Re: [gnso-iocrc-dt] List of possible approaches for Red Cross/IOC names in new gTLDS

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

hi,

I forwarded this email to the NCSG discuss list.

The conversation is still ongoing.

In terms of the questions, I got one recommendation for a change to question 5:

"
International law firm "to conduct a legal analysis to substantiate/verify 
whether there is clear evidence of treaty law and/or statutes that would 
require registries and registrars to protect IOC and RCRC names by law."

Not ICANN legal counsel.  Tender for an international legal firm (consortium of 
legal scholars?) to conduct analysis (there's about $357m in the TLD moneybox)
"

For the most part people have been giving their opinion on the options.

I would say that the overwhelming support is for option 1, with a little 
support for 3 and for 4.

This is based on opinions in the email thread and not on a poll, vote or 
judgement by the NCSG policy committee.


avri


On 18 Jul 2012, at 17:08, Brian Peck wrote:

> In response to the request during the last RC/IOC DT call, please find below 
> a list of possible approaches that have been proposed to date for moving 
> forward in responding to the GAC proposal to protect the RCRC and IOC names 
> at the second level in new gTLDS:
> 
>       • Maintain the status quo and not provide any new special protections 
> for the RCRC/IOC names (i.e., no changes to the current schedule of 
> second-level reserved names in the new gTLD Registry Agreement).
>       • Develop recommendations to implement the GAC proposal such as 
> extending protection to all or a subset of RCRC names only, all or a subset 
> of IOC names only or, to both sets of each organization’s names.
>       • Consider the proposal to not provide any new protections now and wait 
> to see if any additional protections may be necessary after the delegation of 
> the first round new gTLD strings and/or consider lowering costs for each 
> organization to utilize RPMs ( i.e., Thomas Rickert’s proposal)
>       • Consider possible additional protections for the RCRC/IOC as part of 
> a broader PDP on the protection of names for international organizations
>       • Ask ICANN General Counsel’s office to conduct a legal analysis to 
> substantiate/verify whether there is clear evidence of treaty law and/or 
> statutes that would require registries and registrars to protect IOC and RCRC 
> names by law.  
> 
> Please let us know if you have any questions or need anything further at this 
> time.  Thanks.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Brian 
> 
> Brian Peck
> Policy Director
> ICANN