I have to agree with Reg here.  One argument I’ve heard against URS working is that it is underutilized, and cases like this seem to undermine that argument (although no single case or outcome should be considered dispositive).

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From: gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Reg Levy
Sent: Tuesday, January 3, 2017 1:35 PM
To: Kiran Malancharuvil <Kiran.Malancharuvil@markmonitor.com>
Cc: gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org
Subject: Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Largest URS Filing/Decision in History

My point was that a matter was successfully brought under the RPMs (my point would stand for matters unsuccessfully brought under the RPMs). That cybersquatting exists is not in dispute. Nor is it our—or ICANN’s—job to cause cybersquatting to no longer exist. The matter was a URS, which was a new-to-new-gTLDs RPM and (supposedly) cheaper than the UDRP.

If this does not signify that RPMs work, does it signify that they do not?

Reg Levy
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On 3 Jan 2017, at 10:30, Kiran Malancharuvil via gnso-rpm-wg <gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org> wrote:

Agree with Doug and Marc, I would be curious to understand the thinking further.

Also, it will be interesting to see what happens to all of these names when the suspension period is over.

K

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On Jan 3, 2017, at 10:27 AM, "trachtenbergm@gtlaw.com" <trachtenbergm@gtlaw.com> wrote:

Agreed. How does one large URS filling indicate that the RPMs are working?


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On Jan 3, 2017, at 11:26 AM, Doug Isenberg <disenberg@gigalawfirm.com<mailto:disenberg@gigalawfirm.com>> wrote:

As the author of the blog post that Phil shared, I disagree with Reg’s conclusion below (and am quite unsure how that conclusion was reached).  This URS case is interesting because its size makes it unusual (and, indeed, unprecedented).  It is not indicative of any trend about RPMs in general or the URS in particular.  If anything, it is a reminder that there are many domain name registrants – even in the new gTLDs –  who continue to engage in cybersquatting on a large-scale, despite the RPMs such as the URS.

Sincerely yours,

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From: gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org> [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Reg Levy
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Subject: Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Largest URS Filing/Decision in History

Which seems to indicate that the current RPMs are working.

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On 3 Jan 2017, at 09:34, Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>> wrote:

FYI, on December 21, 2016 NAF suspended 474 DN variants of Ashley Furniture in a single URS filing.

For more background see https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.circleid.com_posts_20161223-5Fheres-5Fthe-5Flargest-5Furs-5Fcomplaint-5Fever-5Ffiled_&d=DgIF-g&c=2s2mvbfY0UoSKkl6_Ol9wg&r=DbXb5NzRlFfySrpYFo5BVAT-tqlUAlOQnabB-JqgRYk&m=fgHeIuw69VHEcmbXFEVpbqoiy5s_C2pOj08v08OjTa0&s=uuBJPL7S7Bq1LLxnQi6-hMVaLBUGbWfLWbzUWaGowVI&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.circleid.com_posts_20161223-5Fheres-5Fthe-5Flargest-5Furs-5Fcomplaint-5Fever-5Ffiled_&d=DgMFAg&c=2s2mvbfY0UoSKkl6_Ol9wg&r=L7MB7eHT-UoCXD4iA3c7Sm3JrKXt7T1dG3NjBzCxm1c&m=FcC38yjcXr_2gTxPkyIdg59xM2MWYuKpsUT-JCWKmwk&s=OUHplwLUfg3180ijgGiEmvhZ4gztm1YhH13LqLUt1OI&e=> and https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.adrforum.com_domaindecisions_1703352D.htm&d=DgIF-g&c=2s2mvbfY0UoSKkl6_Ol9wg&r=DbXb5NzRlFfySrpYFo5BVAT-tqlUAlOQnabB-JqgRYk&m=fgHeIuw69VHEcmbXFEVpbqoiy5s_C2pOj08v08OjTa0&s=lkCdLadNciOafHsJ9pa4VDWScSKJ4CCUZKajVKxxecI&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.adrforum.com_domaindecisions_1703352D.htm&d=DgMFAg&c=2s2mvbfY0UoSKkl6_Ol9wg&r=L7MB7eHT-UoCXD4iA3c7Sm3JrKXt7T1dG3NjBzCxm1c&m=FcC38yjcXr_2gTxPkyIdg59xM2MWYuKpsUT-JCWKmwk&s=6C7KqyrV7UIBNaA7RqhQeA-ApSbBAsjisDW_czuUCqk&e=>

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