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GAC Advice on IGO Protections
by Bruce Tonkin March 17, 2017

March 17, 2017

Hello All, For information, here is the relevant text from the GAC Copenhagen Communiqué (https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory+Committee) : " IGO Protections The GAC notes that a dialogue facilitated by the Board on this topic has begun between the GAC and the GNSO (including its relevant Working Groups). The GAC expects that these discussions would resolve the long-outstanding issue of IGO acronym protections and understands that temporary protections will continue to remain in place until such time as a permanent agreed solution is found. Based upon the facilitated discussions up to this stage, a. The GAC advises the ICANN Board to: I. pursue implementation of (i) a permanent system of notification to IGOs regarding second-level registration of strings that match their acronyms in up to two languages and (ii) a parallel system of notification to registrants for a more limited time period, in line with both previous GAC advice and GNSO recommendations; II. facilitate continued discussions in order to develop a resolution that will reflect (i) the fact that IGOs are in an objectively unique category of rights holders and (ii) a better understanding of relevant GAC Advice, particularly as it relates to IGO immunities recognized under international law as noted by IGO Legal Counsels; and III. urge the Working Group for the ongoing PDP on IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms to take into account the GAC's comments on the Initial Report." RATIONALE This Advice captures achievements made to date in the facilitated discussions, in the hope that this will be instrumental in resolving this long-standing issue at the earliest opportunity." Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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GAC advice on Protection of the Red Cross and Red Crescent designations and identifiers
by Bruce Tonkin March 17, 2017

March 17, 2017

Hello All, For information, here is the relevant text from the GAC Copenhagen Communiqué (https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory+Committee) : " Protection of the Red Cross and Red Crescent designations and identifiers Re-affirming previous GAC Advice for a permanent reservation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent designations and identifiers, the GAC acknowledges the conclusions of the facilitated dialogue held during ICANN 58 on resolving outstanding differences between the GAC's previous advice and the GNSO's past recommendations to the Board on the protections of the names and identifiers of the respective Red Cross and Red Crescent organizations. Consistent with the conclusions of the abovementioned dialogue, a. The GAC advises the ICANN Board to: I. request the GNSO without delay to re-examine its 2013 recommendations pertaining to the protections of Red Cross and Red Crescent names and identifiers (defined as "Scope 2" names in the GNSO process) which were inconsistent with GAC Advice. RATIONALE The GAC acknowledges the outputs of the facilitated dialogue on this topic and requests the Board to proceed accordingly without delay." Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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Possible text for a Board resolution following the discussion on Red Cross on Saturday morning
by Bruce Tonkin March 16, 2017

March 16, 2017

Hello All, At the conclusion for the discussion on protection for names of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the GNSO delegation proposed that the Board formally ask the GNSO to investigate. Here is some possible text of a Board resolution that could be passed on Thursday for your comment: "Whereas, during the facilitated discussion, the affected parties discussed the following matters: (1) The list of the names of the Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies is a finite, limited list of specific names recognized within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (see http://www.ifrc.org/Docs/ExcelExport/NS_Directory.pdf) ; (2) The GAC's rationale for seeking permanent protection for the terms most closely associated with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and its respective components is grounded in the protections of the designations "Red Cross", "Red Crescent", "Red Lion and Sun", and "Red Crystal" under international treaty law and under multiple national laws; (3) There are no other legitimate uses for these terms; and (4) The public policy considerations associated with protecting the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement identifiers in the domain name system (DNS). Whereas, the participants in the facilitated discussion took note that, following the completion of the GNSO PDP, the GAC provided additional guidance as to the specific International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement identifiers for which protections were being sought. Whereas, the Board has considered the outputs from the facilitated discussion in the context of ICANN's mission and ICANN's commitment to carry out its mission in conformity with relevant principles of international law and international conventions and applicable local law, as expressed in ICANN's Bylaws. Resolved (xx.xx.2017.xx), the Board requests that the GNSO initiate its process for Amendments or Modifications of Approved Policies, as described in Section 16 of the GNSO PDP Manual, to consider amending Recommendation 5 in Section 3.1. of the PDP Working Group Final Report to duly take into account the public policy advice to reserve the finite list of names of the Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies, as recognized within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, in all gTLDs. Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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Transcript of the GAC GNSO Facilitated Discussion on protection for IGO Acronyms - Sunday 12 March 2017
by Bruce Tonkin March 14, 2017

March 14, 2017

Hello All, The transcript of the GAC GNSO Facilitated Dialogue on IGO Acronyms - Sunday 12 March 2017 is now published at: https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/transcript-gnso-gac-igo-crp-12mar17-en.p… I have attached it for information. Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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Transcript of GAC GNSO Facilitated Dialogue on Red Cross Protections - Saturday 11 March 2017
by Bruce Tonkin March 14, 2017

March 14, 2017

Hello All, The transcript of the GAC GNSO Facilitated Dialogue on Red Cross Protections - Saturday 11 March 2017 is now published at: https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/transcript-gac-igo-rc-protection-1-11mar… I have attached it for information. Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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Current reserved list
by Bruce Tonkin March 14, 2017

March 14, 2017

Hello All, For ease of reference, here is a link to the list of names for IGOs and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement that are reserved for post-2012 gTLDs. https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/reserved-names/ReservedN… The reason for the two columns is to show the ASCII representation of IDNs in the DNS where the original name is made up of non-ASCII characters. E.g. 红十字 (Red Cross) is represented as xn--kkr01qny4a. Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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Official list of the official names of the 190 national red cross societies
by Bruce Tonkin March 13, 2017

March 13, 2017

Hello Stéphane, Please provide a link to a public list of the official names of the 190 national red cross societies. Thanks Bruce Tonkin

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Slides and Agenda for the GAC-GNSO Facilitated Dialogue on IGO Protections
by Bruce Tonkin March 12, 2017

March 12, 2017

Hello All, It has taken me a whole to think about how best to facilitate a discussion on this complex topic. Attached are some slides that set context and also a flow for discussion. I propose to break the discussion into 4 phases. We may not have time to cover all the phases. The phases are: (1) Reservation - clarify current provisions around reservation of names, and also get input from both GAC and GNSO on this topic (2) Notice - clarify the positions of the GNSO and GAC on the form and duration of notice when an IGO acronym is registered (3) Dispute resolution - this is the subject of a current PDP and an initial report has been published with Draft recommendations. This will allow the PDP to take input from the GAC and the working party members to explain how they have taken the GAC advice into account so far (4) Appeals - this is the subject of a current PDP and an initial report has been published with Draft recommendations. This will allow the PDP to take input from the GAC and the working party members to explain how they have taken the GAC advice into account so far. I will be available at 6pm outside the meeting room for anyone that wants to get together and run through the agenda. The style will be similar to the style of the session on Saturday morning. On each topic I will ask the GAC and GNSO delegations to comment, and may suggest some ideas for resolving the conflict. Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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FOR REFERENCE & REVIEW: Briefing Paper on IGO Acronyms
by Mary Wong March 11, 2017

March 11, 2017

Hello again everyone, To provide additional background on the issues noted in the Problem Statement, Bruce has worked with staff to develop a Briefing Paper on IGO Acronyms along the lines of the one that was prepared relating to the Red Cross identifiers. On Bruce’s behalf, the Briefing Paper is attached for your reference. Thanks and cheers Mary and Olof From: Mary Wong <mary.wong(a)icann.org> Date: Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 15:44 To: "discussion-igo-rc(a)icann.org" <discussion-igo-rc(a)icann.org> Subject: FOR DISCUSSION: Problem Statement for IGO Acronyms Protection Hello everyone, On behalf of Bruce Tonkin, please see the attached updated IGO Problem Statement. Cheers Mary

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FOR DISCUSSION: Problem Statement for IGO Acronyms Protection
by Mary Wong March 11, 2017

March 11, 2017

Hello everyone, On behalf of Bruce Tonkin, please see the attached updated IGO Problem Statement. Cheers Mary

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