RE: [gnso-igo-ingo] Criteria and SG-C Input

["Roache-Turner, David" <david.roacheturner@xxxxxxxx>]

I very much agree with Claudia that it is important in this process that our 
discussions (and any resulting recommendations) be focused as far as possible 
on objective criteria, capable of objective application to any organization 
which would qualify there-under. In my opinion, we should avoid subjective 
judgments where possible, which can be a problematic foundation for 
policy-making, and may also lead to potential inconsistency with legal norms.

David

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From: owner-gnso-igo-ingo@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-igo-ingo@xxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Claudia MACMASTER TAMARIT
Sent: mercredi, 5. décembre 2012 16:42
To: Thomas Rickert; gnso-igo-ingo@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gnso-igo-ingo] Criteria and SG-C Input

Dear Thomas and all,

Please find our attached comments to the SG & C input request template.

We cannot overemphasize the need for identifying objective eligibility criteria 
for any proposed special protection of international organization 
names/acronyms.  Privileging some without such criteria would be unacceptable 
for a monopoly operation.

Instead, we would suggest to focus the discussions on identifying the criteria 
which qualify an international organization as being in a particularly 
vulnerable position vis-à-vis abuse of their name/acronym in domain names as 
new gTLDs roll out and why such protection is needed.  Additionally, we would 
suggest that some may be more vulnerable in regards to first and/or second 
level registrations, and should consider these separately.

To help focus the discussions on objective criteria to be uniformly applied, we 
include the below discussion draft criteria:

(Draft) Objective Criteria for inclusion of International Organizations for
Protection (Reserved List) in First and Second Level TLDs


-     Number of member countries in the international organization;

-     Percentage of governmental or public members in the international 
organization;

-     Number of countries in which the international organization has 
operations or provides services and/or products;

-     Nature and impact of work, services and/or products on an international 
level;

-     Nature and extent of collaborations with governments and other 
international organizations;

-     Status of international organization under international and/or domestic 
law;

-     Duration of international organization's existence;

-     Status of the international organization as a non-profit institution 
and/or operating in the public interest;

-     Recognition/use of name or acronym with/by the international organization;

-     Number and extent of existing abusive domain name registrations relating 
to the name or acronym.


Sincerely,
Claudia

Claudia MacMaster Tamarit, Esq.
Intellectual Property Rights Manager
(ISO) International Organization for Standardization
www.iso.org<http://www.iso.org>

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P.O. Box 56
CH-1211 Geneva 20
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Tel. + 41 22 749 0441
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