agree completely, NCSG should make a stink about this!

Regards,

McTim

On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 9:50 AM, Paul Rosenzweig
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> I agree completely with Frazaneh.  This is a) a terrible idea on the merits;
> b) a harbinger of GAC efforts to control ICANN; and c) a signal that the
> Board will not stand up to the GAC, since the GAC “advice” on this is not
> advice that the Board must consider (lacking consensus) but they have chosen
> to do so anyway instead of ignoring the GAC.    All in all it.really.sucks
> ….. and the GNSO/NCSG community should say so loudly, repeatedly and often.
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> From: NCSG-Discuss [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> farzaneh badii
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 9:33 AM
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> Subject: two letter domain names and GAC
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> I wrote about two-letter domain names around a year ago
> http://www.internetgovernance.org/2016/08/26/another-government-land-grab-in-the-name-space/
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>  It seems like some in GAC do not back off on this issue and now I found out
> that there will be a task force on this issue  according to GAC communique.
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> 1. 2-Character Country Codes at the Second Level With respect to the
> 2-Character Country Codes at the Second Level GAC Copenhagen Communiqué
> Advice (para VI.4), the GAC;
> a) welcomes and appreciates the decision made by ICANN Board directing the
> President and CEO of ICANN or his designee(s) to take necessary actions for
> satisfactory resolution of the concerns raised in that Advice;
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> and b) welcomes the announcement made by the President and CEO of ICANN of
> his intention to create a task force to resolve the concerns mentioned in
> the above communiqué. In this regard the GAC proposes that the mandate and
> working methods of the above mentioned Task Force be determined in
> consultation with GAC leadership and GAC members, and other interested
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> We have to be on this task force. There is no legitimate reason for
> governments to claim ownership over pronouns and other generic two letter
> domain names. Do I need permission from Italy to register it.sucks? Also I
> am uneasy that they created a task force which relates to generic names
> (pronouns, remember) and GNSO is not even mentioned.
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