RE: [gnso-pro-wg] Approach to guidelines

[Tim Ruiz <tim@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Jon, this is pretty much what I had suggested at the outset of last
weeks call. So I'm on board with most of it. </div>

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However, I don't think there should be any assumption that Registries
would be *required* to implement a rights protection mechanism - it should be 
left up to them based on their model, intended use, and discussions with the 
community.</div>

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I also recommended that we don't refer to any guidelines as *best
practices.* It creates a negative connotation for those registries who may 
decide not to implement them, or only part of them. And may inhibit creative 
thinking about better mechanisms - afterall there's no way we can cover every 
possible need or predict what tlds will be applied for.<BR><BR>Tim<BR></div>

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[gnso-pro-wg] Approach to guidelines<BR>From: "Nevett, Jonathon" 
&lt;jnevett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&gt;<BR>Date: Wed, April 18, 2007 9:20 
am<BR>To: "Liz Williams" &lt;liz.williams@xxxxxxxxx&gt;, 
&lt;gnso-pro-wg@xxxxxxxxx&gt;<BR><BR><PRE>Working Group Members/New gTLD 
Committee Members:



My feeling is that this kind of document would be incredibly helpful to

prospective registries in determining in what manner they would protect

the rights of others.  Providing educational guidelines would enable

future registries to learn from the mistakes of, as well as the best

practices from, other registries.  It also would be helpful to

registrars and users in achieving some best practice standards in

implementing such protections. 



With that said, I think that we need to leave discretion in the hands of

the prospective registries to see what method of protection works best

for the proposed registry taking into account its prospective business

model and market.  I would think, therefore, that these guidelines

should not be included in the New gTLD Committee report.  Rather, in my

opinion, the report should acknowledge the importance of the principle

of protecting the rights of others, refer to fact that the GNSO has

established a working group to provide educational guidelines to

prospective registries, and state that registries have discretion in

implementing such protections, but that the selected method of

protection may be considered in the application process (to the extent

there is a "beauty contest" type of allocation.  



I absolutely support the important work on the guidelines, but

de-linking these guidelines from the actual New gTLD Committee report

would give the prospective registries, which may be concerned about

specific proscriptive measures, the ability to roll up their sleeves and

assist in providing a document that would be most useful and beneficial

to all concerned.  I don't think that we are on that road yet, and we

all are way too busy to spend time dealing with roadblocks and/or

needless work.     



Thanks.



Jon



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Subject: [gnso-pro-wg] Approach to guidelines





Everyone



I hope that the following notes are helpful to stimulate discussion  

about text which could be included in any "guideline" (for want of a  

better term) document.



This document would be, from my perspective, a major output of the  

group for the Committee to consider.



The attached document collates the existing new TLDs principles,  

recommendations and implementation guidelines which should be used as  

the first reference point.  All text should refer to that table so  

that we can "support" any recommendations.  We should also be  

proposing alternatives -- considering that it is unlikely that this  

group will reach consensus on the proposals?



At the end of the document there is a page to start writing up any  

guideline which may emerged from, in the first instance, email  

exchange amongst the group.



I don't recall who else volunteered to write this up -- perhaps an  

email exchange would be helpful first to get rough groundwork  

established.



Of course, any questions, just ask.



Liz

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Liz Williams

Senior Policy Counselor

ICANN - Brussels

+32 2 234 7874 tel

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