Association 9 avenue des Gaulois 1040 Brussels +32 2 7360305 <http://www.aim.be/> www.aim.be

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