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Protection of International Olympic Committee (IOC) / Red Cross Names (RCRC) 
Drafting Team – Recommendations
Comment/Reply Periods (*)       Important Information Links
Comment Open:   28 September 2012
Comment Close:  19 October 2012
Close Time (UTC):       23:59 UTC       Public Comment Announcement
Reply Open:     20 October 2012 To Submit Your Comments (Forum)
Reply Close:    9 November 2012 View Comments Submitted
Close Time (UTC):       23:59 UTC       Report of Public Comments
Brief Overview
Originating Organization:       GNSO
Categories/Tags:        
Top-Level Domains
Second-Level Domains
Policy Process
Intellectual Property
Purpose (Brief):        The IOC/RCRC Drafting Team (DT) requests community 
comment on the latest recommendations created for second level protections of 
names relating to the International Olympic Committee and the Red Cross/Red 
Crescent.
Current Status: Open for Public Comment
Next Steps:     The Drafting Team's recommendations will be updated to reflect 
community feedback submitted through this forum and via final agreement of the 
Drafting Team members. Final recommendations will then be presented to the GNSO 
Council for its consideration.
Staff Contact:  Brian Peck, Margie Milam        Email:  Policy-staff@xxxxxxxxx
Detailed Information
Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose
As a result of IOC/RCRC being granted top level protections for the first round 
of the new gTLD program, the IOC/RCRC Drafting Team was further tasked to 
consider whether the same protections should be afforded at the second level 
prior to the first delegation of a new gTLD. Since the beginning of 2012, the 
IOC/RCRC Drafting Team (DT) has deliberated about possible second level 
protections and how to respond to the GAC's request for protections. The DT now 
submits the recommendations formulated by the DT and makes them available for 
public comment before final submission to the GNSO Council.

Note from the IOC/RCRC Drafting Team Chair:
These recommendations are being posted at the request of the Drafting Team. 
Although some members of the Drafting Team believe that a PDP is not necessary 
at this time to grant second level protections for the IOC/RCRC, a consensus of 
the DT does in fact agree that a PDP represents an appropriate compromise on 
this issue. With respect to the Recommendations #2 and #3 (temporary protection 
at second level), there is strong support amongst the Drafting Team for those 
recommendations with opposition from the Non-commercial Stakeholder Group and 
Thomas Rickert. A copy of statements from certain constituencies, stakeholder 
groups, and/or individuals is attached as appendices to the recommendations.

Section II: Background
The ICANN Board had requested policy advice from the GNSO Council and the GAC 
on whether special protections should be afforded to the RCRC, IOC and/or IGOs. 
Specifically, in its Singapore resolution, the Board authorized the President 
and CEO to implement the New gTLD Program "which includes the following 
elements: "the 30 May 2011 version of the Applicant Guidebook, subject to the 
revisions agreed to with the GAC on 19 June 2011, including: ...(b) 
incorporation of text concerning protection for specific requested Red Cross 
and IOC names for the top level only during the initial application round, 
until the GNSO and GAC develop policy advice based on the global public 
interest....."

During September 2011, the GAC also sent advice to the GNSO with a proposal for 
granting second level protections based upon the protections afforded to 
IOC/RCRC at the first level. In the same month, section 2.2.1.2.3 was added to 
the latest version of the new gTLD Applicant Guidebook dated 19 September 2011.

As a result of the GAC proposal submitted to the GNSO, the GNSO Council created 
a call for volunteers to form a drafting team about creating a response to the 
GAC. The IOC/RCRC Drafting Team was formed has since created a set of 
recommendations for protecting the IOC/RCRC names at the second level and 
includes an outline for a response to the GAC from the GNSO. The Drafting Team 
now wishes to solicit feedback from the community prior to submission of the 
recommendations to the GNSO Council.

See the IOC/RCRC Drafting Team page for more detail at: 
http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/red-cross-ioc.htm

Section III: Document and Resource Links
IOC/RCRC Drafting Team Recommendations Report [PDF, 152 KB]
Section IV: Additional Information
None

(*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed to 
be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making 
that takes place once this period lapses.

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