Re: [gtld-council] Recommendation 20

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

hi,

If i understand Philip and Chuck's proposal, they are asking whether  
the following has support in the committee.
Please correct me if I have the question wrong and please comment on  
the wording.  If you cannot accept it yet, please suggest wording  
changes that:
a. make it work better for you
b. you think would still be acceptable to others.

Please remember that we trying to arrive at wording that is at once  
clear and which has the greatest possible support.
I have added one element to the suggestion, and am recommending that  
the definitions be included as Implementation Guideline P.
Please let the list know whether you support the following changes:


rec20 - revised

"An application will be rejected if it is determined that there is  
substantial opposition to it from a significant established  
institution representing a sector or community for which the string  
may either be explicitly or implicitly targeted.
Opposition must be objection based: application staff will monitor  
public comments and where appropriate explain the objection procedure  
to an objector with standing.
The sector or community should be interpreted broadly and will  
include for example an economic sector, a cultural community, or a  
linguistic community.
Explicit targeting means there is a description of the intended use  
of the TLD in the application.
Implicit targeting means that the objecting institution makes an  
assumption of targeting or that there may be confusion by users over  
its intended use".
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IG P

In the implementation of of an objection process, the following  
should be included:
Substantial Opposition: A procedure including required documentation  
will be prepared by ICANN. This documentation will include elements  
such as a detailed description of the sector or community affected  
and the nature of the harm it would cause that sector or community to  
have the TLD granted to the applicant.
Established institution: While the normal criteria should be for an  
institution that has been in formal existence for at least 10 years,  
in exceptional cases, standing may be granted to an institution that  
has been in existence for fewer then 10 years. Exceptional  
circumstance may relate to reasons such as: organization was  
reorganized or merged with another organization, community is younger  
the 10 years.
Formal existence: This is defined by an appropriate form of public  
registration or clear public historical evidence. Third party  
validation by a government, Intergovernmental organization or well  
known established institution (e.g. International Red Cross, a Bar  
Association, a Medical Certification Body) may also be used.
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thanks
a.