Dear all, I have been asked to bring this proposal from the geoTLD group for At-Large/ALAC's consideration. In short, the proposal seeks to change the existing AGB string contention resolution procedure to recognise rights to non-capital city name strings under applicable national law. While I expect the details, intricacies (read: varying circumstances) and text changes (I suspect there will be) will be discussed at the next WT5 call (on 7 Aug 2019, 20:00 UTC), I understand it to propose in principle that: - Where there is a contention set for a non-capital city name string, priority would be given to the applicant that intends to use the non-capital city name string for geographic purposes provided the applicant is based in a country where national laws exist to protect such names like in Switzerland and Germany. Recall that any applicant that wishes to apply for/use a non-capital city name for geographic purposes is subject to the preventative protection mechanism (i.e. must obtain a letter of support or non-objection from the relevant government or local authority) - Where there is more than one applicant that intends to use the same non-capital city name string for geographic purposes and they all have obtained the requisite letter of support or non-objection from their respective government or local authority, priority would be given to the applicant whose application is intended to serve the non-capital city with the larger or largest population size. I shall attempt to include this on the agenda of today's CPWG Call (on 7 Aug 2019 at 19:00 UTC). Justine ----- ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Katrin Ohlmer | DOTZON GmbH <ohlmer@dotzon.com> Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 at 01:28 Subject: Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5] Proposed Agenda - Work Track 5 - 7 August 2019 at 20:00 UTC To: gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org <gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org> Dear All, as announced, I would like to provide the proposal of the geoTLD group on the topic 4 „Changes to string contention resolution“: *Update Applicant Guidebook, Chapter 2.2.1.4.4 with:* If an application for a string representing a geographic name is in a contention set with applications for identical strings that have not been identified as geographical names, the string contention will be resolved using the string contention procedures described in Module 4. *Update Applicant Guidebook, Module 4. with:* A// In case there is contention for a string where one application intends to use the string as a non-capital city name or designated the TLD to targeting it to a geographic meaning, preference should be given to the applicant who will use the TLD for geographic purposes if the applicant for the geoTLD is based in a country where national law gives precedent to city and/or regional names. *RATIONALE: This would reflect national law e.g. in countries like Switzerland and Germany, where e.g. city names have more rights that holders of the same name.* B// If there is more than one applicant for an identical string representing a geographic name, and the applications have requisite government approvals, the applicant with the larger no of inhabitants will prevail over the smaller one. As the criteria „size“ has been used in the CPE criteria, it is apparently a well-accepted criteria. *RATIONALE: This would reflect the current rule of the Applicant Guidebook „capital city has priority over smaller city.* I’m happy to explain our thoughts until our call, individually or on the list. Kind regards Katrin DOTZON GmbH - digital identities for tomorrow Akazienstrasse 28 10823 Berlin Deutschland - Germany Tel: +49 30 49802722 Fax: +49 30 49802727 Mobile: +49 173 2019240 ohlmer@dotzon.consulting www.dotzon.consulting Besuchen Sie uns auf LinkedIn <https://de.linkedin.com/company/dotzon-gmbh>. DOTZON GmbH Registergericht: Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg, HRB 118598 Geschäftsführer: Katrin Ohlmer Sitz der Gesellschaft: Akazienstrasse 28, 10823 Berlin *Von:* Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5 <gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5-bounces@icann.org> *Im Auftrag von *Emily Barabas *Gesendet:* Dienstag, 6. August 2019 12:14 *An:* gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org *Betreff:* [Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5] Proposed Agenda - Work Track 5 - 7 August 2019 at 20:00 UTC Dear all, Please find below the proposed agenda for the Work Track 5 call tomorrow, 7 August 2019 at 20:00 UTC for 90 minutes: 1. Welcome/Agenda Review/SOI Updates 2. Closure of Discussion on Languages/Translations (see attached document summarizing proposals that have been discussed on recent calls) 3. Closure of Discussion on Non-AGB Terms 4. Closure of Discussion on Changes to String Contention Resolution 5. Final review of public comments - Proposals 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 37 - Please see the public comment summary document beginning on page 32: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rsyxCEBd6ax3Rb_w1kms_E9n29XL1_lw3Yp9XQ4T... 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