Sent from my mobile +1(415)606-3733 (please excuse any content I might blame on apple's absurd and comical autocorrect including but not limited to typos) ICANN Recommends Against Revamping UDRP (Domain Name Wire, 053111) http://domainnamewire.com/2011/05/31/icann-recommends-against-revamping-udrp... ICANN staff says now is not the time to open wholesale rethink of UDRP. Echoing the sentiments of a number of UDRP providers<http://domainnamewire.com/2011/05/10/incumbents-opposed-to-udrp-reform/> as well as prominent UDRP defense attorneys<http://domainnamewire.com/2011/05/11/prominent-udrp-defense-attorneys-also-o...>, ICANN’s staff has recommended against having the Generic Names Supporting Organization opening a “policy development process” on UDRP. However, in a new report<http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-27may11-en.htm> ICANN notes that there are some complaints about process and implementation of UDRP that may warrant review should GNSO feel it necessary to proceed: …if the GNSO Council nevertheless believes that the UDRP should be reviewed, Staff suggests an alternative approach for addressing this issue. After carefully evaluating the issues and concerns expressed by the ICANN community regarding the UDRP, Staff has concluded that many relate to process issues associated with the implementation of the UDRP, rather than the language of the policy itself. The GNSO Council should consider in lieu of commencing a PDP, convening a small group of experts to produce recommendations to improve the process or implementation of the UDRP policy as an initial step… The report includes a good summary of a recent webinar and comments made by various parties of the UDRP. It’s open for comment through July 15<http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-27may11-en.htm>. It also includes survey responses from each of the four UDRP providers. The responses include what percentage of the time the provider found in favor of the respondent (of those that result in a formal decision): National Arbitration Forum 13% WIPO 14% Czech Arbitration Court 17% (low sample size) Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre 7.4%