September 2014 - Gnso-igo-ingo-crp

PLEASE RSVP Monthly GNSO WG Newcomer Open House Session
by Nathalie Peregrine Dec. 9, 2014

Dec. 9, 2014

Reminder: Monthly GNSO WG Newcomer Open House Session These ongoing monthly sessions are for new GNSO WG participants to come together and discuss any questions they may have about GNSO Working Groups, procedures and/or processes. We know there is a lot of information to digest when you join a GNSO Working Group and these monthly meetings are an opportunity for newcomers and more experienced participants to meet in an informal setting without the pressure of "real work" that needs be done. The agenda is flexible. The presenters will be ready with a standard set of materials if people would like to discuss them. Feel free to submit questions, either in advance or at the beginning of the meeting, if there is a topic that you would like to explore in more depth . Providing useful answers to a wide range of questions is part of the reason why these meetings are Thursday 23 October at 12.00 UTC (new date) Thursday 6 November at 20.00 UTC Thursday 4 December at 12.00 UTC To convert to your local time zone, please see http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html If you are interested to join the next meeting on 23 October or any of the future meetings, please let the GNSO Secretariat know ( <mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> gnso-secs(a)icann.org) and we will send you the call details. If there are any specific questions you already have, or any overviews or introductions you think would be helpful (e.g. GNSO Policy Development Process or GNSO Working Group guidelines), please let us know in advance and we will prepare materials accordingly. Feel free to share this invitation with others that you think may be interested. We look forward to welcoming you at the next meeting! Nathalie Peregrine GNSO Secretariat

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Sub-Groups: volunteering and how they will work
by Mary Wong Sept. 25, 2014

Sept. 25, 2014

Dear WG members, Following up on our call of earlier today, here is some further information on the three Sub-Groups A, B & C (please refer to the attached document, which was also sent around yesterday and used on the call, to see each Sub-Group¹s assigned tasks and staff suggestions for various steps associated with each task). Volunteers: > A - Petter Rindforth. Kristine Dorrain. Jim Bikoff, Jay Chapman, Nat Cohen > B - Phil Corwin, Paul Keating, George Kirikos, Imran Ahmed Shah > C - Mike Rodenbaugh > Please email me if you¹d like to join the work of one of these groups! In particular, it will be good to get more volunteers for Sub-Group C. How the Sub-Groups will Work: * Please let me or Steve Chan know if your Sub-Group will require assistance with setting up calls, record keeping or the actual research tasks at hand. In addition, either one of us will be happy to sit in on or facilitate a Sub-Group call if the scheduling permits it, and of course provided that your group would welcome it. * Staff will send an email to each Sub-Group so that each member of that group will have one another¹s email addresses. We can also create a wiki page for each group to record/upload its work and results. * As mentioned on the call, most of the background documents needed are already on the WG wiki please let us know if there are documents missing you would like to see there, or if you have difficulty finding any of them. * Finally, as Petter noted at the end of our call, there will be no WG meeting next week (1 October), to enable each Sub-Group to conduct its business with a view toward reporting back to the full WG on its progress on 8 October. Thanks and cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org

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Follow up from our WG meeting earlier today
by Mary Wong Sept. 24, 2014

Sept. 24, 2014

Dear WG members, This is to follow up on the ³action items² stemming from and certain WG questions raised on the WG call earlier today relating to IGO and INGO statistics. I. Action Items: The following WG members have signed up for the three sub-groups identified in the Work Plan: > A - Petter Rindforth. Kristine Dorrain. Jim Bikoff > B - Phil Corwin, Paul Keating, George Kirikos, Imran Ahmed Shah > C- None so far > Please sign up for one of the three Sub-Groups by emailing me by Friday 19 September if at all possible (refer to the Summary Extract of the Work Plan for a description of each Sub-Group: https://community.icann.org/x/9brhAg) Staff will compile the list before our next meeting for review by the WG Co-Chairs. As noted on the call, Sub-Groups are expected to discuss how they wish to achieve the aims set out in the Work Plan, and formal meetings and recordings are generally not arranged. Of course, Sub-Groups may request ICANN staff assistance with setting up calls, as well as facilitating their research and information gathering, such as liaising with ICANN General Counsel and providing information as to whether there are resources available to support a particular form of research for which a fee is charged by the third party from whom information is being sought. We can also set up wiki pages for each Sub-Group to record and edit its work, if desired. II. Follow Up Questions (1) On what is an ³international organization², or more specifically, an ³international governmental organization² or IGO: * The GAC¹s approved list of IGOs that was sent to the Board in March 2013, and which was the list upon which our predecessor WG based its recommendations, defines these as: ³(a) an international organization established by a treaty and which possesses international legal personality; or (b) an ³Intergovernmental organization² having received a standing invitation to participate as observer in the sessions and the work of the United Nations General Assembly; or (c) a distinct entity, organ or program of the United Nations.² * Note that although the term is not defined in the Paris Convention, Article 6ter refers to an international intergovernmental organization of which at least one WIPO Member State is a member and the adoption of the Paris Convention by the World Trade Organization (WTO) via the 1994 Trade-Related Agreement on Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) means that this now extends to all WTO member countries regardless of whether they also joined the Paris Convention. (2) On how many IGOs are on the GAC list of March 2013: * The GAC list contains 192 organizations (see list attached.) * Although the updated number of IGOs who have submitted notifications for protection under Article 6ter is not known to ICANN staff at the moment, a 2005 paper prepared by the WIPO Secretariat noted that by 31 August 2005, 118 IGOs had submitted notifications under Article 6ter. This was updated to 138 in 2007, divided as follows: >> 24 flags >> 290 emblems >> 288 abbreviations >> 578 names * As noted on the WG call, the scope of our WG is limited to the GAC list, as that was the scope of the recommendations ultimately adopted by our predecessor PDP WG. (3) On how many NGOs are on the ECOSOC list: * As of September 2013, 3900 NGOs have Consultative Status with ECOSOC, of which only 144 have attained General Consultative Status, with the others mostly given Special Consultative Status or Roster status (see attached list). Those organizations with General Consultative Status are considered to be those with the closest and most substantive contributions to and connections with the economic and social objectives of the UN and ECOSOC. * Our predecessor WG distinguished between the INGOs with General Consultative Status and those with Special Consultative Status, with differing protections recommended for each. They did not, however, include any direction to either the GNSO Council or our present WG as to whether the distinction should be maintained for curative rights protection. We hope the above is helpful. We have added the attached documents to the WG¹s wiki space under Background Documents as well. Thanks and cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org

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MP3 IGO WG - Monday 24 September 2014 at 1600 UTC
by Nathalie Peregrine Sept. 24, 2014

Sept. 24, 2014

Dear All, Please find the MP3 recording for IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Working Group call on Monday 24 September 2014 at 1600 UTC at: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-igo-ingo-crp-access-20140924-en.mp3 On page: http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#sep The recordings and transcriptions of the calls are posted on the GNSO Master Calendar page: <http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/> http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/ Attendees: Imran Ahmed Shah – NCUC George Kirikos - Individual Jay Chapman – Individual Jim Bikoff – IPC Osvaldo Novoa – ISPCP Paul Tattersfield – Individual Petter Rindforth – IPC Val Sherman – IPC Griffin Barnett – IPC Reg Levy – RySG Kristine Dorrain – Individual David Heasley – IPC David Maher – RySG Mason Cole – RySG Kathy Kleiman - NCUC Phil Corwin – BC Nat Cohen – BC Gary Campbell - GAC Apologies: John McGrann – RrSG Paul Keating - NCUC ICANN staff: Mary Wong Steve Chan Nathalie Peregrine ** Please let me know if your name has been left off the list ** Mailing list archives: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-igo-ingo-crp/ Wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/97rhAg Thank you. Kind regards, Nathalie ------------------------------- Adobe Connect chat transcript for Monday 24 September 2014: Nathalie Peregrine:Dear all, welcome to the IGO-INGO Curative Rights Protection PDP WG Meeting on the 24th September 2014 George Kirikos:Hi everyone. Paul Tattersfield:Hi, George, everyone Imran Ahmed Shah:Hi Everyone, George Kirikos:Hi Paul and Imran. Reg - M+M:Good morning, all Mason Cole:greetings all George Kirikos:Hi Reg & Mason. Reg - M+M:It appears, from the two UDRP proceedings we just read, that the IOC, at least, has no problem protecting its rights with the RPMs that are already in place for all rights holders. George Kirikos:Indeed, Reg. Jay Chapman:Happy Wednesday, everyone George Kirikos:Hi Jay. Kathy:Can we control the document? Kathy:Tx Mary Nathalie Peregrine:Osvaldo Novoa has joined the AC room Osvaldo Novoa:Hello all, sorry I'm late George Kirikos:Welcome Osvaldo. Nathalie Peregrine:David Maher has joined the call George Kirikos:Not everyone has joined a subgroup. Imran Ahmed Shah:Yes, Sub Group C has only Mike, Nathalie Peregrine:Phil is not on the audio bridge George Kirikos:Group B hasn't "met" yet -- we were expecting last week that more volunteers would be coming forward. Nathalie Peregrine:Phil Corwin has joined the AC room George Kirikos:Welcome, Phil. Philip Corwin:Apologies for joining late George Kirikos:Right, Jay.....that's why some outreach is appropriate. George Kirikos:(i.e. do a survey/mailing, based on a sample of IGOs) George Kirikos:They're lumped together because of the prior WG George Kirikos:(who didn't want to make any special rules for IGOs unless INGOs got them too....) Kathy:Can Staff please share the differences between IGO and INGOs - because it seems to have been a topic you have given good thought to. George Kirikos:[I disagree that they should be lumped together, by the way, since we shouldn't be creating 'new' law] Mary Wong:@Kathy, IGOs have an issue with submitting to national jurisdiction (as required by the UDRP & URS). Mary Wong:INGOs do not have that problem - but both groups may have problems in the TM area as they now need to be TM owners in order to use the UDRP or URS. Kathy:@Mary, tx: to which treaties are the IGOs and INGOs, as different classes, tied? Mary Wong:@Kathy, the IGOs have relied on Article 6ter of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. Mary Wong:For INGOs, there is no specific treaty generally but for Red Cross there are the Geneva Conventions, for the IOC there is the Nairobi Treaty. Mary Wong:The presentation document has been unsync'ed Kathy:Great info, tx Mary! Kathy:But the URS applies only to New gTLDs George Kirikos:And to ccTLDs that opt in to it (e.g. .pw) Mary Wong:@Kathy, yes Kathy:And was largely intended to solve roll-out problems Kathy:With many more defenses! Mary Wong:Note, however, that one question for this WG is whether the URS should be a Consensus Policy like the UDRP Kathy:It would be hard for us to overrule the consensus against that conclusion by the STI which created the URS Gary Campbell:Hi Guys sorry to be late George Kirikos:One can view all the cases at http://domains.adrforum.com/decision.aspx (change ruleset to "URS"). Easier to view with 50 decisions/page. Gary Campbell:Thanks George Nat Cohen:I believe that the USPS overreached early on by going after "postoffice.com" Jay Chapman:Agree, Nat Kathy:Good presentation, tx you! Nat Cohen:yes, here is the postoffice.com UDRP: Nat Cohen:http://domains.adrforum.com/domains/decisions/96313.htm Nat Cohen:Though Carolyn Marks Johnson dissented and thought that the USPS should be able to seize postoffice.com Nat Cohen:The other USPS loss was for post-office.com, again Carolyn Marks Johnson dissented Nat Cohen:http://domains.adrforum.com/domains/decisions/96761.htm Reg - M+M:Well that's good, for one. Reg - M+M:(AmericanBar.org instead of aba.org—gets me everytime, too) Nat Cohen:MLB.com used to be owned by a law firm George Kirikos:PGA.com used to be owned by the Potato Growers of Alberta. Paul Tattersfield: Excellent presentation, good looking slides too Kristine, thank you. Jay Chapman:Thanks, Kristine - valuable presentation Reg - M+M:My first thought is that I'm glad that the UDRP providers are loathe to rule against acronyms because they do indeed mean a very many things. Reg - M+M:I'm sure, however, that this means that the IOC/RC/otherI/NGOs will complain that this means that their acronyms MUST be protected at the registry level, since they're not protected by UDRP Reg - M+M:however, as was seen by the documentation passed around in advance of this call, I/NGOs *ARE* protected by the UDRP process Reg - M+M:there is no evidence to suggest that the URS will be less friendly to them Mary Wong:@Reg, those types of "preventative" protections (e.g. blocking, second-level withholding from registration) were dealt with by the original PDP WG. Most of their recs - except for IGO acronyms - have been accepted by the Board. Mary Wong:On IGO acronyms, the current discussion is on the duration and scope of TMCH protection (ie there will be no blocking of second-level IGO acronyms) Imran Ahmed Shah:I have a question regarding the fee charged for the Arbitration Function and the Arbitration Panel, what happend with the fee, when the issues were not resolved with in specific type and meetings? Kristine Dorrain-NAF:Imran, I'm not quite sure I understand your question...these are administrative hearings that result in a written decision for one party or another. There is not really "issue resolution" that fails to happen... Philip Corwin:Just re-raised hand--have a Q for Mary George Kirikos:http://www.nominet.org.uk/disputes/resolving-domain-disputes/how-it-works Imran Ahmed Shah:I am taking about the fee charged for the dispute resolution by ICANN regarding the new gTLDs Applications Mary Wong:@Phil, do u want to type it here? George Kirikos:(that shows how Formal Mediation is a part of the Nominet UK DRS) Nat Cohen:Kristine - thanks for the presentation. Very helpful Gary Campbell:Can someone explain to me the objectives of the 3 subgroups George Kirikos:UDRP/URS are somewhat 'all or nothing', whereas court and/or mediation can be more creative as to the outcome. Mary Wong:@Gary, primarily it is to "break down" the various research and early analysis tasks required by the WG Charter into manageable chunks that will facilitate informed discussion by the WG on what exactly (if anything) to do with the UDRP, URS or other process Philip Corwin:If the URS is not a consensus policy it would not be covered by catch-all language in RAA. So is there a specific reference to the URS in the 2013 RAA, which all registrar selers of new gTLDs are required to accept? Kathy:@Phil: URS is incorporated via the New gTLD Registry Agreements. Gary Campbell:Thanks Mary Philip Corwin:Understood, kathy. But what binds the registrant to accept the URS? Reg - M+M:ICANN requires that registries requires that registrars abide by the URS Kathy:It's part of the Base New gTLD Registry Agreement, and then passed to the Registrars (at least one way) through the New gTLD Registry-Registrar Agreement that follows. George Kirikos:Thank you, Kristine. Philip Corwin:So there is a specific refernce to the URS in the 2013 RAA? Imran Ahmed Shah:HAve you replied to my question? Mary Wong:@Phil, yes - let me look up the section Kathy:And then in the Registrar-Registrant Agreement Kristine Dorrain-NAF:Imran: I tried to, above....did you see that? George Kirikos:Zak Muscovitch has studied the issue of panelist selection. Mary Wong:@Phil, it's Section 3.8 of the RAA, referring specifically to the UDRP and URS for Registrars (coreresponding Registry obligation noted by Red and Kathy) Philip Corwin:Thanks Mary. Mary Wong:Here's the specific language: "During the Term of this Agreement, Registrar shall have in place a policy and procedures for resolution of disputes concerning Registered Names. Until ICANN adopts an alternative Consensus Policy or other Specification or Policy with respect to the resolution of disputes concerning Registered Names, Registrar shall comply with the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("UDRP") identified on ICANN's website (www.icann.org/general/consensus-policies.htm) as may be modified from time to time. Registrar shall also comply with the Uniform Rapid Suspension ("URS") procedure or its replacement, as well as with any other applicable dispute resolution procedure as required by a Registry Operator for which Registrar is providing Registrar Services." George Kirikos:Here's the Muscovitch study: http://www.dnattorney.com/NAFdomainnamedisputestudy2012.shtml Imran Ahmed Shah:@Kristine , could not understand that either my question is clear, otherwise, I explained it in next lines,,,, and I also could not understand your reply.... Kristine Dorrain-NAF:Imran, we do not handle disputes over new gTLD applications? Kristine Dorrain-NAF:<sorry, remove the question mark> Mary Wong:@Imran, are you referring to the objection and dispute resolution procedures relating to new gTLD applications? Mary Wong:If so, that is not within the scope of this WG. Imran Ahmed Shah:es, including the dispute and conflict for which the mediation panels were setup Imran Ahmed Shah:yes George Kirikos:Bye everyone. Jay Chapman:Thanks all, have a good day/week Kristine Dorrain-NAF:Thanks, bye! Paul Tattersfield:thanks bye Imran Ahmed Shah:Thanks, Gary Campbell:Bye all

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PLEASE RSVP: Pre- Los Angeles Policy Update Webinars - Thursday 2 October 2014 at 10:00 & 19:00 UTC
by Nathalie Peregrine Sept. 24, 2014

Sept. 24, 2014

The ICANN Policy Development Support Team will provide a Policy Update Webinar on Thursday 2 October 2014 at 10:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC, summarizing policy activities across the ICANN policy development community and the ongoing Transition of Stewardship of the IANA Functions and the ICANN Accountability track efforts. Please RSVP via <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-2G5_ti0hTCd0j8DBcAz3o5ktoWzY1zPqeQPGqWJ68 Y/viewform> this form by 26 September 2014. Remote participation details will be sent the week of 29 September 2014. Updates will also be provided on topics from ICANN's Support Organizations and Advisory Committees: . ASO and Regional Internet Registries RIR Activities . GNSO Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part D Working Group . GNSO Policy and Implementation Working Group . GNSO Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Working Group . ccNSO Framework of Interpretation Working Group Final Report . ALAC Policy Advice and RALO Activities . ATLAS II Implementation Progress . GAC's Remaining Advice on new generic Top-Level Domains . GAC's Implementation of ATRT2 Recommendations . RSSAC Caucus Work Parties . SSAC Advisories and Activities The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session runs for 90 minutes and will be conducted in English only. The webinar will be conducted in Adobe Connect along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function in Adobe Connect. Recordings of the webinars will be made available. The Policy Development Support Team is always available to answer any questions via email at <mailto:policyinfo@icann.org> policyinfo(a)icann.org. Again, please RSVP via <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-2G5_ti0hTCd0j8DBcAz3o5ktoWzY1zPqeQPGqWJ68 Y/viewform> this form by 26 September 2014. Remote participation details will be sent the week of 29 September 2014. We look forward to welcoming you on the Pre-ICANN 51 Policy Update Webinar! Best Regards, ICANN Policy Development Support Team

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Attachment (Re: Sub-Groups: volunteering and how they will work)
by Mary Wong Sept. 24, 2014

Sept. 24, 2014

Apologies - with attachment this time! From: Mary Wong <mary.wong(a)icann.org> Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at 1:39 PM To: <gnso-igo-ingo-crp(a)icann.org> Subject: Sub-Groups: volunteering and how they will work > Dear WG members, > > Following up on our call of earlier today, here is some further information on > the three Sub-Groups A, B & C (please refer to the attached document, which > was also sent around yesterday and used on the call, to see each Sub-Group¹s > assigned tasks and staff suggestions for various steps associated with each > task). > > Volunteers: > >> A - Petter Rindforth. Kristine Dorrain. Jim Bikoff, Jay Chapman, Nat Cohen >> B - Phil Corwin, Paul Keating, George Kirikos, Imran Ahmed Shah >> C - Mike Rodenbaugh >> > Please email me if you¹d like to join the work of one of these groups! In > particular, it will be good to get more volunteers for Sub-Group C. > > How the Sub-Groups will Work: > * Please let me or Steve Chan know if your Sub-Group will require assistance > with setting up calls, record keeping or the actual research tasks at hand. In > addition, either one of us will be happy to sit in on or facilitate a > Sub-Group call if the scheduling permits it, and of course provided that your > group would welcome it. > * Staff will send an email to each Sub-Group so that each member of that group > will have one another¹s email addresses. We can also create a wiki page for > each group to record/upload its work and results. > * As mentioned on the call, most of the background documents needed are > already on the WG wiki please let us know if there are documents missing you > would like to see there, or if you have difficulty finding any of them. > * Finally, as Petter noted at the end of our call, there will be no WG meeting > next week (1 October), to enable each Sub-Group to conduct its business with a > view toward reporting back to the full WG on its progress on 8 October. > > Thanks and cheers > Mary > > Mary Wong > Senior Policy Director > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) > Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 > Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org > > > >

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IGO & INGO Lists
by Mary Wong Sept. 24, 2014

Sept. 24, 2014

Hello everyone, As some members are experiencing problems with their Confluence logins to the WG wiki space, please find attached the two lists I¹d mentioned in my last email, i.e. the GAC¹s list of IGOs and the latest ECOSOC list of INGOs with either General or Consultative Special Status. As noted previously, these represent the ³universe² of IGOs and INGOs that our WG has been chartered to evaluate and potentially develop curative rights protection and/or recommendations for. Cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org

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IOC UDRP Decisions
by Jim Bikoff Sept. 24, 2014

Sept. 24, 2014

Dear All Attached are two examples of relatively recent UDRP decisions involving the IOC as Complainant (OlympicMuseum and Vancouver2010). We look forward to the call tomorrow. Jim James L. Bikoff Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, LLP 1101 30th Street, NW Suite 120 Washington, DC 20007 Tel: 202-944-3303 Fax: 202-944-3306 jbikoff(a)sgbdc.com<mailto:jbikoff@sgbdc.com>

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Re: [Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] IOC UDRP Decisions
by Mary Wong Sept. 23, 2014

Sept. 23, 2014

Thank you, Jim we have added these to the Background Documents section of the WG workspace, under a new section to collect research done or obtained by this WG (to distinguish them from earlier work and other efforts). Cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org From: Jim Bikoff <jbikoff(a)sgbdc.com> Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 5:40 PM To: "gnso-igo-ingo-crp(a)icann.org" <gnso-igo-ingo-crp(a)icann.org> Subject: [Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] IOC UDRP Decisions > Dear All > > > Attached are two examples of relatively recent UDRP decisions involving the > IOC as Complainant (OlympicMuseum and Vancouver2010). > > We look forward to the call tomorrow. > > Jim > > James L. Bikoff > Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, LLP > 1101 30th Street, NW > Suite 120 > Washington, DC 20007 > Tel: 202-944-3303 > Fax: 202-944-3306 > jbikoff(a)sgbdc.com > > >

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Proposed agenda and documents for meeting on Wednesday 24 September
by Mary Wong Sept. 23, 2014

Sept. 23, 2014

Dear WG members, The proposed agenda for our next meeting on Wednesday 24 September 2014 at 1600 UTC is as follows: 1. Roll Call/Updates to SOI 2. Update on Sub-Groups for Work Plan Phase I (staff) 3. NAF Presentation (Kristine Dorrain) 4. Q&A/Discussion (WG chairs to lead/facilitate) 5. Next steps Petter Rindforth will be the chair for the meeting. Please find attached: (1) for Agenda Item #2, the Work Plan Extract from last week with an additional column indicating staff suggestions for conducting each Sub-Group¹s research and analysis; and (2) for Agenda Item #3, a slide presentation from Kristine that she will be using for her presentation. They will also be uploaded to the WG wiki space. We hope having these materials prior to the meeting will be helpful. Thanks and cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org

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Re: [Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] Question about ICANN General Counsel report on USPTO practice relating to IGO identifiers protected by Article 6ter
by Mary Wong Sept. 16, 2014

Sept. 16, 2014

Dear all, Staff thought we should follow up on George¹s question regarding ICANN General Counsel¹s point on the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) process relating to IGOs and Article 6ter. We hope that the following information from the USPTO will help: http://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/mashup/html/page/manual/TMEP/Apr2014/TMEP-1200d1e 4645.xml The link briefly describes generally how a country deals with a notification of a protected IGO under Article 6ter (including the treaty-prescribed period for national objections) as well as the USPTO¹s practice regarding attempted trademark registrations in this regard. Cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org From: Phil Corwin <psc(a)vlaw-dc.com> Date: Monday, September 15, 2014 at 12:40 PM To: George Kirikos <icann(a)leap.com>, "gnso-igo-ingo-crp(a)icann.org" <gnso-igo-ingo-crp(a)icann.org> Subject: Re: [Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] Attachments (Re: Agenda and documents for WG meeting on Monday 15 September) > Thanks for raising that, George, We can get into those details on today¹s > call. > > Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal > Virtualaw LLC > 1155 F Street, NW > Suite 1050 > Washington, DC 20004 > 202-559-8597/Direct > 202-559-8750/Fax > 202-255-6172/cell > > Twitter: @VlawDC > > "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey > > From: gnso-igo-ingo-crp-bounces(a)icann.org > [mailto:gnso-igo-ingo-crp-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of George Kirikos > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 6:49 AM > To: gnso-igo-ingo-crp(a)icann.org > Subject: Re: [Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] Attachments (Re: Agenda and documents for WG > meeting on Monday 15 September) > > > It's unclear to me how General Counsel arrived at some of his conclusions. e.g > for the United States and IGO Protections, (right-most column), it was stated > (with no reference/authority) that: > > "The US Patent and Trademark Office is required to refuse registrations of > marks that conflict with registered marks of IGOs, so no registration is > possible (once the marks are identified to the USPTO by a member country of > the Paris Convention). No special protection seems to exist to bar the > delegation of top- or registration of second-level domains containing the IGO > names or acronyms by ICANN, a registry or registrar." > Yet, consider the example of the mark "IEA". It's registered by the > International Energy Association, an IGO according to: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_intergovernmental_organizations > > via the Article 6ter convention: > > http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=89001408&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=st… > sSearch > with a filing on March 20, 2002. Yet, the identical mark "IEA" was registered > 2 years later (on May 4, 2004): > > http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=76518784&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=st… > sSearch > by a different entity, for "arranging and providing for the return of mortal > remains to designated locations". Reviewing the documents for that > application, it appears that markholder sought no special permission from the > International Energy Association, yet was not refused the mark. > I think this hinges on the meaning of "conflict", perhaps -- i.e there's no > conflict if the goods and services are unrelated. So, General Counsel's > analysis might be correct if it permits concurrent registrations of unrelated > goods/services for the same mark. Does that make sense? Thoughts? > I'm sure there are other examples out there (it took me 5 mins to find that > one). > > > Sincerely, > > George Kirikos > 416-588-0269 > > http://www.leap.com/ > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 6:23 AM, George Kirikos <icann(a)leap.com> wrote: > > This was a considerable amount of material to send just 1 business day before > a call. I hope everyone had sufficient time to review. This is why I asked > during the chat: > > http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-igo-ingo-crp/2014-September/000041.html > > "George Kirikos:Can we have the draft work plan well in advance of the next > meeting?" > George Kirikos:(if we're just seeing it for the first time next Monday, we > won't be able to put forth meaningful comments/analysis) > Sincerely, > George Kirikos > 416-588-0269 > http://www.leap.com/ > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 5:08 PM, Mary Wong <mary.wong(a)icann.org> wrote: >> >> Apologies for forgetting the Work Plan attachments the first time! >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> Mary >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Mary Wong <mary.wong(a)icann.org> >> Date: Friday, September 12, 2014 at 5:01 PM >> To: "gnso-igo-ingo-crp(a)icann.org" <gnso-igo-ingo-crp(a)icann.org> >> Subject: [Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] Agenda and documents for WG meeting on Monday 15 >> September >> >> >>> >>> Dear WG members, >>> >>> >>> >>> Please find below a proposed agenda for the upcoming WG call on Monday 15 >>> September, which staff have suggested to our Co-Chairs but have not yet had >>> a chance to discuss more fully. As such, it is subject to any changes that >>> they may wish to make between now and our call: >>> >>> 1. Roll Call/Updates to SOIs >>> 2. Review Work Plan (see attached Work Plan Extract and full Work Plan Chart >>> on which the Extract is based; we will use the Extract to walk the WG >>> through each proposed phase on Monday) >>> 3. Discuss outcomes of prior research (see the list on the WG wiki space at >>> https://community.icann.org/x/DrvhAg, as further explained below) >>> 4. Next steps >>> For agenda item #3, we have added some documents comprising research, >>> findings and other reports used by the original IGO-INGO PDP WG for its >>> Final Report that was issued in November 2013. Among the documents added, WG >>> members may wish to note in particular: >>> >>> >>>> >>>> (1) the ICANN General Counsel¹s research report to that WG from May 2013 >>>> (https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/ICANN%20GCO%20Re >>>> port%20to%20IGO%20INGO%20PDP%20WG%20May%202013.doc?version=1&modificationDa >>>> te=1410554576915&api=v2); >>>> >>>> (2) Annex 4 of the Final Issue Report that led to the initiation of that WG >>>> from October 2012 >>>> (https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/Final%20GNSO%20I >>>> ssue%20Report%20on%20the%20Protection%20of%20International%20Organization%2 >>>> 0Names%20in%20New%20gTLDs.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1410554706870&api= >>>> v2); >>>> >>>> (3) The OECD¹s report on cybersquatting to WIPO¹s Standing Committee on >>>> Trademarks (SCT) from 2002 >>>> (https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/OECD%20Report%20 >>>> on%20Cybersquatting%20to%20WIPO%20SCT%202002.pdf?version=1&modificationDate >>>> =1410554353329&api=v2); >>>> >>>> (4) The Red Cross movement¹s report on special protections to WIPO¹s SCT >>>> from 2002 >>>> (https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/IFRC%20Report%20 >>>> to%20WIPO%20SCT%20on%20Special%20Protections%202002.pdf?version=1&modificat >>>> ionDate=1410554389301&api=v2); and >>>> >>>> (5) The WIPO Secretariat¹s report on IGO protections, also from 2002 >>>> (https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/WIPO%20Secretari >>>> at%20Report%20on%20IGO%20Protections%202002.pdf?version=1&modificationDate= >>>> 1410554411330&api=v2). >>> >>> >>> >>> ICANN staff will summarize some of the key findings from these documents for >>> further WG review and discussion under agenda item #3. We hope that this >>> will provide a useful basis for WG members to decide on next steps in >>> accordance with the proposed Work Plan (agenda item #4). >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks and cheers >>> >>> Mary >>> >>> >>> >>> Mary Wong >>> >>> Senior Policy Director >>> >>> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) >>> >>> Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 >>> >>> Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gnso-igo-ingo-crp mailing list >> Gnso-igo-ingo-crp(a)icann.org >> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-igo-ingo-crp > > > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> > Version: 2014.0.4745 / Virus Database: 4015/8120 - Release Date: 08/29/14 > Internal Virus Database is out of date.

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MP3 IGO WG - Monday 15 September 2014 at 1900 UTC
by Nathalie Peregrine Sept. 15, 2014

Sept. 15, 2014

Dear All, Please find the MP3 recording for IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Working Group call on Monday 15 September 2014 at 1900 UTC at: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-igo-ingo-crp-access-20140915-en.mp3 On page: http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#sep The recordings and transcriptions of the calls are posted on the GNSO Master Calendar page: <http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/> http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/ Attendees: Imran Ahmed Shah – NCUC Phil Corwin – BC George Kirikos - Individual Jay Chapman – Individual Jim Bikoff – IPC Nat Cohen – BC Osvaldo Novoa – ISPCP Paul Tattersfield – Individual Petter Rindforth – IPC Val Sherman – IPC Griffin Barnett – IPC Reg Levy – RySG Kristine Dorrain – Individual David Heasley – IPC Apologies: John Mcgrann – RrSG David Maher – RySG Mason Cole – RySG ICANN staff: Mary Wong Steve Chan Nathalie Peregrine ** Please let me know if your name has been left off the list ** Mailing list archives: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-igo-ingo-crp/ Wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/97rhAg Thank you. Kind regards, Nathalie ------------------------------- Adobe Connect chat transcript for Monday 15 September 2014: Nathalie Peregrine:Dear all, welcome to the IGO-INGO Curative Rights Protection PDP WG Meeting on the 15h September 2014 Val Sherman:Hello All! Jim Bikoff, David Heasley and Griffin Barnett also on call Osvaldo Novoa:Hello all! George Kirikos:Hi folks. Nathalie Peregrine:thanks Val, noted Mary Wong:Hello everyone George Kirikos:Did everyone have a nice weekend? Mary Wong:Not too bad, George, from my side, thanks! Hope you did! Jay Chapman:Hi, Everyone George Kirikos:Hi Jay. Nat Cohen:Hello all George Kirikos:Hey Nat. Nathalie Peregrine:Kristine Dorrain has joined the AC room Mary Wong:I can also pull up the full Gantt chart if you like, Phil. Nathalie Peregrine:Reg Levy has joined the AC room Petter Rindforth:I am happy to join Sub Group A Nathalie Peregrine:Imran Ahmed Shah is also in the AC room Mary Wong:@Petter, noted, thanks Reg - M+M:Has Cheryl Langdon-Orr been called? Nathalie Peregrine:Paul Keating has joined the AC room Nathalie Peregrine:Cheryl is not a member of this group Kristine Dorrain-NAF:Is it a given that I'm on subgroup A? :) I hope so. Petter Rindforth:I welcome you!!! Mary Wong:@Kristine, I think so! :) Philip Corwin:I will join B paul Keating:paul keating. i would also like to join B George Kirikos:I'd be happy to join B. George Kirikos:For the 3rd part of Group A, I'd suggest getting ALL, rather than a "representative sample". George Kirikos:Because, there are so few who've filed UDRP/URS amongst IGOs/INGOs, that if we shrink that to a "sample", it won't be statistically significant. paul Keating:agreed. there cannot be that many. i would also like to see the complaints and any responses relative the the UDRP/URS Mary Wong:There is a wiki page that lists George's suggestions for finding data - https://community.icann.org/x/48PhAg George Kirikos:In the background materials from Friday, some of those case studies were ancient, i.e. 12 years old. George Kirikos:Which is 84 years in dog years/internet years. :-) Kristine Dorrain-NAF:I agree, George. Just know that going through over 40,000 UDRP decisions will take a while. We don't separate cases by complainant type and I don't think WIPO does either, even I reach out and ask them to help me. so my presentation will not fully address Item 3. George Kirikos:And, they're merely anecdotal, rather than scientific research studies that comprehensively survey a sample of the universe of IGOs/INGOs. paul Keating:can we obtain copies of the I/Ngo submissions to the prior WG Mary Wong:@George, understood - that was also noted in the Issue Report for this WG. Mary Wong:@Paul, there were Minority Statements published as part of the Final Report for that PDP WG. I will find the link. Mary Wong:Some of the Background Documents - some of which we'll cover under Item 3 - have references and informaton in them too. George Kirikos:Agree with Phil --- I think having 6 or 7+ team members for group B might help a lot. paul Keating:how does one become designated as an IGO or INGO?? Paul Tattersfield:Is there single list of the 40,000 decisions? George Kirikos:UDRPSearch.com has nearly all of them indexed. Mary Wong:@Paul, this was a question tackled in a number of prior efforts. For this WG, we are following the list developed by our predecessor WG. George Kirikos:But, there are....5 UDRP providers? Plus the defunct eResolution. George Kirikos:Agree with speaker --- if not on the calls, a broad survey (ie. outreach) is needed. Imran Ahmed Shah:Please count me in Sub WG B Kristine Dorrain-NAF:George, WIPO and NAF have about 97 or 98% of the cases, the rest of the providers are probably pretty easily surveyed. George Kirikos:True, Kristine. Kristine Dorrain-NAF:And even though UDRP Search has them all, there is still the question of how to run queries. Most UDRP decisions will not contain the term "NGO". paul Keating:@mary, if we are to consider a curative remedy we need to understand how one can take advantage. there must be a basic "standing" issue. George Kirikos:Kristine: I think to find them, one would have to work backwards. Find the ones that aren't IGOs (e.g. search for "Inc." or "Lego", etc. as a complainant, and remove those from the database. George Kirikos:Keep removing them, and then manually review the leftovers. Kristine Dorrain-NAF:Interesting strategy.... :) Petter Rindforth:I presume it is possible to find them by searching for the name of the Complainant Kristine Dorrain-NAF:Yes, that would work depending on how many NGOs there are. I just heard someone say 5K? George Kirikos:No, it's much larger, Kristine. George Kirikos:That Yearbook had something like 60,000+ entries. George Kirikos:http://www.uia.org/yearbook George Kirikos:(66,000 entries) Petter Rindforth:Well we are 3 in the Sub WG, let's take 20 000 each ;-) Kristine Dorrain-NAF:Funny... Reg - M+M:Creating yet another dispute resolution process when one is already in place is needlessly confusing. Reg - M+M:and burdensom George Kirikos:Reg: there are lots of other reasons to be concerned. Because, the "immunity" issue has only ever been used as a "shielf". George Kirikos:oops, "shield" Kristine Dorrain-NAF:Reg, at initial glance, I hear you. A lot. But trying to have one policy with "two tracks" I think is fraught with danger at confusing panelists and providers. George Kirikos:Not as a "sword", whereby the IGOs/INGOs can compel a 3rd party to be forced to defend outside their National Courts. Reg - M+M:These two IGOs (and the others that have been included because it was noticed that they were seeking special treatment) have avenues they can pursue, by treaty, trying to get special treatment through ICANN is, again, unnecessary George Kirikos:e.g. if an IGO/INGO breaks my window, and I sue them for $500, they can claim immunity from a Toronto court. Reg - M+M:+1 George Kirikos George Kirikos:But, if I break their window, and they want $1000 from me, they can't force me to go to a UN-run arbitration. paul Keating:@Mary, it is also possible to conclude nothing is required? George Kirikos:I hope the members of Group A can gather stats on how many UDRPs are ever appealed to courts. George Kirikos:Because, that's a critical statistic. paul Keating:@george, they rely upon others to inform them. George Kirikos:IGOs/INGOs concerned about immunity are concerned that if they won a UDRP, the registrant would appeal to a court. Kristine Dorrain-NAF:George, that's almost impossible to know. George Kirikos:If only a small fractionof cases are ever appealed, then there's no real concern. George Kirikos:Kristine: It's not impossible. Registrars must transfer within 10 days, unless there's an appeal to courts. Kristine Dorrain-NAF:Yes, but they don't have to tell us. Kristine Dorrain-NAF:and most don't. George Kirikos:So, Registrars would certainly know how many times they had to hold off on a transfer, because of a legal action. George Kirikos:Registrars would have the data. E.g. GoDaddy Legal, Tucows Legal, NSI, etc. George Kirikos:The top 10 registrars can be asked for their stats (presumably they account for a large share of UDRPs). Kristine Dorrain-NAF:Registrar's do get court orders. Whether or not they sort them by "post UDRP" or "no UDRP" would be interesting. Petter Rindforth:George - good idea and duly noticed Reg - M+M:Kristine, can you speak to the confusion-for-panels issue and how that might indicate that IGOs don't deserve the rights/special treatment they're claiming? paul Keating:@phil, this is key for standing purposes Kristine Dorrain-NAF:Yes, Reg, I can include that in my presentation next week, if that's ok? George Kirikos:Those lists were posted to the Wiki, I think. Reg - M+M:sure, thank you paul Keating:@mary, does the Paris Convention contain a definition for NGO? Mary Wong:@Paul, I don't believe so. George Kirikos:Question: Will ICANN staff support be available to each of the Sub Groups? (and do we have some budgets, e.g. to go out and obtain the yearbook, etc.)? paul Keating:@phil, what does it take to be an NGO or INGO? Mary Wong:@George, our practice is to have each Sub Group organize themselves and request he support they need. paul Keating:so it sounds like......i am an NGO because I say so and have a number of influential people who say I am? George Kirikos:ISO is on the reserved list. Mary Wong:@George, that's actually the Int'l Sugar Org, not the Intl' Standards Org, ... Mary Wong:I think Mary Wong:@Jim, that would be Claudia McMaster Tamarit? George Kirikos:Oh, ok. paul Keating:@Phil, we need to test the list and be caredul not to accept prior lists. paul Keating:@phil, cannot speak. paul Keating:please read out my questions.... paul Keating:convention George Kirikos:Paris Convention Petter Rindforth:Maybe Mary can make a quick info on our new dates for meetings? George Kirikos:http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/text.jsp?file_id=288514 George Kirikos:(Article 6) George Kirikos:+1 Phil Jay Chapman:Agree, Phil George Kirikos:We can hold a "draft" to allocate those who've not volunteered themselves to a subgroup, yet. :-) Imran Ahmed Shah:good idea George Kirikos:Next week, we'll be on Wednesday, correct? Mary Wong:Should staff put that in the email, George? :) Mary Wong:Yes Mary Wong:Weds at 1600 UTC George Kirikos:So, next steps? By next week, allocate the Sub GRoups? George Kirikos:Any other "takeaways" from today? paul Keating:thank you all. Mary Wong:Thanks everyone paul Keating:i need to sign off. thanks for the call Petter Rindforth:Thanks! George Kirikos:Bye everyone. Jay Chapman:Good day, everyone Paul Tattersfield:thanks all Imran Ahmed Shah:Good Bye

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Re: [Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] Attachments (Re: Agenda and documents for WG meeting on Monday 15 September)
by George Kirikos Sept. 15, 2014

Sept. 15, 2014

This was a considerable amount of material to send just 1 business day before a call. I hope everyone had sufficient time to review. This is why I asked during the chat: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-igo-ingo-crp/2014-September/000041.html "George Kirikos:Can we have the draft work plan well in advance of the next meeting?" George Kirikos:(if we're just seeing it for the first time next Monday, we won't be able to put forth meaningful comments/analysis) Sincerely, George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/ On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 5:08 PM, Mary Wong <mary.wong(a)icann.org> wrote: > Apologies for forgetting the Work Plan attachments the first time! > > Cheers > Mary > > > > From: Mary Wong <mary.wong(a)icann.org> > Date: Friday, September 12, 2014 at 5:01 PM > To: "gnso-igo-ingo-crp(a)icann.org" <gnso-igo-ingo-crp(a)icann.org> > Subject: [Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] Agenda and documents for WG meeting on > Monday 15 September > > Dear WG members, > > Please find below a proposed agenda for the upcoming WG call on Monday 15 > September, which staff have suggested to our Co-Chairs but have not yet had > a chance to discuss more fully. As such, it is subject to any changes that > they may wish to make between now and our call: > > 1. Roll Call/Updates to SOIs > 2. Review Work Plan (see attached Work Plan Extract and full Work Plan > Chart on which the Extract is based; we will use the Extract to walk the WG > through each proposed phase on Monday) > 3. Discuss outcomes of prior research (see the list on the WG wiki > space at https://community.icann.org/x/DrvhAg, as further explained > below) > 4. Next steps > > For agenda item #3, we have added some documents comprising research, > findings and other reports used by the original IGO-INGO PDP WG for its > Final Report that was issued in November 2013. Among the documents added, > WG members may wish to note in particular: > > (1) the ICANN General Counsel’s research report to that WG from May 2013 ( > https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/ICANN%20GCO%20Rep…) > > (2) Annex 4 of the Final Issue Report that led to the initiation of that > WG from October 2012 ( > https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/Final%20GNSO%20Is… > ); > (3) The OECD’s report on cybersquatting to WIPO’s Standing Committee on > Trademarks (SCT) from 2002 ( > https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/OECD%20Report%20o… > ); > (4) The Red Cross movement’s report on special protections to WIPO’s SCT > from 2002 ( > https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/IFRC%20Report%20t…) > and > (5) The WIPO Secretariat’s report on IGO protections, also from 2002 ( > https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/WIPO%20Secretaria… > ). > > > ICANN staff will summarize some of the key findings from these documents > for further WG review and discussion under agenda item #3. We hope that > this will provide a useful basis for WG members to decide on next steps in > accordance with the proposed Work Plan (agenda item #4). > > Thanks and cheers > Mary > > Mary Wong > Senior Policy Director > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) > Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 > Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gnso-igo-ingo-crp mailing list > Gnso-igo-ingo-crp(a)icann.org > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-igo-ingo-crp >

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Future WG meetings: confirming day and time
by Mary Wong Sept. 12, 2014

Sept. 12, 2014

Dear WG members, With more than half the WG members having completed the Doodle poll, the WG Co-Chairs have decided that starting from the week of 22 September, future WG meetings will take place every Wednesday at 1600 UTC. Although it was impossible to find a day and time that would accommodate everyone, this was the slot that affected the fewest members. We hope that if you encounter any difficulties with a recurring Wednesday meeting, you¹ll still continue to participate in this WG as each call is recorded and transcribed, and because we also expect much substantive discussion to occur not just during the calls but also via this mailing list. Please note that this does not affect the upcoming Monday 15 September meeting, which will go ahead as scheduled at 1900 UTC. The first meeting that will take place pursuant to the selected slot will be after that, on Wednesday 24 September and the GNSO Secretariat will issue calendar invitations and reminders accordingly. Thanks and cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org

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Attachments (Re: Agenda and documents for WG meeting on Monday 15 September)
by Mary Wong Sept. 12, 2014

Sept. 12, 2014

Apologies for forgetting the Work Plan attachments the first time! Cheers Mary From: Mary Wong <mary.wong(a)icann.org> Date: Friday, September 12, 2014 at 5:01 PM To: "gnso-igo-ingo-crp(a)icann.org" <gnso-igo-ingo-crp(a)icann.org> Subject: [Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] Agenda and documents for WG meeting on Monday 15 September > Dear WG members, > > Please find below a proposed agenda for the upcoming WG call on Monday 15 > September, which staff have suggested to our Co-Chairs but have not yet had a > chance to discuss more fully. As such, it is subject to any changes that they > may wish to make between now and our call: > 1. Roll Call/Updates to SOIs > 2. Review Work Plan (see attached Work Plan Extract and full Work Plan Chart > on which the Extract is based; we will use the Extract to walk the WG through > each proposed phase on Monday) > 3. Discuss outcomes of prior research (see the list on the WG wiki space at > https://community.icann.org/x/DrvhAg, as further explained below) > 4. Next steps > For agenda item #3, we have added some documents comprising research, findings > and other reports used by the original IGO-INGO PDP WG for its Final Report > that was issued in November 2013. Among the documents added, WG members may > wish to note in particular: > >> (1) the ICANN General Counsel¹s research report to that WG from May 2013 >> (https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/ICANN%20GCO%20Repo >> rt%20to%20IGO%20INGO%20PDP%20WG%20May%202013.doc?version=1&modificationDate=1 >> 410554576915&api=v2); >> (2) Annex 4 of the Final Issue Report that led to the initiation of that WG >> from October 2012 >> (https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/Final%20GNSO%20Iss >> ue%20Report%20on%20the%20Protection%20of%20International%20Organization%20Nam >> es%20in%20New%20gTLDs.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1410554706870&api=v2); >> (3) The OECD¹s report on cybersquatting to WIPO¹s Standing Committee on >> Trademarks (SCT) from 2002 >> (https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/OECD%20Report%20on >> %20Cybersquatting%20to%20WIPO%20SCT%202002.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=141 >> 0554353329&api=v2); >> (4) The Red Cross movement¹s report on special protections to WIPO¹s SCT from >> 2002 >> (https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/IFRC%20Report%20to >> %20WIPO%20SCT%20on%20Special%20Protections%202002.pdf?version=1&modificationD >> ate=1410554389301&api=v2); and >> (5) The WIPO Secretariat¹s report on IGO protections, also from 2002 >> (https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/WIPO%20Secretariat >> %20Report%20on%20IGO%20Protections%202002.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1410 >> 554411330&api=v2). > > ICANN staff will summarize some of the key findings from these documents for > further WG review and discussion under agenda item #3. We hope that this will > provide a useful basis for WG members to decide on next steps in accordance > with the proposed Work Plan (agenda item #4). > > Thanks and cheers > Mary > > Mary Wong > Senior Policy Director > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) > Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 > Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org > > >

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Agenda and documents for WG meeting on Monday 15 September
by Mary Wong Sept. 12, 2014

Sept. 12, 2014

Dear WG members, Please find below a proposed agenda for the upcoming WG call on Monday 15 September, which staff have suggested to our Co-Chairs but have not yet had a chance to discuss more fully. As such, it is subject to any changes that they may wish to make between now and our call: 1. Roll Call/Updates to SOIs 2. Review Work Plan (see attached Work Plan Extract and full Work Plan Chart on which the Extract is based; we will use the Extract to walk the WG through each proposed phase on Monday) 3. Discuss outcomes of prior research (see the list on the WG wiki space at https://community.icann.org/x/DrvhAg, as further explained below) 4. Next steps For agenda item #3, we have added some documents comprising research, findings and other reports used by the original IGO-INGO PDP WG for its Final Report that was issued in November 2013. Among the documents added, WG members may wish to note in particular: > (1) the ICANN General Counsel¹s research report to that WG from May 2013 > (https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/ICANN%20GCO%20Rep… > t%20to%20IGO%20INGO%20PDP%20WG%20May%202013.doc?version=1&modificationDate=141 > 0554576915&api=v2); > (2) Annex 4 of the Final Issue Report that led to the initiation of that WG > from October 2012 > (https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/Final%20GNSO%20Is… > e%20Report%20on%20the%20Protection%20of%20International%20Organization%20Names > %20in%20New%20gTLDs.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1410554706870&api=v2); > (3) The OECD¹s report on cybersquatting to WIPO¹s Standing Committee on > Trademarks (SCT) from 2002 > (https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/OECD%20Report%20o… > 20Cybersquatting%20to%20WIPO%20SCT%202002.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=14105 > 54353329&api=v2); > (4) The Red Cross movement¹s report on special protections to WIPO¹s SCT from > 2002 > (https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/IFRC%20Report%20t… > 20WIPO%20SCT%20on%20Special%20Protections%202002.pdf?version=1&modificationDat > e=1410554389301&api=v2); and > (5) The WIPO Secretariat¹s report on IGO protections, also from 2002 > (https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48347918/WIPO%20Secretaria… > 20Report%20on%20IGO%20Protections%202002.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=141055 > 4411330&api=v2). ICANN staff will summarize some of the key findings from these documents for further WG review and discussion under agenda item #3. We hope that this will provide a useful basis for WG members to decide on next steps in accordance with the proposed Work Plan (agenda item #4). Thanks and cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org

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With correct AC chat: : MP3 IGO WG - Monday 08 September 2014 at 1900 UTC
by Nathalie Peregrine Sept. 9, 2014

Sept. 9, 2014

Dear All, Please find the MP3 recording for IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Working Group call on Monday 08 September 2014 at 1900 UTC at: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-igo-ingo-crp-access-20140908-en.mp3 On page: http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#sep The recordings and transcriptions of the calls are posted on the GNSO Master Calendar page: <http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/> http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/ Attendees: Imran Ahmed Shah – NCUC Phil Corwin – BC George Kirikos - Individual Jay Chapman – Individual Jim Bikoff – IPC Nat Cohen – BC Osvaldo Novoa – ISPCP Paul Tattersfield – Individual Petter Rindforth – IPC Val Sherman – IPC Griffin Barnett – IPC Mason Cole – RySG Reg Levy – RySG Kathy Kleiman-NCUC Kristine Dorrain – Individual David Heasley – IPC Alexander Lerman – no SOI Apologies: John Mcgrann – RrSG David Maher - RySG ICANN staff: Mary Wong Steve Chan Nathalie Peregrine ** Please let me know if your name has been left off the list ** Mailing list archives: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-igo-ingo-crp/ Wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/97rhAg Thank you. Kind regards, Nathalie ------------------------------- Nathalie Peregrine:Dear all, welcome to the IGO-INGO Curative Rights Protection PDP WG Meeting on the 8th September 2014 Nathalie Peregrine:Audio has been enabled in the AC room Jay Chapman:Hi Nathalie. Where will I find a dial-in number for audio? Nathalie Peregrine:on the email invitation Nathalie Peregrine:where are you based? Jay Chapman:got it. the email was curtailed Nathalie Peregrine:ok great! Reg - M+M:Is audio dial-in only? Mary Wong:@Reg, thre's audio in the Adobe Connect room as well. Mary Wong:And you can also turn on your mic for speaking purposes in AC. Val Sherman:Hello All. Also dialed in, along with Griffin Barnett and David Heasley Reg - M+M:Okay, just no one's speaking right now :) Reg - M+M:thanks! Nathalie Peregrine:noted! Mary Wong:You're most welcome! Reg - M+M:I am a new member in the sense that this is my first call—but my SOI is updated. George Kirikos:Will this be a 1 hour call, or 90 mins? Nathalie Peregrine:Osvaldo Novoa and Alexander Lerman have joined the ca;; Nathalie Peregrine:@ Gearge, 60 mins George Kirikos:Great, thanks. Nathalie Peregrine:Imran Ahmed Shah has joined the call George Kirikos:Q: Has this been acknowledged by the entire board, or just the subset of the board in the New GTLDs Committee? George Kirikos:(there was some debate on that on the GNSO Council mailing list, so it was unclear) Kristine Dorrain-NAF:sorry to introduce myself and run but I had short notice on this meeting and have a conflict. See you all next week! Petter Rindforth:yes, you are correct Imran Ahmed Shah:I suggest that we the WG members should be provided with the access to the databases to have a look onto them before the discussion about recommendations or discussion starts. George Kirikos:Do you mean the TMCH database, Imran? Or some other ones? Imran Ahmed Shah:yes also the other databases like yearbook of IGO, IGNO and others George Kirikos:Right, I suggested those, although they're very expensive -- hopefully ICANN can either buy it, or ask for it to be free (since we're using it for "academic" or "research" purposes) Imran Ahmed Shah:yes, Imran Ahmed Shah:I agree that we will need to review for policy development process George Kirikos:The Doodle poll was fairly even --- conceivably we could rotate the dates/times? Mary Wong:@George, if possible we'd like to avoid that as from past experience that's proven more confusing than we'd thought :) George Kirikos:Ok. :) Imran Ahmed Shah:It is fine for me to both Mon or Tue same time Imran Ahmed Shah:altou its 00 mid night, but some times its ok Kathy Kleiman:Mondays are good for me. Reg - M+M:fine for me George Kirikos:I'll be fine with this time, personally, for most weeks. George Kirikos:(can't speak for others who aren't present, though) Jay Chapman:next Mon works - not all will Imran Ahmed Shah:And what will be the agenda of next meeting? George Kirikos:Can we have the draft work plan well in advance of the next meeting? George Kirikos:(if we're just seeing it for the first time next Monday, we won't be able to put forth meaningful comments/analysis) Imran Ahmed Shah:yes, it will be helpful to review Mary Wong:@George, the idea is to share it with the WG as much prior to Monday as we can :) George Kirikos:Thanks, Mary. Kathy Kleiman:But that is not knowledge now held by this WG Mary Wong:Staff can circulate the documents that Jim mentioned for this WG's review. Kathy Kleiman:@Mary: great George Kirikos:Correct about the IOC. THe question is, if they're exercising the rights, why change the status quo? Imran Ahmed Shah:I do not agree that without looking onto the data and information, we will be preparing right policy George Kirikos:(and that's part of the scope of this group, i.e. IGO/INGOs concerned about immunity, etc.) Kathy Kleiman:But what analysis has been done of the scope of protection of an IGO with a very general name, e.g., World Health Organization? George Kirikos:Yes, Kathy. e.g. for ISO, there are registered TMs for gloves, etc. Kathy Kleiman:The concern is that many similar organizations, with similar missions, and no intent to infringe, easily overlap in these highly descriptive names. George Kirikos:So, part of our work should be an examination, i.e. going out and getting all the data, to measure the extent of the problems, concurrent uses, etc. Mary Wong:One distinction between an IGO and an INGO is the different "hurdles" each has with using the UDRP and URS. For instance, IGOs have a jurisdictional immunity issue that INGOs do not have - this was in the Issue Report as a basis for the Council to initiate the PDP. Mary Wong:@George, we are hoping that NAF and WIPO can assist us in that regard (data etc.) George Kirikos:By, for example, surveying all IGOs/INGOs directly, we can actually get more scientific data, rather than ad hoc data like we currently have from a few voices. George Kirikos:(if we have the budget to go out and send a mass mailing, for example) George Kirikos:Looks like we're close to 4 pm. George Kirikos:Bye everyone. Imran Ahmed Shah:Thansk Kathy Kleiman:Tx!

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MP3 IGO WG - Monday 08 September 2014 at 1900 UTC
by Nathalie Peregrine Sept. 9, 2014

Sept. 9, 2014

Dear All, Please find the MP3 recording for IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Working Group call on Monday 08 September 2014 at 1900 UTC at: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-igo-ingo-crp-access-20140908-en.mp3 On page: http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#sep The recordings and transcriptions of the calls are posted on the GNSO Master Calendar page: <http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/> http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/ Attendees: Imran Ahmed Shah – NCUC Phil Corwin – BC George Kirikos - Individual Jay Chapman – Individual Jim Bikoff – IPC Nat Cohen – BC Osvaldo Novoa – ISPCP Paul Tattersfield – Individual Petter Rindforth – IPC Val Sherman – IPC Griffin Barnett – IPC Mason Cole – RySG Reg Levy – RySG Kathy Kleiman-NCUC Kristine Dorrain – Individual David Heasley – IPC Alexander Lerman – no SOI Apologies: John Mcgrann – RrSG David Maher - RySG ICANN staff: Mary Wong Steve Chan Nathalie Peregrine ** Please let me know if your name has been left off the list ** Mailing list archives: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-igo-ingo-crp/ Wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/97rhAg Thank you. Kind regards, Nathalie ------------------------------- Adobe Connect chat transcript for Monday 11 August 2014: Nathalie Peregrine:Dear all, welcome to first meeting of the new IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Working Group on Monday 11 August 2014 Petter Rindforth:Hello everyone - looking forward to work with you in this WG! George Kirikos:Hi folks. Just about to dial-in via the telephone number. Imran Shah:Hi everyone,, Thanks George Kirikos:Hi Petter. I noticed Rindforth.com is unregistered. You might want to grab it. :-) (I sent an email about this a couple of weeks ago, not sure if you saw it) Jay Chapman:Hello, everyone! George Kirikos:Hi Jay and Imran. Thomas Rickert:Hello everybody! George Kirikos:Welcome Thomas. Imran Shah:I think we may hold a 5min for the remaining ones George Kirikos:ALl the SOI are on the website. Mary Wong:Please check and either create or (if necessary) update your SOIs here: https://community.icann.org/x/cYLg Mary Wong:You can see the agenda for the meeting today in the Notes pod. Dietmar Lenden - Valideus Ltd:Do you wanrt SOI's for observers as well? Mary Wong:@Dietmar, yes please. Dietmar Lenden - Valideus Ltd:https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Dietmar+Lenden+SOI Mary Wong:Thank you! George Kirikos:Should we go in order via the attendees list? Petter Rindforth:I will, by the next name Dietmar Lenden - Valideus Ltd:I'm not on the audio bridge but my statement is above Claudia MacMaster Tamarit (ISO):Hello George Kirikos:Is youe audio working, Claudia? George Kirikos:You can dial in, if not. Claudia MacMaster Tamarit (ISO):Apparently not} Dietmar Lenden - Valideus Ltd:Sorry Petter I'm not dialled in at the moment Dietmar Lenden - Valideus Ltd:Thank you Mary Nathalie Peregrine:@ Claudia, you cna dial into the audio bridge, passcode IGO George Kirikos:In the USA/Canada, 1-866-692-5726, code = IGO John McGrann:Hi everyone, unfortunately I have no audio at this time but I am working on it Claudia MacMaster Tamarit (ISO):I will have to call in. George Kirikos:Glen = ICANN staff George Kirikos:Imran? Are you on audio? Imran Shah:Can you hear me George Kirikos:No, you have to enable the mic. George Kirikos:Now we can hear you. Nathalie Peregrine:Claudia is now on the audio bridge George Kirikos:Jay? Jay Chapman:my audio is not working at the moment George Kirikos:1-866-692-5726 code = IGO to dial in George Kirikos:Thats what I use, and its reliable. Jay Chapman:dialing now Mary Wong:Thanks, George - yes, that is the US dial in number for many WG calls (though the passcode varies depending on which call you're dialing into). George Kirikos:(that's for Canada/USA; Nathalie sent a list of all the numbers for other countries. Mary Wong:Please mute your mics if you are not speaking. George Kirikos:Did we skip Nat Cohen and Paul Keating? Paul Keating:Mary, I am here as well but apparently not logged in. Paul Keating Mary Wong:Thanks for letting us know, Paul. George Kirikos:You can log in as a guest? Paul Keating:did not remember my UN/PW. :-( George Kirikos:No need for Username/Password. Nat Cohen:I am logged in as well as guest Nat Cohen:Nat Cohen George Kirikos:https://icann.adobeconnect.com/crp/ log in as a guest. George Kirikos:Paul: you can dial in by phone at SPAIN 34-91-414-25-33 or 800-300-053USA 1-517-345-9004 or 866-692-5726 George Kirikos:with pass code of: IGO Mary Wong:Paul Keating and Nat Cohen's SOIs have been submitted and are published on the GNSO wiki page. Paul Keating:Paul Keating: Attorney since 1983 working in the IP sector. I have been active in domain names since 1999 and represent a number of portfolio holders and other service providers such as registrars and information providers. Nat Cohen:I am on a very poor internet connection. George Kirikos:We can hear you. George Kirikos:Nathalie just re-sent the dial-in instructions, in case folks missed it. Mary Wong:ICANN Expected Standards of Behaviour: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-standards-2012-05-15-en George Kirikos:Should we use Doodle.org to poll members on best day of the week and time for meetings? George Kirikos:Oops, I meant Doodle.com Paul Keating:Paul Keaeting: I would like to nominate Mr. Mason from Dounuts. I feel that it would be a good start to have someone from outside of the enforcement side. Imran Shah:Yes, Would you explain the Leadership positions, as you told two Vice Chair, Imran Shah:and what others George Kirikos:Perhaps we can defer the chair selection, until the mailing list can be consulted? George Kirikos:(since not everyone could make it today) George Kirikos:Someone's ringtone? Mary Wong:We will send a note to the full mailing list after the call today. Paul Keating:Could you please review for the group what is expected of the chair? Paul Keating:thank you Paul Keating:thank you Paul Keating:Mary, will the ICANN staff assist in providing research materials or are members of teh WG responsible for such research? George Kirikos:Do we have a budget? There is a yearbook listing IGOs and INGOs at: Paul Keating:I ws thi9nking mor ealong the lines such as soverign immunity issues. George Kirikos:http://www.uia.org/yearbook but it is very costly. George Kirikos:(over 2,000 Euros per year, and it's unclear if we can share access) Paul Keating:thank you Imran Shah:with reference to the Charter statement, as it is stated .... whether to amend the UDRP and URS "to allow access to and use of these mechanisms by"...... IGOs and INGOs, ,.. My question is that is it not yet Accessible to them or not? George Kirikos:Imran: That's not correct. UDRP has been utilized by the Red Cross in the past, for example. George Kirikos:Some IGOs/INGOs are concerned about agreeing to various jurisdictions, in the event that a UDRP/URS is appealed to a real court, though. George Kirikos:(i.e. some claim they have "immunity" from national courts) Paul Keating:Would ICANN staff kindly provide a summary of those already approved and those which are pending (and at what stage they are pending)? And, would Staff kindly undertake to update that information for the WG? Mary Wong:@Paul, yes and yes Mary Wong:For starters, the Final Report (and recommendations) from the prior WG as well as the Final Issue Report leadng to our current WG are posted on our WG wiki: https://community.icann.org/x/DrvhAg George Kirikos:There isn't one. George Kirikos:List of active GNSO projects at: http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active Imran Shah:Regarding frequency of meeting, I think weekly 2 hour meeting will become highly loaded, and suggest after two or more weeks. George Kirikos:We need data on the extent of the problem, to answer that. George Kirikos:So, that seems to be a threshold matter. Paul Keating:I would also suggest that we have a presentation by 1 or 2 NGO/IGOs so we can hear from them direcdtly what the issues really are. Paul Keating:I completely agree George Kirikos:Yes, Mary. I think getting that Yearbook would he helpful, as it lists all IGOs/INGOs. Paul Keating:some ideas for cattegories: George Kirikos:But, I'm not payin 2000 Euros to pay for it. :-) Petter Rindforth:Very good, thanks Paul Keating:number of UDRP/URS filings by IGO/NGOs and their outcome Paul Keating:Presentations by NGO/IGOs ato detail actual issues they face. George Kirikos:Mute your PC. Paul Keating:Number of NGO/IGOs with registered trademarks George Kirikos:Can't hear you.... John McGrann:Good points there Paul George Kirikos:Some Article 6ter marks are listed in the USPTO. Paul Keating:I could not hear all that Nat said. Imran Shah:One more question, should we have to meet in person at ICANN meetings ? George Kirikos:I didn't hear Nat either. Mary Wong:@Imran, if the WG thinks it would be timely, we can arrange for a meeting slot at an ICANN meeting - of course, full remote participation facilities will be avialable for those who are not prsent in person. George Kirikos:Nat maybe forgot to lower his hand? Paul Keating:my audio is not working for output Nat Cohen:George, I was agreeing with you that it is a threshold issue why the NGOs and INGOs Nat Cohen:yes - sorry, forgot to lower my hand Jay Chapman:I agree with Paul and George as well on investigating just what the problem/s is/are George Kirikos:The phone quality is very good, in case folks might want to try things at future meetings. Nat Cohen:I wonder about people's vacation plans during August Paul Keating:Also, can we set a time limit for calls? Nat Cohen:May be better to postpone the next call til September when most people will be back from vacations Paul Keating:Also, August is holiday time and I suggest we have the next call the 1st week in Sept? Claudia MacMaster Tamarit (ISO):On that note, I have other obligations to attend to. Thank you again. It is a privilege to join you. George Kirikos:Nice meeting you, Claudia. George Kirikos:We should definitely make sure that there is an agenda for each meeting, as sometimes it gets overloaded with admin stuff that can/should be handled on the mailing list. George Kirikos:(i.e. meetings should be for stuff that can't easily be done via the mailing list) Paul Keating:George, Can you mentione these points orally (I cannot do so). Pera is not apparently reading the c hat. Paul Keating:time limit, agenda and next meeting in Sept. George Kirikos:I'll try....raised my hands. Paul Keating:Thanks George George Kirikos:No problem. Imran Shah:Yes, I think we can resolve the time limitation through active mailing list, and sharing the informeation through maling list. Even, it is useful, if some one has some query or some comments, they shoould not wait for next meeting. John McGrann:Can we please set the time for each meeting depending on how often we are meeting?If we meet every fornight and have a scheduled one hour meetingcan be short? George Kirikos:Labour Day in Canada/USA is Sept 1st this year. Paul Keating:Mary, I think that you should only ask their availability for presentation instead of securing a date specifically for them to appear. We can then set it within the agenda. Imran Shah:So, next we have at least three items, doodle for meeting time, and frwquency, the information sharing and the election nomination and finalization for the Election dates. Paul Keating:Pera, please read teh chat. Mary Wong:@Paul, ok, thank you Paul Keating:agreed. Mary Wong:Note that this meeting was scheduled for 90 minutes. George Kirikos:We're coming close to the 90 minutes, by the way (so we might start losing some people soon). Mary Wong:Staff will follow up with a summary email to the mailing list plus a Doodle poll. George Kirikos:Great minds think alike, Mary. :-) Mary Wong::) John McGrann:Is there any way to maximise the chat area? Mary Wong:We'll look into it George Kirikos:Bye for now, everyone. Mary Wong:Thank you all Paul Keating:thank you all, and Mary Nat Cohen:Thank you John McGrann:Thanks everyone Imran Shah:Thanks Jay Chapman:Thanks, all

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Note (Re: Poll to schedule future meetings)
by Mary Wong Sept. 8, 2014

Sept. 8, 2014

I forgot to mention that you can change the default time zone displayed on the Doodle poll to your own by clicking the ³Change² button near the top right-hand corner. Sorry for any confusion as a result of my omission! Cheers Mary From: Mary Wong <mary.wong(a)icann.org> Date: Monday, September 8, 2014 at 5:25 PM To: <gnso-igo-ingo-crp(a)icann.org> Subject: Poll to schedule future meetings > Dear WG members, > > Please fill out the following Doodle poll to enable us to confirm future > meeting dates; please remember that this is NOT just for that specific date on > the poll, but for all future meetings, as far as possible (I.e. recurring > dates): http://doodle.com/sv5g9u7sfcizcads > > As noted on the call earlier today, we will send out a proposed draft Work > Plan prior to our next meeting, currently scheduled for next Monday 15 > September at 1900 UTC (i.e. same time as today). In subsequent weeks, we will > hear from existing dispute resolution service providers about their > experiences with the UDRP and URS, with particular reference to their usage by > IGOs and INGOs. > > Thanks and cheers > Mary > > Mary Wong > Senior Policy Director > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) > Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 > Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org > > >

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Poll to schedule future meetings
by Mary Wong Sept. 8, 2014

Sept. 8, 2014

Dear WG members, Please fill out the following Doodle poll to enable us to confirm future meeting dates; please remember that this is NOT just for that specific date on the poll, but for all future meetings, as far as possible (I.e. recurring dates): http://doodle.com/sv5g9u7sfcizcads As noted on the call earlier today, we will send out a proposed draft Work Plan prior to our next meeting, currently scheduled for next Monday 15 September at 1900 UTC (i.e. same time as today). In subsequent weeks, we will hear from existing dispute resolution service providers about their experiences with the UDRP and URS, with particular reference to their usage by IGOs and INGOs. Thanks and cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org

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Agenda for Working Group meeting on Monday 8 September
by Mary Wong Sept. 5, 2014

Sept. 5, 2014

Dear WG members, The proposed agenda for our next meeting on Monday 8 September at 1900 UTC is as follows: 1. Roll Call/Updates to SOI 2. Chairs¹ Introduction (Petter Rindforth & Phil Corwin) 3. Briefing on Status of Previous IGO-INGO PDP Working Group Recommendations (see Briefing Note circulated on 2 September; also uploaded to the WG wiki page linked to below) 4. Update from 4 September GNSO Council Discussion on Next Steps for the Remaining IGO-INGO PDP WG Recommendations (Petter Rindforth & Mary Wong) 5. Scheduling Future Meetings 6. Next Steps As you may know, each WG meeting is noted on the WG wiki, where the agenda, any documents for review, and post-meeting recordings and transcripts are posted. For this meeting, the page can be found at https://community.icann.org/x/HAvxAg. Based on the suggestions for research resources sent in by George, we have also created a wiki page where any WG member may add further links and information: https://community.icann.org/x/48PhAg. Have a good weekend, and ³see² you all on Monday! If for some reason you are not able to attend the Monday meeting and would like your apology noted, please email our Secretariat at gnso-secs(a)icann.org or me to let us know. Thank you! Cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org

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Resolutions passed by the GNSO Council Thursday, 4 September 2014
by Glen de Saint Géry Sept. 5, 2014

Sept. 5, 2014

FYI Dear Councillors, Ahead of the Council minutes, please find the resolutions passed by the GNSO Council at its meeting on Thursday, 4 September 2014. Consent agenda: 1. Council approved thanking ICANN Contractual Compliance for its presentation of their three-year plan and continued collaboration with the GNSO in future policy development efforts AND 2. Considering the issues identified in the Uniformity of Reporting Final Issue Report to have been addressed and to consider the issue closed. 3. The Council confirmed the Co-Chairs for the Working Group on Curative Rights Protections for IGO/INGOs (IGO-INGO-CRP) PDP working group, namely Philip Corwin and Petter Rindforth. Council passed the resolution to appoint a GNSO Liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee Whereas: 1. As part of the discussions within ICANN between the GNSO and GAC, on how to facilitate early engagement of the GAC in GNSO policy development activities, the option of appointing a GNSO liaison to the GAC has been proposed as one of the mechanisms to explore. 2. As such, the GAC-GNSO Consultation Group (CG) on GAC Early Engagement in GNSO policy development activities proposed to implement this option as a one-year pilot program in FY15 (starting 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015). 3. This mechanism will be evaluated at the end of FY 15, by both the GNSO Council and the GAC, to determine whether or not to continue in either in the same form or with possible adjustments based on the feedback received. 4. Following a call for candidates (seehttp://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg16435.html) five applications were received all of which were evaluated by the GNSO Council Leadership based on the criteria outlined in the call for candidates. 5. Mason Cole was unanimously selected by the GNSO Council Leadership as the preferred candidate. Resolved: 1. The GNSO Council hereby appoints Mason Cole to the role of GNSO Liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee until 30 June 2015. 2. The GNSO Council Leadership Team will co-ordinatewith Mason Cole as well as the GAC-GNSO Consultation Group on next steps and the successful implementation of this new role. Council adopted a Charter for a Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions Whereas, 1. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has requested that ICANN "convene a multistakeholder process to develop a plan to transition the U.S. government stewardship role" with regard to the IANA Functions and related root zone management. 2. On June 6 2014, ICANN proposed the creation of an IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) "responsible for preparing a transition proposal reflecting the differing needs of the various affected parties of the IANA functions." 3. It was determined that the transition proposal should be developed within the directly affected communities (i.e. the IETF for development of standards for Internet Protocol Parameters; the NRO, the ASO, and the RIRs for functions related the management and distribution of numbering resources; and the GNSO and ccNSO for functions related to the Domain Name System). These efforts would inform the work of the ICG, whose responsibility would be to fashion an overall integrated transition proposal from these autonomously developed components. 4. Following distribution of an invitation to participate, a drafting team (DT) was formed with participants from the ccNSO, GNSO, SSAC and ALAC to develop a charter for a Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions. 5. The DT delivered the proposed charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/iana-stewardship-naming-function-charter-14…> for consideration to the ccNSO, GNSO, SSACC and ALAC Resolved, 1. The GNSO Council approves the Charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/iana-stewardship-naming-function-charter-14…> and appoints Jonathan Robinson as the GNSO Council liaison and member to the CWG. 2. Each GNSO Stakeholder Group will identify one member for the CWG by 15 September taking into account the charter requirement that best efforts should be made to ensure that members: * Have sufficient expertise to participate in the applicable subject matter; * Commit to actively participate in the activities of the CWG on an ongoing and long-term basis; and * Where appropriate, solicit and communicate the views and concerns of individuals in the organization that appoints them. 3. The GNSO will collaborate with the other SOs and ACs to issue a call for observers to join the CWG, each in accordance with its own rules. 4. Until the CWG selects its co-chairs for the CWG, the GNSO Council recommends that the co-chairs of the Drafting Team shall serve as the interim co-chairs of the CWG. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org<http://gnso.icann.org/>

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REMINDER: PLEASE RSVP Monthly GNSO WG Newcomer Open House Session
by Nathalie Peregrine Sept. 3, 2014

Sept. 3, 2014

Reminder: Monthly GNSO WG Newcomer Open House Session These ongoing monthly sessions are for new GNSO WG participants to come together and discuss any questions they may have about GNSO Working Groups, procedures and/or processes. We know there is a lot of information to digest when you join a GNSO Working Group and these monthly meetings are an opportunity for newcomers and more experienced participants to meet in an informal setting without the pressure of "real work" that needs be done. The agenda is flexible. The presenters will be ready with a standard set of materials if people would like to discuss them. Feel free to submit questions, either in advance or at the beginning of the meeting, if there is a topic that you would like to explore in more depth . Providing useful answers to a wide range of questions is part of the reason why these meetings are Thursday 4 September at 20.00 UTC Thursday 2 October at 12.00 UTC Thursday 6 November at 20.00 UTC Thursday 4 December at 12.00 UTC To convert to your local time zone, please see http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html If you are interested to join the next meeting on 4 September or any of the future meetings, please let the GNSO Secretariat know ( <mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> gnso-secs(a)icann.org) and we will send you the call details. If there are any specific questions you already have, or any overviews or introductions you think would be helpful (e.g. GNSO Policy Development Process or GNSO Working Group guidelines), please let us know in advance and we will prepare materials accordingly. Feel free to share this invitation with others that you think may be interested. We look forward to welcoming you at the next meeting! Nathalie Peregrine GNSO Secretariat From: owner-gnso-secs(a)icann.org [mailto:owner-gnso-secs@icann.org] On Behalf Of Nathalie Peregrine Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 9:54 AM To: gnso-igo-ingo-crp(a)icann.org Cc: gnso-secs(a)icann.org Subject: [gnso-secs] PLEASE RSVP Monthly GNSO WG Newcomer Open House Session Reminder: Monthly GNSO WG Newcomer Open House Session These ongoing monthly sessions are for new GNSO WG participants to come together and discuss any questions they may have about GNSO Working Groups, procedures and/or processes. We know there is a lot of information to digest when you join a GNSO Working Group and these monthly meetings are an opportunity for newcomers and more experienced participants to meet in an informal setting without the pressure of "real work" that needs be done. The agenda is flexible. The presenters will be ready with a standard set of materials if people would like to discuss them. Feel free to submit questions, either in advance or at the beginning of the meeting, if there is a topic that you would like to explore in more depth . Providing useful answers to a wide range of questions is part of the reason why these meetings are Thursday 7 August at 12.00 UTC Thursday 4 September at 20.00 UTC Thursday 2 October at 12.00 UTC Thursday 6 November at 20.00 UTC Thursday 4 December at 12.00 UTC To convert to your local time zone, please see http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html If you are interested to join the next meeting on 7 August or any of the future meetings, please let the GNSO Secretariat know ( <mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> gnso-secs(a)icann.org) and we will send you the call details. If there are any specific questions you already have, or any overviews or introductions you think would be helpful (e.g. GNSO Policy Development Process or GNSO Working Group guidelines), please let us know in advance and we will prepare materials accordingly. Feel free to share this invitation with others that you think may be interested. We look forward to welcoming you at the next meeting! Nathalie Peregrine GNSO Secretariat

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Briefing Note on the status of the consensus recommendations from the last IGO-INGO PDP
by Mary Wong Sept. 3, 2014

Sept. 3, 2014

Dear all, Please find attached a Briefing Note that summarizes the background, process and status of the various consensus recommendations that were developed by the initial IGO-INGO-PDP Working Group, and which were adopted by the GNSO Council in November 2013. We have attempted to be as comprehensive as we can while highlighting relevant dates and including hyperlinks to the Board resolutions, Council actions and related reports. There is a very short summary on the first page as well as a Final Note at the end of the main text of the document (preceding the links to Further Information and the Annex) which notes the minimal impact of the ongoing discussions at the Board-GAC-GNSO Council level on our work. We hope this is helpful. As you know, the next meeting of our WG will take place on Monday 8 September at 1900 UTC. The WG Guidelines require that an agenda be sent out in advance of each meeting, preferably at least 24 hours in advance. Staff will work with our two co-chairs to develop a proposed agenda, and we will get that as well as any documents to be discussed to you as soon as we can. Thanks and cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org

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