Re: [gnso-dow123] Suggested standard text on policy recommendations

[Ross Rader <ross@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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We should probably pick this up w/in council. My personal preference is
to keep it simple and only refer to generic top level domains.

On 30/08/2005 3:25 PM Marilyn Cade noted that;
> I like it! And by relying on the bylaws we are in good space except for one
> thing. :-) The 'sponsored TLDS' are still in the g space. but not specified
> in the bylaws. We all know/and operate accordingly, that they are "generics"
> but with a special "sponsorship". 
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> Should we say.. e.g. sTLDs and gTLDs?
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> From: owner-gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Maria Farrell
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 3:18 PM
> To: 'Whois TF mailing list'
> Subject: [gnso-dow123] Suggested standard text on policy recommendations
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> Dear all,
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> On today's WHOIS task force call, it was agreed to develop some text that
> makes it clear that the recommendation on national laws refers only to the
> gTLD space. Also, task force members wanted this to be a standardised text
> that can be put in all task force reports to make it clear to all readers
> that the work of the GNSO is limited to the gTLD space. 
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> Here is a suggestion I've drafted, drawing on the bylaws:
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> "Article X, Section 1 of the ICANN Bylaws
> (http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#X ) states "the Generic Names
> Supporting Organization (GNSO), (which) shall be responsible for developing
> and recommending to the ICANN Board substantive policies relating to generic
> top-level domains. This preliminary task force report and the consensus
> policy recommendation therein refers only to the generic top level domain
> space. "
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> Comments and suggestions gratefully received.
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> If and when we have a final version of this standardised text, I'd suggest
> forwarding it on to the GNSO Council so that we can have a full agreement to
> start adding the text to all task force reports that come through the PDP.  
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> All the best, Maria
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