Thank you for your comments, Jon.  Any other members have strong feelings about Jon’s amendment?  If not, I will incorporate them into our next draft.

 

As a reminder to all, Steve will be posting our final comment on this topic this Friday, July 29th – three days from today.

 

Kind regards,

 

RA

 

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From: owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] On Behalf Of Jon Nevett
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 8:04 AM
To: Steve DelBianco
Cc: 'bc-GNSO@icann.org GNSO list'
Subject: Re: [bc-gnso] For review: BC Comments on 2nd JAS Milestone Report

 

Steve:  

 

I agree with the BC’s position that "if the JAS WG’s recommendation serves to give one applicant an advantage over another by providing discounts for various parts of the review process is antithetical to ICANN’s impartiality.  Once an application is submitted, each and every applicant must face the same processes and costs established in the AG to ensure a fair and equitable procedure." 

 

In the draft, we seem to deal with this concern in certain circumstances, but not explicitly when considering actual application fee reductions.  An applicant that gets a fee reduction shouldn't be able to use such "saved" funds in an auction against an applicant who didn't get a fee reduction.  

 

The benefits for applicants should be limited to only qualified entities and only to support their applications, not to give them an unfair competitive advantage against another applicant for the same string.  A system that gives one party a competitive advantage over another is a big invitation to gaming.

 

I offer two changes to this effect in the attached.

 

Thanks.

 

Jon