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

["Nevett, Jonathon" <jnevett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Makes sense.  Thanks. Jon

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From:   Tim Ruiz [mailto:tim@xxxxxxxxxxx]
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To:     Nevett, Jonathon
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Subject:        RE: [gnso-pro-wg] Approach to guidelines

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. 
 
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.
 
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.

Tim




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        Subject: RE: [gnso-pro-wg] Approach to guidelines
        From: "Nevett, Jonathon" <jnevett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
        Date: Wed, April 18, 2007 9:20 am
        To: "Liz Williams" <liz.williams@xxxxxxxxx>, <gnso-pro-wg@xxxxxxxxx>
        
        
        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
        
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        ICANN - Brussels
        
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