April 2016 - GNSO-RPM-WG - lists.icann.org

Introduction
by Marano, Phillip V. April 29, 2016

April 29, 2016

Dear all: I am an intellectual property attorney in the Washington DC office of Mayer Brown LLP, a large international law firm. I am a non-voting, individual member of the IPC, and I also represent .Brand registry clients within the RySG. My full professional biography can be read here<https://www.mayerbrown.com/en-US/people/Phillip-V-Marano/>, and my ICANN SOI can be read here<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Phillip+Vincent+Marano+SOI>. I look forward to working with all of you within this policy development process. Sincerely, Phil Phillip V. Marano Associate MAYER ▪ BROWN 1999 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 pmarano(a)mayerbrown.com (p) 202.263.3286 (f) 202.263.3300 __________________________________________________________________________ This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.

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Introduction
by Lillian Fosteris April 28, 2016

April 28, 2016

Hi all, I first became involved with ICANN in 2011 and attended my first ICANN meeting in 2012. I am Director of Consulting & Strategy at FairWinds Partners. FairWinds helps Fortune 500 companies promote and protect their brands online. My main focus has been on the New gTLD Program, specifically assisting our clients apply and operate new gTLDs. I have also worked with clients to protect their brands in the expanded domain name space. I mainly have participated in ICANN through the Registries Stakeholder Group. You can access my SOI here: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Lillian+Fosteris+SOI. I look forward to working with everyone. Best, Lillian — Lillian Fosteris I Director, Consulting & Strategy I FairWinds Partners I Washington, D.C. Office: (202) 499-4107 I Mobile: (202) 657-8223 I lillian.fosteris(a)fairwindspartners.com<mailto:lillian.fosteris@fairwindspartners.com>

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Update on mailing list issues, and reminder of proposed meeting times for this Working Group
by Mary Wong April 28, 2016

April 28, 2016

Dear all, Our IT colleagues have confirmed that there was indeed an issue with certain Mailman mailing lists earlier today that occurred between 1600 UTC – 2100 UTC. We are informed that the system causing this issue has been fixed, and should not be occurring any longer. Please let us know if you continue to experience any problems that you believe are traceable to the ICANN system. ** To all Members ** – I am sending this update appended to an earlier message regarding proposed future meeting times for this Working Group’s Members. Please see below for the suggested times and dates, and let us know if you have any objections or concerns by Monday 2 May. Please note further that Monday 2 May is also the last day for transmitting any objections you may have about having Phil Corwin, J Scott Evans and Kathy Kleiman confirmed as the three co-chairs of this Working Group. Thanks and cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org Telephone: +1-603-5744889 From: Mary Wong <mary.wong(a)icann.org<mailto:mary.wong@icann.org>> Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 11:27 To: "gnso-rpm-wg(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org>" <gnso-rpm-wg(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org>> Subject: Proposed meeting times for this Working Group Dear all, Please note the following times that are being proposed by the Working Group’s prospective leadership team for the next call (which will include Observers) and the regular Working Group meetings that will begin in the week of 9 May (which will be limited to Members only): Next week only: * Wednesday 4 May, 2230 UTC (Members and Observers) Beginning the week of 9 May: * Members’ rotational meetings to be scheduled every Wednesday, with three Wednesday meetings at 1600 UTC (0900 Pacific; 1200 Eastern; 1700 London; 1800 Johannesburg; 0000 HK/Singapore, 0200 Sydney/Melbourne) and every fourth meeting at 2100 UTC (1400 Pacific; 1700 Eastern; 2200 London; 2300 Johannesburg; 0500 HK/Singapore; 0700 Sydney/Melbourne). To convert UTC to your timezone, see http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html. We realize that with the size of our Working Group and the geographical spread of our membership, it will likely be impossible to find times that will work for everyone. As such, Members are asked to provide any objections or other feedback on the proposed regular meeting times via email to this mailing list (or if you prefer, privately to ICANN staff) by Monday 2 May so that the proposed co-chairs can consider all views on the matter. Thanks and cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org<mailto:mary.wong@icann.org> Telephone: +1-603-5744889

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Attendance & Mp3 RPM WG Wednesday, 27 April 2016 17:00 UTC
by Michelle DeSmyter April 27, 2016

April 27, 2016

Dear All, Please find the attendance of the call attached to this email and the MP3 recording below for the Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in all gTLDs PDP Working Group call held on Wednesday, 27 April 2016 at 17:00 UTC. MP3: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-rpm-review-27apr16-en.mp3 The recordings and transcriptions of the calls are posted on the GNSO Master Calendar page: http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar<http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#nov> ** Please let me know if your name has been left off the list ** Mailing list archives: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-rpm-wg/ Wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/wCWAAw Thank you. Kind regards, Michelle DeSmyter ------------------------------- Adobe Connect chat transcript for 27 April 2016: Michelle DeSmyter:Dear All, Welcome to the Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in all gTLDs PDP Working Group on Wednesday, 27 April 17:00 UTC. Roger Baah:Hello Michelle DeSmyter:Hello, welcome Roger! We will be starting in apporoximately 30 minutes Peter Müller:Good evening VAIBHAV AGGARWAL:'Evening Peter George Kirikos:Hi everyone. Elliot Silver:Hello everyone. Lars Hoffmann:hi everyone. Georges Nahitchevansky:Hi everyone Amr Elsadr:Hi all. Paul Tattersfield:Hi everyone Darcy Southwell:Hello! Thomas Brackey:Hello RPMers J. Scott:dialing in now Reg Levy - M+M:Hi, all! Robin Gross:Good morning from San Francisco! Reg Levy - M+M:PLEASE mute your mics if you're not speaking J. Scott:there is a great deal of feedback and echo Petter Rindforth:Good evening from Stockholm Kathy Kleiman:Glad everyone could attend this special session! Reg Levy - M+M:or, even, Mary, can you just mute all of us, please, as you are admin? VAIBHAV AGGARWAL:Someone's mic is on Rudi Vansnick:Good evening from Ghent Rudi Vansnick:almost winter weather Maxim Alzoba (FAITID):Hello Everyone Maxim Alzoba (FAITID):Hello Everyone Yuri Chumak:greetings from Toronto Michael Peroff:Greetings from Chicago catherine.douglas:catherine douglas Mariia Parubets:Hi from Hamburg Graham Schreiber:Graham catherine.douglas:not sure if I am connected - not seemingly heard George Kirikos:We've now exceeded 200 participants in this PDP ( 131 members + 72 observers). https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=58729950 Sabine Meyer:Make that 73 - I've signed up as an observer some time ago but am not listed yet. Marie Pattullo:Good evening from Brussesl - I feel your pain, Rudi! Marie Pattullo:*Brussels Rudi Vansnick:@Marie : hopefully next week weather will become nice(r) and warmer Philip Corwin:An additional administrative point --please provide apologies to staff for not being able to attend a call, as well as any requests to have call details re-sent to them, or a dial out to be made if you need that. They should be sent to the GNSO Secretariat at gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>, and not to the entire mailing list. Philip Corwin:Technically, the new gTLD RPMs are "implementation details" for that program and not yet Consensus Policy for all gTLDs, including legacy registires like .Com. This WG will consider whether any or all of them should become Consensus Policies. Edward Morris:Excellent point Phil George Kirikos:Definitely non-exhaustive. Robin Gross:Who is conducting the independent view of the TMCH? What company / contractor? Thanks. Susan Payne:Analysis Group Robin Robin Gross:Thanks! Maxim Alzoba (FAITID):Are outages/glitches being reviewed too? Petter Rindforth:Talking about parallel work, are we planning to co-operate with ccNSO when we reach the UDRP phase? (As a great number of ccTLDs are using UDRP or close variants thereof) George Kirikos:Pricing/competition aspects of the TMCH should also be analyzed....a monopoly provider of TMCH services isn't optimal. Philip Corwin:@Petter--excelent point and likely that we shall, subject to WG consensus VAIBHAV AGGARWAL:@George Good Point, Infact TMCH may not be valid for South Asia due to Non Advance nature of TMs filing and a growing market. So A Region Specific approach may be welcomed Mariia Parubets:second Petter Rindforth Doug Isenberg:(For the record: I just joined Adobe Connect. Had been on phone line previously) khouloud dawahi:I agree with george we need to tackle it from an antitrust prospective Maxim Alzoba (FAITID):will the PDF be provided as a URL ? George Kirikos:It would be relatively trivial for registrars to query a set of ICANN-approved TMCH providers, and aggregate the results, rather than query just a single provider. More providers = more choice for TM holders = lower costs, better service = competition. Philip Corwin:I shall be stepping aside from Council Liaison role once Co-chair arrangement is official, and it will appoint a new Council member to perform that role Robin Gross:who are the "subject matter experts" we are to consult? Thanks. Petter Rindforth:@George, Isee you have already started the sub-group work ;-) George Kirikos::-) Amr Elsadr:Thanks for that Mary. That was great. Susan Payne:@George, I agree with you - although I would like to understand whether we should be analysing pricing and competition aspects. shouldn''t this analysis part be a task that the CCT-RT is undertaking (as opposed to developing policy as a result of that)? Joe Styler:great presentation Mary thank you George Kirikos:Right, Susan, I think that's squarely a "policy" matter, not an "implementation detail", so something we should look at, in my opinion. Philip Corwin:Please raise your hand if you have a question or comment Gabriela Szlak:I believe pricing aspects should be analized as they might be barriers for broader use of these tools in the developing world or even in the developed world for SMEs Philip Corwin:I'll be speaking to CCT-RT coordination later in the call catherine.douglas:would like to join audio, Mary, thanks Philip Corwin:PLEASE MUTE YOUR LINES WHEN NOT SPEAKING Mary Wong:The question of pricing and competition may be something to be coordinated and discussed with the Competition, Consumer Trust and Protection Review team Mary Wong:@Catherine - you can connect your Adobe Connect audio by clicking on the microphone icon at the top, or call in to the audio bridge. David Tait:The document does scroll independently catherine.douglas:will write to you separately, Mary.... Lars Hoffmann:in the chat you find the questions kathy and others referred to. these are non exhaustive and are contained in the final issue report which in turn can be found here: http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/rpm-final-issue-11jan16-en.pdf George Kirikos:Topics not to discuss: selling/promoting your own website/domain (i.e. today's spam to the mailing list!) :-) Steve Levy:Question: Is it within our scope to review the procedures around the various RPMs or only stick to the RPMs (poicies) themselves? Paul Tattersfield:@ George :) Graham Schreiber:<Question>Hi All & ICANN IPC Prez, Greg:When will the RPM Team be investigating those .COM Domain Name Registrants who’ve self ordained themselves as EXTRATERRITORIAL from the Lanham Acts ACPA?As Jones Day can attest, uk.COM never became a “new gTLD” back at the ICANN meeting in Japan.Thanks, Graham.http://www.adrforum.com/ThirdLevel<End<http://www.adrforum.com/ThirdLevel%3CEnd> Question> Philip Corwin:We will be coordintaing with the parallel Subsequent Procedures WG Steve Levy:I also meant to inluce rules in my question Graham Schreiber:<Question> Phil, so to deal with what INTA long ago called "mock ccTLDs" is under a ... "parallel Subsequent Procedures WG" ?? <End Question> George Kirikos:NB: UDRP is NOT an arbitration (some folks keep referring to it as such, but it's not). Philip Corwin:@George-- it is technically a curative rights process -- but much closer to arbitration than adjudication Philip Corwin:@Graham--the only RPM that covers .Com is the UDRP, which is to be addressed in Phase 2 of our work Greg Shatan:George, what's the basis of your distinction? VAIBHAV AGGARWAL:In my opinion, Too Many Side conversations - it is Distracting. Can V Plz slow Dwn. Graham Schreiber:<Question> The TPP identifies ICANN at Section 18, Article 18:28 on Domain Names. ~ How can participating TPP Nations trust ICANN, if they don't enforce the RAA? <End Question> George Kirikos:Arbitrations are given some deference in lawsuits, UDRP has no deference, as per various judicial decisions. Robin Gross:Thanks, Mary. Sounds like it is up the the Working Group to work that out. Thanks again. Graham Schreiber:<Question> Phil, how can I go to ADR Forum for a fair consideration, when a Domain Name Registrant has long ago managed to e~VaED the ACPA ? ~~ Thanks. <End Question> Doug Isenberg:FWIW, the UDRP itself refers a number of times to "arbitration" (apaprently in reference to the policy itself) Mary Wong:@Robin, absolutely. Graham Schreiber:Im on a mut George Kirikos:e.g. see http://www.balough.com/udrp-not-federal-arbitration/ Graham Schreiber:Which button ?? Petter Rindforth:*6 Graham Schreiber:Got the button! George Kirikos:Doug: if you check the UDRP text, it's only referencing "arbitration" as to appeals, not in describing the UDRP itself as an arbitration. VAIBHAV AGGARWAL:@Graham Your Questions is not Audible Mary Wong:@George, all, I believe the most accurate description is that it is a "mandatory administrative proceeding". George Kirikos:Right, Mary. Cyntia King:So Graham is asking if we can increase scope of work to include special arrangements? George Kirikos:I think Graham's "issue" is with 3rd level domains. i.e. he owns Landcruise.com, and is concerned about Landcruise.uk.com, or something like that. Susan Payne:I would have said this issue is out of scope Griffin Barnett:+1 Graham Schreiber:Thanks. Mary Wong:Some iinformation on the parallel PDP that Phil is now mentioning, ie the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group: http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/new-gtld-subsequent-proced… Rudi Vansnick:member of that one too ... Kathy Kleiman:@Graham: to take you hand down, you reclick on the hands up icon Mary Wong:@Rudi, thanks for volunteering for both - yes, there are some members of both Working Groups. Graham Schreiber:Thanks, done. Rudi Vansnick:both seems to take a halftime dayjob ;-) Robin Gross:True, Rudi! Mary Wong:The GNSO Rules require all PDP Working Groups to seek input at an early stage from all ICANN Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees and the GNSO's own Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies - this will therefore include the GAC (Governmental Advisory Committee). George Kirikos:I believe the UDRP is referenced in the TPP trade agreement text.....so the impact of this working group is bigger than just gTLDs, by the way. See Phil's article at: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20151109_the_tpp_and_the_dns/ Rudi Vansnick:should we plan these input request at early stage ? my experience with another PDP allows me to say : start the input request as soon as possible ... Mary Wong:@Rudi, yes - that will be factored into the WOrk Plan Alistair Payne:Mary, do you know which day the 2 working group sessions are scheduled for in Helsinki? Thanks Mary Wong:Explanation of the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Protection Review Team: https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/aoc/cct Mary Wong:@Alistair, I can look it up - note that as Phil mentioned, the Helsinki schedule is still a work in progress Alistair Payne:Thanks Mary Rudi Vansnick:should the meeting in Helsinki of this WG be scheduled for at leats 2 hours ? khouloud dawahi:thanks mary . Petter Rindforth:@Mary: Is it possible for ICANN to schedule all meetings so that we don’t collide with other WG’s dealing with related topics? Maxim Alzoba (FAITID):please seed the slide deck Marie Pattullo:Coordination makes total sense - share both the load & the knowledge! Rudi Vansnick:@Petter: seems it will be a real hussle to get the schedule organized without conflicts Mary Wong:@Alistair - I believe the current draft schedule has this Working Group session slotted into Thursday 30 June Ines Hfaiedh:Thanks for all the clarifications. I am happy to learn from all of you. Alistair Payne:Thanks Mary Mary Wong:@Petter, that is something that the GNSO Council is discussing now - Donna Austin (Vice Chair) and Volker Greimann (ex-Councilor) are repreenting the GNSO on the community planning team for this Graham Schreiber:<Comment>Yes George, its at Section 18, Article 18:28. ~~ So now ICANN Et Al maybe questioned in Canadian Court.<End Comment> Petter Rindforth:thanks Greg Shatan:@George, looked at that link -- apparently certain features of the UDRP caused it to fail the "what's a covered arbitration" test under the US Federal Arbitration Act. We should consider whether we want to revise the UDRP so that it passes that test. VAIBHAV AGGARWAL:It ll discourage participation from South Asia Mary Wong:The proposed meeting times are listed in the right hand pod George Kirikos:As a registrant, I think it should get no deference, so it should continue to fail that test. :-) Mary Wong:Here is a timezone chart that may be helpful in referencing your time zone with UTC: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingtime.html?month=4&day=21&year=… VAIBHAV AGGARWAL:2000UTC will not suit Kathy Kleiman:Next week will be taped and available to be seen at your convenience Greg Shatan:@George, are you expecting to lose? catherine.douglas:looks good - consideration of those in other time zones is good George Kirikos:Nope, Greg. Just that it's "adjudication lite", without the due process of a real court. Sara Bockey:Thank you all Maxim Alzoba (FAITID):bye all Paul Keating:thank you all. Good night Joe Styler:thank you Marie Pattullo:Thanks all! Ines Hfaiedh:Thank you very much George Kirikos:It's dangerous to grant such an informal procedure any deference. Justin Bukspan:Thank you all! David McAuley (RySG):useful call, thank you Susan Payne:Excellent, thanks all Martin Silva:great call ! cheers to all. Amr Elsadr:Thanks all. Bye. VAIBHAV AGGARWAL:Ciao Robin Gross:Thanks, Phil, Kathy, J Scott, and all! Bye! Steve Levy:Thank you for that heopful webinar Ines Hfaiedh:bye everyone ! Mariia Parubets:thank you all and co-chairs Reg Levy - M+M:thanks! khouloud dawahi:than? you all Edward Morris:Thanks everyone. George Kirikos:Bye everyone. Have a great day! Sabine Meyer:Thank you and good bye! Rudi Vansnick:bye to all Roger Baah:bye all Greg Shatan:Bye all J. Scott:thanks all and goodbye Darcy Southwell:Thanks and bye!

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Was there a 4 or 5 hour time delay on the mailing list?
by George Kirikos April 27, 2016

April 27, 2016

Hi folks, I just received, in a batch, approximately 10 emails from the mailing list that were sent 5 hours ago....was there a mailing list technical issue causing some delays, or perhaps it was just me? (although, my email is handled by Google Apps, which is very reliable) I looked at one of the email headers, and it seems the delay may have been with an ICANN server: --- start snippet from email headers -------- Received: from mm.icann.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mm.icann.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28FC361D8AC; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 21:49:00 +0000 (UTC) X-Original-To: gnso-rpm-wg(a)mm.icann.org Delivered-To: gnso-rpm-wg(a)mm.icann.org Received: from pechora1.lax.icann.org (pechora1.icann.org [IPv6:2620:0:2d0:201::1:71]) by mm.icann.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2EB4461D840 for <gnso-rpm-wg(a)mm.icann.org>; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:22:06 +0000 (UTC) --- end snippet from email headers -------- i.e. big gap from 16:22:06 +0000 (UTC) to 21:49:00 +0000 (UTC) within ICANN's mailing servers (pechora1.icann.org and mm.icann.org) I hope it's an issue that is only temporary, as the mailing list becomes a less effective tool if there are large lags. Sincerely, George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/

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Meeting Invitation: Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in all gTLDs PDP Working Group Wednesday, 04 May 2016 at 22:30 UTC
by Terri Agnew April 27, 2016

April 27, 2016

Dear All, The next call for the Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in all gTLDs PDP Working Group<https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Review+of+all+Rights+Prote…> is scheduled for Wednesday, 4 May 2016 at 22:30 UTC for 60 minutes. 15:30 PDT, 18:30 EDT, 23:30 London 00:30 CEST For other times: http://tinyurl.com/h47wpog Adobe Connect WITH AUDIO enabled: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gnso-rpm/ For those of you using the Adobe Connect audio, you may do so by activating your computer microphone via the Adobe room (Using a headset is preferable here). Make sure your speakers and microphone are not on mute. - Select the TELEPHONE ICON at the top of the AC toolbar and choose CONNECT MY AUDIO (only option). - Select USING COMPUTER twice - Select ALLOW access to the ICANN Adobe room - the TELEPHONE ICON at the top of the toolbar should then have changed into a MICROPHONE ICON - You may click on this MICROPHONE ICON to mute yourself (Icon will then have a line through it) and to unmute yourself (Line disappears) Participants must ALWAYS have their microphone or telephone on MUTE as default setting. You are requested to RAISE YOUR HAND if you wish to participate to avoid disruption. Dial-in details are below. If you require a dial-out, please let me know. Please confirm your dial-out requests to GNSO Secretariats gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> ______________________________________________________________________ Participant passcode: RPM Review Dial in numbers: Country Toll Numbers Freephone/ Toll Free Number ARGENTINA 0800-777-0519 AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE: 61-8-8121-4842 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA BRISBANE: 61-7-3102-0944 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA CANBERRA: 61-2-6100-1944 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE: 61-3-9010-7713 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA PERTH: 61-8-9467-5223 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA SYDNEY: 61-2-8205-8129 1-800-657-260 AUSTRIA 43-1-92-81-113 0800-005-259 BELGIUM 32-2-400-9861 0800-3-8795 BRAZIL SAO PAULO: 55-11-3958-0779 0800-7610651 CHILE 1230-020-2863 CHINA CHINA A: 86-400-810-4789 10800-712-1670 CHINA CHINA B: 86-400-810-4789 10800-120-1670 COLOMBIA 01800-9-156474 CROATIA 080-08-06-309 CZECH REPUBLIC 420-2-25-98-56-64 800-700-177 DENMARK 45-7014-0284 8088-8324 ESTONIA 800-011-1093 FINLAND 358-9-5424-7162 0-800-9-14610 FRANCE LYON: 33-4-26-69-12-85 080-511-1496 FRANCE MARSEILLE: 33-4-86-06-00-85 080-511-1496 FRANCE PARIS: 33-1-70-70-60-72 080-511-1496 GERMANY 49-69-2222-20362 0800-664-4247 GREECE 30-80-1-100-0687 00800-12-7312 HONG KONG 852-3001-3863 800-962-856 HUNGARY 36-1-700-8856 06-800-12755 INDIA BANGALORE: 91-80-48030674 INDIA MUMBAI: 91-22-49412807 INDIA INDIA A: 000-800-852-1268 INDIA INDIA B: 000-800-001-6305 INDIA INDIA C: 1800-300-00491 INDONESIA 001-803-011-3982 IRELAND 353-1-246-7646 1800-992-368 ISRAEL 1-80-9216162 ITALY MILAN: 39-02-3600-6007 800-986-383 ITALY ROME: 39-06-8751-6018 800-986-383 ITALY TORINO: 39-011-510-0118 800-986-383 JAPAN OSAKA: 81-6-7878-2631 0066-33-132439 JAPAN TOKYO: 81-3-6868-2631 0066-33-132439 LATVIA 8000-3185 LUXEMBOURG 352-27-000-1364 8002-9246 MALAYSIA 1-800-81-3065 MEXICO GUADALAJARA (JAL): 52-33-3208-7310 001-866-376-9696 MEXICO MEXICO CITY: 52-55-5062-9110 001-866-376-9696 MEXICO MONTERREY: 52-81-2482-0610 001-866-376-9696 NETHERLANDS 31-20-718-8588 0800-023-4378 NEW ZEALAND 64-9-970-4771 0800-447-722 NORWAY 47-21-590-062 800-15157 PANAMA 011-001-800-5072065 PERU 0800-53713 PHILIPPINES 63-2-858-3716 1800-111-42453 POLAND 00-800-1212572 PORTUGAL 8008-14052 ROMANIA 40-31-630-01-79 RUSSIA 8-10-8002-0144011 SAUDI ARABIA 800-8-110087 SINGAPORE 65-6883-9230 800-120-4663 SLOVAK REPUBLIC 421-2-322-422-25 0800-002066 SOUTH AFRICA 080-09-80414 SOUTH KOREA 82-2-6744-1083 00798-14800-7352 SPAIN 34-91-414-25-33 800-300-053 SWEDEN 46-8-566-19-348 0200-884-622 SWITZERLAND 41-44-580-6398 0800-120-032 TAIWAN 886-2-2795-7379 00801-137-797 THAILAND 001-800-1206-66056 TURKEY 00-800-151-0516 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 8000-35702370 UNITED KINGDOM BIRMINGHAM: 44-121-210-9025 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM GLASGOW: 44-141-202-3225 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM LEEDS: 44-113-301-2125 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM LONDON: 44-20-7108-6370 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM MANCHESTER: 44-161-601-1425 0808-238-6029 URUGUAY 000-413-598-3421 USA 1-517-345-9004 866-692-5726 VENEZUELA 0800-1-00-3702 Thank you. Kind regards, Michelle

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Proposed meeting times for this Working Group
by Mary Wong April 27, 2016

April 27, 2016

Dear all, Please note the following times that are being proposed by the Working Group’s prospective leadership team for the next call (which will include Observers) and the regular Working Group meetings that will begin in the week of 9 May (which will be limited to Members only): Next week only: * Wednesday 4 May, 2230 UTC (Members and Observers) Beginning the week of 9 May: * Members’ rotational meetings to be scheduled every Wednesday, with three Wednesday meetings at 1600 UTC (0900 Pacific; 1200 Eastern; 1700 London; 1800 Johannesburg; 0000 HK/Singapore, 0200 Sydney/Melbourne) and every fourth meeting at 2100 UTC (1400 Pacific; 1700 Eastern; 2200 London; 2300 Johannesburg; 0500 HK/Singapore; 0700 Sydney/Melbourne). To convert UTC to your timezone, see http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html. We realize that with the size of our Working Group and the geographical spread of our membership, it will likely be impossible to find times that will work for everyone. As such, Members are asked to provide any objections or other feedback on the proposed regular meeting times via email to this mailing list (or if you prefer, privately to ICANN staff) by Monday 2 May so that the proposed co-chairs can consider all views on the matter. Thanks and cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org Telephone: +1-603-5744889

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Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Introductions
by Deutsch, Sarah B. April 27, 2016

April 27, 2016

Hi All, I'm checking in as well and am looking forward to being part of this working group. I've known many of you over the years, working since the early days on a range of substantive policy issues from WHOIS to the UDRP, and, more recently, the RPMs. In my former job as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Verizon, I participated on policy issues through the BC, and finished my term last year as a BC rep to the Nominating Committee. I retired from Verizon last year (after over 23 years) but am happy to be back at ICANN, having recently joined Mayer Brown. I'm participating as a member of the IPC. Congratulations to J. Scott, Phil and Kathy on co-chairing this esteemed group and look forward to our work together. Best, Sarah Sarah B. Deutsch Counsel Mayer Brown LLP sdeutsch(a)mayerbrown.com 1999 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-1101 202.263.3765 phone 202.830.0390 fax From: gnso-rpm-wg-bounces(a)icann.org [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of J. Scott Evans Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 11:41 AM To: Phil Corwin; Kathy Kleiman; gnso-rpm-wg(a)icann.org Subject: Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Introductions I want to join Phil and Kathy in welcoming everyone to this Working Group. It will be a journey and we will all be the better for it. J. Scott J. Scott Evans | Associate General Counsel - Trademarks, Copyright, Domains & Marketing | Adobe 345 Park Avenue San Jose, CA 95110 408.536.5336 (tel), 408.709.6162 (cell) jsevans(a)adobe.com<mailto:jsevans@adobe.com> www.adobe.com<http://www.adobe.com> From: <gnso-rpm-wg-bounces(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org>> on behalf of Phil Corwin <psc(a)vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>> Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 8:38 AM To: Kathy Kleiman <kathy(a)kathykleiman.com<mailto:kathy@kathykleiman.com>>, "gnso-rpm-wg(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org>" <gnso-rpm-wg(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org>> Subject: Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Introductions Let me join Kathy in collectively welcoming all those who have joined this WG and posted information regarding their backgrounds and interests. We intend to go far on our RPM journey, and to get there we shall need to travel together in a spirit of cooperation and good will. Best to all, Philip 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-rpm-wg-bounces(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org> [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Kathy Kleiman Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 10:38 AM To: gnso-rpm-wg(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org> Subject: Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Introductions A warm welcome to Flip, Lori, Paul, Grace, Mike, Fernando and Padmini! Friends old and new are joining the Working Group and together we will navigate the important and challenging issues ahead. We are glad you are here, Kathy On 4/27/2016 9:14 AM, Petillion, Flip wrote: Thanks to the co-chairs ! For those who don't know me, please read more here: https://www.crowell.com/Professionals/Flip-Petillion/ http://www.petillion.be/ https://www.linkedin.com/profile/public-profile-settings?trk=prof-edit-edit… Flip Petillion Advocaat - Avocat Partner fpetillion(a)crowell.com<mailto:fpetillion@crowell.com> Direct: + 32 (0)2 214 2886 | Mobile: + 32 (0)484 652 653 Crowell & Moring LLP | www.crowell.com<http://www.crowell.com> Rue Joseph Stevens 7 B - 1000 Brussels - Belgium KBO/BCE 0543.459.326 Firm Bio<http://www.crowell.com/Professionals/Flip-Petillion> - LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/profile/public-profile-settings?trk=prof-edit-edit…> From:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org> [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Lori Schulman Sent: mercredi 27 avril 2016 14:40 To: gnso-rpm-wg(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org> Subject: Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Introduction Hello, I am very pleased to be part of this working group along with colleagues and friends with whom I have worked over the course of my career. I am currently Senior Director for Internet Policy for the International Trademark Association (INTA). I have a varied background in the legal profession where I have served as a trademark examiner for the USPTO, in-house intellectual property counsel for a public health charity and a well-known Internet company respectively, a government contracts specialist and, most recently, as general counsel to a K-12 educational association. Internet governance and ICANN policy has factored into all of my various roles in some way. I am currently treasurer of the IPC and a former executive committee member of NPOC and NCSG. When I am not on calls or reviewing comments, I practice yoga and fly kites. Lori Lori S. Schulman Senior Director, Internet Policy International Trademark Association (INTA) +1-202-704-0408, Skype: lsschulman From:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org> [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Paul McGrady Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 2:01 PM To: gnso-rpm-wg(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org> Subject: Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Introduction Hi All, I'm happy to be participating as a WG member. I currently serve as one of the IPC's GNSO Councilors. I'm also the vice-chair for the INTA Internet Committee. I write the domain name treatise for Lexis-Nexis and my law practice focuses on trademarks, domain names, and ICANN matters. My thinking on domain name matters has been heavily influenced by each of our amazing co-chairs, Kathy, J. Scott and Phil and I look forward to this robust policy development process! Best, Paul Paul McGrady policy(a)paulmcgrady.com<mailto:policy@paulmcgrady.com> _______________________________________________ gnso-rpm-wg mailing list gnso-rpm-wg(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-rpm-wg ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2016.0.7497 / Virus Database: 4563/12107 - Release Date: 04/26/16 ________________________________ <ACL> __________________________________________________________________________ This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.

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Introduction
by Elliot Silver April 27, 2016

April 27, 2016

Hello Everyone, My two companies own approximately 500 domain names (in total). I am the publisher of DomainInvesting.com, a website that was created in 2007 and covers the business of domain name investing. This is my first ICANN Working Group, and I look forward to engaging with you all. My SOI can be found here: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Elliot+Silver+SOI Regards, Elliot Silver DomainInvesting.com

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Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Introduction
by Chicoine, Caroline April 27, 2016

April 27, 2016

Hello everyone. My name is Caroline Chicoine and I am Of Counsel at Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. based in St. Louis, Missouri and have been practicing in the ip area for over 20 years. After taking a backseat after many years in the domain name and ICANN world, when I saw that this working group was being formed, I thought it was a perfect way to get back into the thick of things with an issue that is near and dear to me. I entered the ICANN world in 1999 as a young lawyer right out of law school, helping to draft the IPC bylaws and got hooked. I was Chair of INTA’s Registration and Domain Name System Administration subcommittee, Vice Chair of the Internet committee as a whole, and then Chair of the entire Internet committee in 2010 and 2011. I served for several years on ICANN’s Names Council on behalf of the IPC, and chaired ICANN’s Implementation Recommendation Team. I look forward to working with you all. Cordially, Caroline G. Chicoine Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. Phone: 314.991.8486 Fax: 612.492.7077 cchicoine(a)fredlaw.com<mailto:cchicoine@fredlaw.com>

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