[gtld-council] Rights Protection Mechanism Ad hoc Group

[Liz Williams <liz.williams@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Colleagues
Just following up on our weekend meeting in the context of the PRO- 
WG.  I have set out below a suggestion for a way forward after  
consultation with Avri Doria, Kristina Rosette and Mike Rodenbaugh.
> Background:
>
> The PRO-WG recommendations suggested that the production of a  
> reference implementation document on a variety of rights protection  
> mechanisms may be useful for potential gTLD applicants.
> Objective:
> To produce a reference implementation document on a range of  
> possible rights protection mechanisms or circumstances that new  
> gTLD applicants may consider in the application process.  The work  
> will not re-open the work of the PRO-WG but will provide some  
> practical and user friendly descriptions about RPMs.  The work may  
> also describe conditions or circumstances that may make the use of  
> an RPM unnecessary.
> Please respond to me directly if you would like to be included in  
> the work of this group.  You may wish to invite other experts with  
> experience in implementing RPMs or experience in establishing  
> alternate models of TLDs that may not require an RPM, to  
> participate in the group.
> The group will begin its work work on Tuesday 10 July (suggested  
> timing is 13h00 UTC 15h00 Brussels 17h00 11h00 Washington DC  and  
> 08h00 LA).  The group's work will be completed by 15 October and  
> will use the  existing PRO-WG mailing list and archive which will  
> be adjusted to include new members.  The majority of the work will  
> take place via email with fortnightly one hour conference calls to  
> progress the work.
> Baseline materials:
>
> PRO WG Report -- http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/GNSO-PRO-WG- 
> final-01Jun07.pdf
> Outputs:
>
> Plain language descriptions of a variety of RPMs that may be  
> considered by applicants.   This is a writing group concerned with  
> implementation materials not a policy discussion group in the  
> formal context of the policy development process for new TLDs.
> [I'll prepare a template for the group and will assist with  
> development of the work.]
Kind regards.

Liz
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Liz Williams
Senior Policy Counselor
ICANN - Brussels
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+32 2 234 7848 fax
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