Hi Alain,

They tried that route, but the consensus did not go their way.  Instead of getting the RPMs they got the recommendation that every new gTLD should use a RPM and they produced a nice volume of possible RPMs that the applications could, and shuld voluntarily.  This was the first compromise they agreed to when they voted in favor of the new gTLD program.

Little did we know at the time that compromise was just a stepping stone to future victory.

So ever since they have been trying and trying and trying: IRT, STI, Fadi's strawman

And each time they try, they get  a little close to what they want.

Ignoring the multistakeholder process and using each compromise as a booster for the next assault is a tried & true IPC/BC method that has worked well at ICANN.  And thus they have no reason to stop using that technique.  Fadi is just the latest attack vector.

We keep going this way, and IPC/BC will own our first born children, or at least the names we give them.

avri

On 2 Dec 2012, at 20:14, Alain Berranger wrote:

> Thanks Robin. Dear all,
> 
> Is it not the essence of a strawman solution to be imperfect and to be subjected to further testing, consultations and brain-storming? 
> 
> Can we ask IPC/BC and/or ICANN staff why a strawman solution is chosen as opposed to a Working Group or a PDP or whatever else ICANN uses to establish policies? Maybe I should know the answer but I don't. I may only speculate that time is of the essence for commercial interests and  that the proposed strawman solution suits their purposes.
> 
> Can any insights be shared from the IP lawyers in NCSG or anyone else in the know?
> 
> Thanks, Alain
> 
> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Robin Gross <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear All:
> 
> ICANN has released its proposed strawman solution to give further concessions to the IPC-BC.  
>   http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/tmch-strawman-30nov12-en.htm
> 
> ICANN presents this "solution" like it is the output of a community process and consensus, but it is really just a bunch of executive decisions based one-sided discussions, over the objections of many in the community.  
> 
> Really disappointing how staff is undermining ICANN's bottom-up multi-stakeholder policy process at exactly the time it should be strengthening it.
> 
> Robin
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