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2024 candidate statement for Steve DelBianco, for role of BC Vice Chair for Policy Coordination
by Steve DelBianco 09 Oct '23

09 Oct '23

BC members, Thanks to Zak Muscovitch for nominating me as vice chair of policy coordination. Given that no other candidates are interested, I am willing and able to serve again. In my years serving as your policy coordinator, I’ve tried to be thoroughly prepared and provide support for BC members so that they can contribute to comment drafting and policy engagement at ICANN. Along the way I’ve also had to negotiate compromise positions among BC members with differing priorities. That approach seems to work for the BC, as we continue to be a major contributor to ICANN public comment opportunities and working groups. Thru Nov-2023, the BC submitted 16 comments/statements<https://www.bizconst.org/positions-statements> so far this year. While our public statements advance business interests, we also need to engage in working groups, reviews, and implementation teams. Here’s what I see as our top policy challenges/opportunities for 2024: Restore prompt access to accurate registrant data Businesses can no longer use Whois data to protect their customers from confusion and fraud caused by deceptive domain names and other DNS abuse. GDPR changed all that, and we have thus far not been able to muster a consensus to roll-back some of ICANN’s over-interpretation of GDPR. But there may be changes coming in 2024. The European Parliament approved NIS2, requiring member states to enact regulation requiring publication of accurate registrant data for legal persons. We hope that pro-consumer regulations from some EU states could pressure ICANN Org to adopt new policy or take a central role for disclosing registrant data for legitimate purposes in compliance with applicable laws like GDPR and NIS2. Mitigating DNS Abuse For the last 2 years, BC Councilor Mark Datysgeld and our chair Mason Cole continued focused on the issue of DNS Abuse. That pressured contract parties and ICANN to amend Registry and Registrar agreements to add modest obligations to address DNS Abuse. The BC generally supported the amendments while calling for new policy development in this area. There will be other policy areas for the BC to attend to in 2024, including the next round of gTLD expansion and the Holistic Review of ICANN. I look forward to serving the BC again in 2024, and hope to cultivate a new candidate for this role in 2025. My current ICANN Statement of Interest is posted here<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Steve+DelBianco+SOI> and below: For two decades years I have led NetChoice, a trade association of e-commerce companies and online services, including Airbnb, Alibaba, Amazon, AoL, eBay, Etsy, Expedia, Facebook, Google, PayPal, TikTok, Twitter, Verisign, and Yahoo. (see http://www.netchoice.org<http://www.netchoice.org/> ) I set the policy agenda for NetChoice and frequently testify at international venues, before the US Congress, and in state legislatures, on issues relating to Internet governance, e-commerce taxation, privacy, and consumer protection. I also represent NetChoice at ICANN meetings and at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and the IGF-USA. I have no financial ownership or management role in any registries, registrars or other firms that are, or aspire to be, contract parties with ICANN. Please note that some NetChoice members operate registries (Amazon, Google, Verisign) The basis of my interest in ICANN is to maintain the integrity and availability of e-commerce and internet services. This stems from the NetChoice mission statement: To make the Internet safe for free enterprise and free expression. -- Steve DelBianco President NetChoice http://www.NetChoice.org<http://www.netchoice.org/> +1.703.615-6206

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FILED: BC comment on ccNSO Proposed Policy for a Specific ccTLD Review Mechanism
by Steve DelBianco 28 Sep '23

28 Sep '23

Today we filed the attached comment on a ccNSO Proposed Policy for a Specific ccTLD Review Mechanism<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/ccnso-proposed-policy-fo…>. Thanks to Ching Chiao for drafting, and to Margie Milam for reviewing. --Steve

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FILED: BC comment on supporting applicants for new gTLDs (GGP)
by Steve DelBianco 11 Sep '23

11 Sep '23

Attached is the BC response just filed, regarding the Recommendation from GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) on supporting applicants for new gTLDs<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/gnso-guidance-process-ap…>. Thanks to Vivek Goyal for drafting, and to David Snead and Steve DelBianco for edits. Also, thanks to Lawrence Olawale-Roberts for representing the BC on the Working Group.

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BC Comment on Powers in relation to UK-related domain name registries
by Steve DelBianco 31 Aug '23

31 Aug '23

International Regulation and Trade team UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Subject: Proposed requirements for UK-related domain name registries when tackling domain name abuse Please find attached a comment from the Business Constituency<https://www.icannbc.org/> (BC) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Our constituency represents global businesses ranging from startups in economically disadvantaged regions to the Fortune 50. The BC is concerned about the growth of domain name system (DNS) abuse, and has devoted resources both inside and outside the ICANN model to combat this persistent problem. While we have been encouraged by industry efforts to dissuade such corrosive behavior, such steps do not fully address the misuse and abuse problem that has continued to expand. On behalf of the businesses we represent, we welcome this consultation and encourage your office to continue this important discussion. Thank you for the opportunity to submit comment on the draft proposal. Sincerely, Steve DelBianco Vice Chair for Policy Coordination ICANN Business Constituency 1-703-615-6206

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Update on Closed Generics gTLDs: policy work will NOT proceed
by Steve DelBianco 08 Aug '23

08 Aug '23

We received this update from the Chairs of GAC, GNSO, and ALAC, regarding the Facilitated Dialogue for Closed Generics gTLDs: They will not to proceed with further developing a final framework for possible policy work on this topic. Highlights of the attached letter to the Board: * we believe that it is not necessary to resolve the question of closed generic gTLDs as a dependency for the next round of new gTLDs * for the next round, the Board should maintain the position that, unless and until there is a community-developed consensus policy in place, any applications seeking to impose exclusive registry access for "generic strings" to a single person or entity and/or that person's or entity's Affiliates (as defined in Section 2.9(c) of the Registry Agreement) should not proceed. * any future community policy work on this topic should be based on the good work that has been done to date in this facilitated dialogue. On 15-Jul we commented<https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/closed-generics-feedback/attachments/2023071…> on the Draft Framework<https://community.icann.org/display/GFDOCG/Draft+Framework+for+Closed+Gener…> for closed generic gTLDs. Thanks to Tim Smith, Steve, and Marie for drafting. From: Mary Wong <mary.wong(a)icann.org> Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at 3:52 AM Subject: FOR YOUR INFORMATION: Update on Facilitated Dialogue for Closed Generics gTLDs On behalf of the participants in the ALAC-GAC-GNSO Facilitated Dialogue on Closed Generic gTLDs, thank you for submitting feedback on behalf of your groups to the draft framework that the dialogue participants published in June for community feedback. As a follow up to that feedback exercise, the dialogue participants have requested that staff transmit the attached 7 July 2023 letter from the ALAC, GAC and GNSO Chairs for your information, as it outlines the three Chairs’ collective decision not to proceed with further developing a final framework for possible policy work on this topic. The Chairs have also requested that the dialogue participants document their work and produce an outcomes report in closing out this project. In this regard, the dialogue participants wish to invite the drafters (or appointed representative) of those commentators that would like to do so to join the next Closed Generic gTLDs dialogue call, scheduled for Monday 21 August at 20:00 UTC, to engage with the dialogue participants on any aspects of your group’s feedback that you think may benefit from further explanation or clarification. If we may, staff would like to note that in coming to their decision not to proceed further with community work at this time on Closed Generic gTLDs, the three Chairs took note of and expressed appreciation for the community’s willingness to provide feedback on the draft framework. At the dialogue participants’ direction, staff will ensure that the community input is fully incorporated into the outcomes report that we are currently drafting for the group to review. We will also emphasize that the draft framework is not a final agreed outcome of the dialogue, and that any future community work on this topic should take into account the concerns that have been expressed by the community as well as the fact that the draft framework is a result of compromises reached for the purpose of delivering a preliminary document for community input. If the drafter(s) of your group’s comments, or an appointed representative of your group, wishes to join the dialogue participants’ call on Monday 21 August at 20:00 UTC, please notify the GNSO Secretariat at gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> so that they can send the call details to the relevant persons.

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ICANN78 block schedule
by Caroline Lupetini 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

Good afternoon and good evening all, I’m attaching here an updated draft block schedule shared during the ICANN78 planning call earlier today. All the best, Caroline -- Caroline Lupetini Manager, Internet Governance Policy & Member Engagement | NetChoice 1401 K Street NW, Suite 502 Washington, D.C. 20005 (708) 257-6726 [signature_2260768771]

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FILED: BC comment on Amendments to the Base gTLD RA and RAA to Modify DNS Abuse Obligations
by Steve DelBianco 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

We just filed the attached comments on Amendments to the Base gTLD RA and RAA to Modify DNS Abuse Obligations – including a markup of the Compliance Advisory. For this effort, we owe a big thank-you to Margie Milam, Mark Datysgeld, Crystal Ondo, and Mason Cole. Note the summary for the online submission: The BC greatly appreciates the efforts of contracted parties and ICANN Org for their good-faith negotiations on amendments to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) and base gTLD Registry Agreement (RA) on the important issue of DNS Abuse. These proposed amendments are a good first step, represent meaningful progress, and will serve as a solid foundation for what we hope will be a long-term effort by industry to address this persistent and evolving problem. We respectfully suggest a few additional targeted improvements to the proposal to ensure that the worst cases of DNS abuse are effectively mitigated in a timely manner by all contracted parties. Section 1 of our comment conveys the BC position, highlights areas for improvement, and provides suggestions for next steps to advance this issue. In the second section, we suggest edits and provide comments on the May-2023 draft "Advisory: Compliance With DNS Abuse Obligations in the Registrar Accreditation Agreement and the Registry Agreement" And note that I posted the attached Word and PDF versions, with this explanation: Our attachments are in lieu of completing this form. The PDF attachment shows our Section 2 comments in context. Readers of the Word doc attachment should "Show comments" when reviewing Section 2. Thanks again to Margie, Mark, Mason, and Crystal. Steve

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Business Constituency (BC) comment on draft framework for closed generics
by Steve DelBianco 15 Jul '23

15 Jul '23

The ICANN Business Constituency (BC) appreciates the commitment of GAC, GNSO and ALAC participants to address the ICANN Board’s interest in establishing a Framework on Closed Generic gTLDs for the next round of applications. The BC was indirectly represented in this process through the CSG and understands the depth of discussions to develop the Draft Framework. Please find attached the BC comments and questions regarding the Draft Framework. Sincerely, Steve DelBianco Vice chair for policy coordination ICANN Business Constituency (BC)

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extension to comment on DNS Abuse amendments to RAA and RyA [ ref:_00D616tJk._5004MydYE7:ref ]
by Steve DelBianco 10 Jul '23

10 Jul '23

Well, this is helpful. ICANN granted our request to extend to 20-Jul on the comment period on DNS Abuse amendments to RAA and RyA. From: ICANN Global Support <globalsupport(a)icann.org> Date: Monday, July 10, 2023 at 8:16 PM To: Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco(a)netchoice.org> Cc: mxw(a)msk.com <mxw(a)msk.com>, mcole(a)perkinscoie.com <mcole(a)perkinscoie.com>, lschulman(a)inta.org <lschulman(a)inta.org> Subject: RE: Request for 2-week extension to comment on DNS Abuse amendments to RAA and RyA [ ref:_00D616tJk._5004MydYE7:ref ] Dear Steve DelBianco, Thank you for your patience. I would like to inform that the submission for the Public Comment on the proposed DNS Abuse amendments to RAA and RyA will be extended to 20 July 2023. The webpage will be updated shortly. I hope this information is useful to you. Please let me know if you have further questions. Kind regards, Shawn Seah Global Support Analyst II ICANN Global Support Team For more information, and/or additional help topics, please visit https://www.icann.org/en/help --------------- Original Message --------------- From: ICANN Global Support [globalsupport(a)icann.org] Sent: 07/07/2023 10:41 To: sdelbianco(a)netchoice.org Cc: mxw(a)msk.com; mcole(a)perkinscoie.com; lschulman(a)inta.org Subject: RE: Request for 2-week extension to comment on DNS Abuse amendments to RAA and RyA [ ref:_00D616tJk._5004MydYE7:ref ] Dear Steve DelBianco, Greetings from ICANN Global Support. I understand you would like to request a 2-week extension to the comment period on the proposed DNS Abuse amendments to RAA and RyA. I will forward your request to the relevant team, and update you upon receiving their reply. Please let me know if you have further questions. Best regards, Shawn Seah Global Support Analyst II ICANN Global Support Team --------------- Original Message --------------- From: Steve DelBianco [sdelbianco(a)netchoice.org] Sent: 07/07/2023 06:14 To: globalsupport(a)icann.org Cc: lschulman(a)inta.org; mxw(a)msk.com; mcole(a)perkinscoie.com Subject: Request for 2-week extension to comment on DNS Abuse amendments to RAA and RyA ICANN Staff – the Business Constituency and Intellectual Property Constituency would like to request a 2-week extension to the comment period on proposed DNS Abuse amendments to RAA and RyA<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/amendments-base-gtld-ra-…>. We’re in process of drafting our comments, and the extra time is needed to meet our charter requirements for member review. Sincerely, Steve DelBianco Vice chair for policy coordination ICANN Business Constituency Lori Schulman Chair ICANN Intellectual Property Constituency [https://icann-nsp.my.salesforce.com/servlet/servlet.ImageServer?oid=00D6100…] ref:_00D616tJk._5004MydYE7:ref[https://icann-nsp.my.salesforce.com/servlet/…

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Re: [bc-gnso] [Ext] BC response on Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing
by Wendy Profit 30 Jun '23

30 Jun '23

Dear Steve DelBianco and Mason Cole, Thank you for transmitting the letter from the Business Constituency in response to the NomCom Balancing inquiry from the ICANN Board. We are acknowledging receipt on behalf of ICANN Board Chair Tripti Sinha and confirming the letter has been shared with the full board for their review and consideration. Thank you and best regards, Wendy Profit Board Operations Senior Manager ICANN From: Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco(a)netchoice.org> Date: Friday, June 30, 2023 at 4:07 PM To: Wendy Profit <wendy.profit(a)icann.org>, "tripti.sinha(a)board.icann.org" <tripti.sinha(a)board.icann.org>, Correspondence <Correspondence(a)icann.org> Cc: BC List <bc-gnso(a)icann.org> Subject: [Ext] BC response on Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing Dear Tripti, Attached is the BC response to your letter<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/sinha-to-cole-26apr23-…> regarding Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing. Thank you for granting us the opportunity to express our perspectives on this significant matter. Sincerely, Mason Cole Chair, ICANN Business Constituency (BC)

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