Comments on the IRT draft report
Hi folks, We just submitted our comments (in 2 parts) to the IRT draft report: http://forum.icann.org/lists/irtp-draft-report/msg00015.html (long!) http://forum.icann.org/lists/irtp-draft-report/msg00016.html (shorter, and you can admire our pretty pictures explaining what new TLDs really mean) We noticed BC member CADNA issued a press release today echoing our own comments of 2 weeks ago that the comment period was simply too short: http://sev.prnewswire.com/computer-electronics/20090505/DC1159805052009-1.ht... The deadline is today (May 6) if you want your comments to be considered by the IRT in their final report. You can submit comments after May 6 (and before May 24), but their impact on the final report is apparently nil. Instructions on how to do so are at: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-24apr09-en.htm which includes the report itself and a link to all comments. Feel free to endorse, copy, or borrow any material that you might agree with from our own comments if you're pressed for time, or you might want to simply write complaining about the lack of time to properly submit an analysis before the deadline, to get ICANN to reconsider its timelines (or at least to be on the record about that). Sincerely, George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/
bravo George. drawn in by your promo, i read the shorter graphics-enhanced version. the graphics (and the argument they support) are great. thanks for taking the time to put that piece together. very helpful. m On May 6, 2009, at 2:59 AM, George Kirikos wrote:
Hi folks,
We just submitted our comments (in 2 parts) to the IRT draft report:
http://forum.icann.org/lists/irtp-draft-report/msg00015.html (long!)
http://forum.icann.org/lists/irtp-draft-report/msg00016.html (shorter, and you can admire our pretty pictures explaining what new TLDs really mean)
We noticed BC member CADNA issued a press release today echoing our own comments of 2 weeks ago that the comment period was simply too short:
http://sev.prnewswire.com/computer-electronics/20090505/DC1159805052009-1.ht...
The deadline is today (May 6) if you want your comments to be considered by the IRT in their final report. You can submit comments after May 6 (and before May 24), but their impact on the final report is apparently nil. Instructions on how to do so are at:
http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-24apr09-en.htm
which includes the report itself and a link to all comments. Feel free to endorse, copy, or borrow any material that you might agree with from our own comments if you're pressed for time, or you might want to simply write complaining about the lack of time to properly submit an analysis before the deadline, to get ICANN to reconsider its timelines (or at least to be on the record about that).
Sincerely,
George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/
Hello, On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Mike O'Connor wrote:
bravo George.
Thanks for the kind words, Mike. I almost didn't believe it when I read it, but a very candid remark was made in today's IRT comments archive by someone from NAF (one of the UDRP providers): http://forum.icann.org/lists/irtp-draft-report/msg00033.html "Complainants have pushed, and Panelists have taken the opportunity, over time, to broaden the scope of the UDRP, but it started out as a mechanism only for clear cut cases of cybersquatting." For many of us who are appalled at some of the decisions that panels make, a statement like that from the actual provider is invaluable in the event one ever wants to challenge a UDRP decision in real court. Sincerely, George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/
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