Re: [bc-gnso] BC comment on singular plural

[Gabriela Szlak <gabrielaszlak@xxxxxxxxx>]

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2013/8/13 J. Scott Evans <jscottevans@xxxxxxxxx>

> Ridiculous.
>
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> * From: * Andy Abrams <abrams@xxxxxxxxxx>;
> * To: * Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> * Cc: * bc - GNSO list <bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx>;
> * Subject: * Re: [bc-gnso] BC comment on singular plural
> * Sent: * Tue, Aug 13, 2013 11:08:58 PM
>
>   Update: the first singular-plural decisions have come in.  Both
> singular-plural decisions have gone *against *a finding of string
> confusion (our car/cars objection against Donuts, and a Hotel
> Top-Level-Domain S.a.r.l. v. Booking.com B.V. for hotel/hotels).  In the
> car/cars decision, the Panel stated: "It is true that
> the ICANN visual similarity standards appear quite narrow, but it is not
> the role [of] this Panel to substitute for ICANN’s expert technical
> findings."  In the hotel/hotels decision, the Panel similarly stated: "I
> find persuasive the degrees of similarity or dissimilarity between the
> strings by use of the String Similarity Assessment Tool, that ICANN did not
> put the applications for .HOTEL and .HOTELS in the same contention set."
>  In other words, the early results suggest that the ICDR may give complete
> deference to ICANN's earlier refusal to essentially find any instances of
> string confusion, no matter how close the strings.
>
> Andy
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 12:50 AM, Steve DelBianco <
> sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>   Here's what we just told the Board at the Public Forum, on behalf of
>> the BC
>>
>>     ICANN’s String Similarity Panel was to place into contention sets
>> any strings that create a possibility of user confusion.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> But in late February ICANN published contention sets that did NOT include
>> 24 pairs of singular-plural forms of the same string (English and Spanish)
>>     Sport(s) Loan(s)    Web(s)    Game(s)  Hotel(es)****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Risks of allowing both singular and plural TLDs for the same word are *well
>> understood*.****
>>
>> -confusion****
>>
>> -precedent for the *next* round****
>>
>> -ICANN looking pretty ridiculous****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> What’s *not understood* is how it happened and what we can do about it.**
>> **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> First response is to ask if the panelist follow GNSO Policy on
>> confusingly similar.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Second response is “Chong”  ( Chinese for “Do-over” )****
>>
>> -Do-over on just these 24 pairs ****
>>
>> - WIPO Mediation Rules, Article 1 says, “Words used in the singular
>> include the plural and vice versa, as the context may require.”****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Guess we could correct the Guidebook (plurals *are* confusingly similar)*
>> ***
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> String Confusion Objections on 7 of these pairs are in the hands of the
>> ICDR rightnow.  If ICSR does the right thing and finds these pairs *
>> should* be contention sets, The Board can apply this rule to ALL 24
>> pairs ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Failing that, there’s Formal Reconsideration.
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> We all worry about threat from inter-governmental groups just waiting for
>> ICANN to stumble.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> We have enough vulnerability to stumble with so many unknowns in the new
>> gTLD launch.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> No need to add to our vulnerability with this self-inflicted wound****
>>
>
>
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