P.S. I did some research on objective standards for fee waivers in courts (might be suitable for a footnote in a final report!), and found the standards for my own jurisdiction (Ontario, Canada), see: https://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/courts/feewaiver/index.php As you can see, they have clear and objective financial tests (income, household liquid assets, household net worth), that are needs-based. And to be even clearer, IGOs wouldn't get fee waivers, because at the very top of that page it says: "You can request to have your court fees waived if: ... you are not acting on behalf of a business or organization" So, those court fee waivers are for solely for individuals, not organizations (like IGOs). SIncerely, George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/ On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 11:33 AM, George Kirikos <icann@leap.com> wrote:
Hi again,
In my prior email,
https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-igo-ingo-crp/2018-June/001219.html
it looks like I omitted a sentence when I was copying/pasting things into my email client, from my text editor. In particular, when I was writing about evidence-based policymaking in the context of subsidies:
If we are to be engaging in evidence-based policymaking (and that should be the standard), then that is evidence we should not be ignoring (i.e. the inability to show that the costs are too high). Furthermore, we know from the Swaine report that IGOs have used the UDRP numerous times, so that too is evidence that the fees haven't been a barrier to the past usage of the UDRP (and the fees for the URS are much lower). See:
I should have prefaced the above with a sentence:
"We asked the GAC to provide feedback to us about whether the fees for UDRP/URS procedures were at levels that were not justified, and did not receive evidence from them."
That would have been what I was referencing when I wrote about the "inability to show that the costs are too high", i.e. since we specifically asked for evidence from the GAC about that.
Sincerely,
George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/