RE: [bc-gnso] Excerpts from GAC Chair Heather Dryden on Beijing GAC Advice

[Ron Andruff <randruff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the summary Steve. While the message heard by different listeners is 
often interpreted to fit their end, I would say that Heather captured very well 
the message I was trying to articulate in our Friday call, I.e. The GAC is our 
friend in court. Our job is to put some 'meat on the bones' in support of their 
openings to move the process forward. Any derogatory commentary will only 
alienate our ally.

As requested, I'll get a draft of the language around regulated industries and 
possible safeguards to you for our BC response by the start of the week.

Kind regards,

RA



Ron Andruff
www.lifedotsport.com 

-------- Original message --------
From: Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Date:  
To: bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx 
Subject: [bc-gnso] Excerpts from GAC Chair Heather Dryden on Beijing GAC Advice 
 
Some key quotes from GAC Chair's interview (link)

GAC Consensus Advice (where no GAC member objected to the advice) was given 
only for .africa and .gcc.   Rest of the Beijing advice was not "GAC Consensus" 
but it "must be given due consideration"

Safeguard advice was about pre-existing obligations and applicable laws.   It 
was not to impose new obligations.  Raises valid implementation questions.

GAC advice suggests no new global regulatory regime.  It's consistent with 
ICANN's existing role.

It's preferable to have Safeguards measure in order to allow these new TLDs to 
proceed, rather than discussions about objections form GAC or others. 

GAC believes there should be good reason to have an exclusive generic TLD.  The 
community may want discussion about the Public Interest.

Question: Did GAC give new rules at the 11th hour?   GAC suggested categories 
like this previously but this advice was not taken.  So GAC is using the 
mechanisms ICANN created.   GAC's primary role is to advise on public policy 
aspects.  We have acted.

Question: What if ICANN Board ignores this GAC Advice?   We'd question the 
value of governments participating in ICANN.  Need to show that GAC is a useful 
mechanism.  Otherwise why would governments support this model?

Question: what is GAC priority for Durban?     The 14 strings for Further 
Consideration (1.c) and implementation of GAC advice on Safeguards.


--
Steve DelBianco



From: Phil Corwin <psc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, May 10, 2013 11:21 PM
To: "bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx" <bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bc-gnso] FW: GAC Chair Heather Dryden on the Beijing Communiqué and 
New gTLD Advice | 10 May 2013 - YouTube


BC members considering the GAC Communique should watch this.

Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal