On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 12:21 AM, Robin Gross <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Olivier and I just read our joint statement, which is below.  Please post it
> to web, tweet it, blog it, etc.
>

For those who want to tweet or share it, here is the link:
http://ncuc.org/profiles/blogs/alac-ncsg-joint-statement-on-urs

Regards,
Wilson


> Best,
> Robin
>
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> From: Robin Gross <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: October 18, 2012 2:37:19 PM EDT
> To: Robin Gross <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: joint ALAC/NCSG stmnt
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> We would like to call the community’s attention to the current status of the
> Uniform Rapid Suspension system, or URS.
>
> As a method to protect brand owners and Internet users against clear and
> obvious instances of domain abuse, the URS was a carefully crafted
> community-wide consensus. It involved many ICANN constituencies and hard-won
> compromises that we can both support and defend.
>
> Recently, attempts have been made to re-open URS policy because of
> cost-related push-back from ICANN’s first and only choices of service
> providers so far. Our communities are concerned that important protections
> to both users and brand owners could be negatively impacted in the name of
> cost cutting. We ask ICANN to make every effort necessary to seek providers
> capable of implementing the URS as it now exists, and demand it make no
> substantive changes to the URS without the same level of cross-community
> support that led to the current consensus.
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