Notwithstanding the recent events in Tunisia, I am quite surprised at the tone of the letter as it is terribly over-confident. As Bruce pointed out, there is a major flaw in their interpretation of the ICANN process and I think that needs to be immediately clarified. Lucy

-----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of ext Bret Fausett Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 7:15 PM To: Bruce Tonkin Cc: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: Re: [council] Letter from WIPO to ICANN

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I note below that there is a fundamental flaw in the understanding > of the process.

I suspect that WIPO knows well the requirements of the ICANN process but is using the new pressure from governments in WSIS to push forward an unpopular agenda item.

Bret