Dear Councillors,
Please find the letter below (and attachment) and let me know your thoughts
ASAP!
As you can see:
"This makes reference to the COs affirming in writing that they agree to be
included in the instruction letter as a consenting SO/AC.
As ICANN might formally reach out to us to obtain confirmation that one or
more COs have agreed to be a consenting SO/AC, we hereby kindly ask that you
provide such a written confirmation as a matter of urgency by replying to
this email, preferably on or before September 30th, 2016, so that the
signing of the agreement may proceed as planned.”
We have adopted the proposal developed by the CWG and I believe we should
not refuse to provide such a written confirmation. Any other
thoughts/comments (apart from the disappointment with the utmost urgency)?
Thank you!
Regards,
]{atrina
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From: Trang Nguyen <trang.nguyen@icann.org>
Date: Thursday 29 September 2016 17:37
To: Katrina Sataki <katrina@nic.lv>, "patrik@frobbit.se"
<patrik@frobbit.se>, "jbladel@godaddy.com" <jbladel@godaddy.com>, Alan
Greenberg <alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca>, "Thomas.Schneider@bakom.admin.ch"
<Thomas.Schneider@bakom.admin.ch>
Cc: Lise Fuhr <Fuhr@etno.eu>, Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson@afilias.info>,
Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel@icann.org>, Marika Konings
<marika.konings@icann.org>, Steve Sheng <steve.sheng@icann.org>, Heidi
Ullrich <Heidi.Ullrich@icann.org>, Olof Nordling <olof.nordling@icann.org>,
Nathalie Vergnolle <nathalie.vergnolle@icann.org>, Yuko Green
<yuko.green@icann.org>
Subject: Note from CWG-Stewardship Chairs to the Chairs of the
CWG-Stewardship Chartering Organizations Regarding IANA Intellectual
Property Right
Dear Chairs,
Please see below a note from the Jonathan Robinson and Lise Fuhr, Co-Chairs
of the CWG-Stewardship.
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Dear SO/AC chairs and co-chairs,
As part of the transition implementation work, representatives from the
names community, the numbers community, the protocol parameters community,
the IETF Trust, and ICANN have drafted a set of agreements to effectuate the
transfer of the IANA IPR from ICANN to the IETF Trust and to govern the
relationships amongst the parties with respect to the IPR after the
transfer.
These agreements are:
- IANA IPR Assignment Agreement: This agreement transfers the IPR from ICANN
to the IETF Trust.
- 3 IANA IPR License Agreements (one each for the names, numbers, and
protocol parameters IANA services.): These agreements allows for the IANA
functions operator to use the IPR.
- IANA - IPR Community Agreement: This agreement explains the rights and
obligations of the IETF Trust and each operational community as regards the
IPR.
After a public comment period last month, the agreements have been finalized
and are ready to be executed.
One of the decisions that the CWG had to make as part of the work was to
identify who would be the signatory of the Community Agreement on behalf of
the Naming Community. The decision made by the group, with input from CWG
external counsel, was to ask ICANN to play that role. An instruction letter
has been assembled for that purpose.
The Instruction Letter says: "This letter confirms the request of the Cross
Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal
on Naming Related Functions (“CWG”) for the benefit of those of its listed
chartering organizations ? the Country Code Names Supporting Organization
(“ccNSO”), the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (“SSAC”), the
Generic Names Supporting Organization (“GNSO”), the At Large Advisory
Committee (“ALAC”) and the Governmental Advisory Committee (“GAC”) ? that
have affirmed or hereafter affirm in writing that they agree to be included
herein (each a “Consenting SO/AC” and collectively, the “Names Community”)
that ICANN serve as the signatory for the Names Community under the
Community Agreement."
This makes reference to the COs affirming in writing that they agree to be
included in the instruction letter as a consenting SO/AC.
As ICANN might formally reach out to us to obtain confirmation that one or
more COs have agreed to be a consenting SO/AC, we hereby kindly ask that you
provide such a written confirmation as a matter of urgency by replying to
this email, preferably on or before September 30th, 2016, so that the
signing of the agreement may proceed as planned.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Lise Fuhr & Jonathan Robinson, CWG co-chairs.