I want to step back and explain why this change was offered and why it is important. There is a fundamental problem with the reference to the GAC Principles in Section 4.7 of the Naming Functions Agreement. Section 4.7 lists the “policies” that IANA is required to apply. Simply put, the GAC Principles are important GAC Advice – but they are not ICANN policy. They have never been considered by any of the policy development bodies authorized in the ICANN Bylaws, and they have not been adopted by the ICANN Board. The ccTLD participants who offered the revised wording attempted to address the problem adding a clear link back to the GAC’s own language in Section 1.3. Alternatively, you could simply remove the GAC Principles from the list of applicable “policies.” J. Beckwith Burr Neustar, Inc. / Deputy General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer 1775 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington D.C. 20006 Office: +1.202.533.2932 Mobile: +1.202.352.6367 / neustar.biz<http://www.neustar.biz> From: <Lindeberg>, Elise <elise.lindeberg@Nkom.no<mailto:elise.lindeberg@Nkom.no>> Date: Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 9:33 AM To: "Jorge.Cancio@bakom.admin.ch<mailto:Jorge.Cancio@bakom.admin.ch>" <Jorge.Cancio@bakom.admin.ch<mailto:Jorge.Cancio@bakom.admin.ch>>, "trang.nguyen@icann.org<mailto:trang.nguyen@icann.org>" <trang.nguyen@icann.org<mailto:trang.nguyen@icann.org>>, "cwg-stewardship@icann.org<mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org>" <cwg-stewardship@icann.org<mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org>> Subject: Re: [CWG-Stewardship] [client com] Naming Function Agreement +1, Jorge Elise Fra: cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org<mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org> [mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org] På vegne av Jorge.Cancio@bakom.admin.ch<mailto:Jorge.Cancio@bakom.admin.ch> Sendt: 1. september 2016 09:21 Til: trang.nguyen@icann.org<mailto:trang.nguyen@icann.org>; CWG-Stewardship@icann.org<mailto:CWG-Stewardship@icann.org> Emne: Re: [CWG-Stewardship] [client com] Naming Function Agreement Thanks for this info. May we be informed why the solution offered to the discussion on 4.7. (how to best refer to the 2005 GAC Principles) apparently ignores the comments made by several members and participants of this group, while it takes up the suggestions made by other participants? Thanks and regards Jorge Von: cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org<mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org> [mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org] Im Auftrag von Trang Nguyen Gesendet: Donnerstag, 1. September 2016 05:49 An: CWG-Stewardship@icann.org<mailto:CWG-Stewardship@icann.org> Betreff: [CWG-Stewardship] FW: [client com] Naming Function Agreement All, Forwarding email from Sidley regarding the the Naming Function Agreement for your review. Best, Trang From: <cwg-client-bounces@icann.org<mailto:cwg-client-bounces@icann.org>> on behalf of "Hofheimer, Joshua T." <jhofheimer@sidley.com<mailto:jhofheimer@sidley.com>> Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 8:32 PM To: Client <cwg-client@icann.org<mailto:cwg-client@icann.org>>, "jrobinson@afilias.info<mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info>" <jrobinson@afilias.info<mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info>>, 'Lise Fuhr' <lise.fuhr@difo.dk<mailto:lise.fuhr@difo.dk>> Subject: [client com] Naming Function Agreement Dear Client Committee, Attached please find a revised draft of the Naming Function Agreement, marked against the version ICANN put out for public comment. This draft reflects the negotiation of various items between ICANN and Sidley, as well as ICANN’s response to the comments provided previously by Paul Kane, Becky Burr and other CWG participants. ICANN has prepared an chart reflecting a number of items for which it is seeking confirmation from the CWG Client Committee that the particular item may be considered closed out. Although the chart appears lengthy, that is merely because it contains the historical context of discussion for each item. ICANN plans to review these items on the call tomorrow, and for our part, Sidley has no further edits to request if the CWG is satisfied with ICANN’s proposed handling of the matters on the chart. Thank you, Josh JOSHUA T. HOFHEIMER Partner SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP +1 650 565 7561 (PA direct) +1 213 896 6061 (LA direct) +1 323 708 2405 (Cell) jhofheimer@sidley.com<mailto:jhofheimer@sidley.com> www.sidley.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.sidley.com&d=DQMFAw&...> [SIDLEY] **************************************************************************************************** This e-mail is sent by a law firm and may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the e-mail and any attachments and notify us immediately. ****************************************************************************************************