Thanks Greg.  Would it be feasible to start with one option, e.g., ICANN, and transition to another option later, thereby allowing time to implement one that would take more time?

Chuck

From: cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org [mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Greg Shatan
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 10:55 PM
To: cwg-stewardship@icann.org
Subject: [CWG-Stewardship] [client com] Signatory to the Community Agreement

All,

Please see below and attached for information from Sidley regarding potential signatories to the IANA IPR Community Agreement.

Greg

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From: Flanagan, Sharon <sflanagan@sidley.com>
Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Subject: [client com] Signatory to the Community Agreement
To: "jrobinson@afilias.info" <jrobinson@afilias.info>
Cc: Client <cwg-client@icann.org>

Dear Client Committee,

Attached is a table highlighting some of the advantages and disadvantages of the various potential signatories to the IPR community agreement.

Best regards,

Sharon

SHARON R. FLANAGAN


SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
+1 415 772 1271
sflanagan@sidley.com

From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info]
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 3:25 AM
To: Flanagan, Sharon; Hofheimer, Joshua T.
Cc: Gregory, Holly; Client
Subject: Signatory to the Community Agreement

Dear Sidley,

As you are aware:

1. A key issue for the CWG in dealing with the IANA IPR will be a decision on the signatory on behalf of the Names Community.

2. Currently we have some potential options:

a. ICANN as signatory (assuming ICANN is willing)

b. The formation of an unincorporated entity (a to be defined)

c. Other possibilities such as the Empowered Community

It will be helpful to the CWG to have some structured input on this, possibly in the form of a table, in order to inform and aid that decision.

Please can you provide such input and/or advice and indicate if this will be possible at the meeting of the CWG scheduled for tomorrow (18 August) @ 06h00 UTC.

Thank-you,

Jonathan

(on behalf of the Client Committee)

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