Don't IGOs have an automatic observer status in GAC? ITU used to attend, OECD I think still does. Sort of makes it a bit late to be demanding special treatment now? Adam 2011/12/19 William Drake <[log in to unmask]> > Hi > > As expected, the UN and other public intergovernmental organizations are > now demanding that their names and acronyms be protected---not only at the > top, but the second level as well—"Consistent with the rationale for > protection envisaged for the important causes represented by the > International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the > International Olympic Committee." The door has been opened, why wouldn't > they want to go through it? > > The letter is attached below. Kieren has an article on this at > http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/12/14/igos-special-gtld-exemption. While I > agree with him that there is no chance of a TLD application with an > international organization's name or acronym making it through the > application process anyway, that the second level demand is problematic, > and that the guidebook mechanisms would seem sufficient, it's not obvious > that ICANN can easily tell these organizations to just chill out and expect > them to go away. > > On last Thursday's Council call Wolfgang and I raised questions about how > GNSO & ICANN would deal with this. There's a GNSO group being formed to > work on the RC & IOC, but apparently no consideration of expanding its > remit at this time. Clearly, there will have to be a broader discussion > about the relative merits of transforming the Reserved Names list into a > broad "rights protection" mechanism. GAC has argued that reserving RC & IOC > are required by ICANN's public interest mandate; presumably we'll be > hearing the same here. The intersection of the DNS and state-related > claims raises a host of issues which NC may wish to consider and weigh in > on. > > Best, > > Bill > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From: *Stéphane Van Gelder <[log in to unmask]> > *Date: *December 18, 2011 12:49:08 PM GMT+01:00 > *To: *GNSO Council <[log in to unmask]> > *Subject: **[council] Fwd: Open letter to ICANN from the Legal Counsels > of intergovernmental organisations (IGO's)* > > Councillors, > > In the context of our own discussions at the end of last week's meeting, > please see below the message I was copied on last Friday. > > Stéphane > > > > Début du message réexpédié : > > *De : *<[log in to unmask]> > *Objet : **Open letter to ICANN from the Legal Counsels of > intergovernmental organisations (IGO's)* > *Date : *16 décembre 2011 18:00:27 HNEC > *À : *<[log in to unmask]>, <[log in to unmask]>, < > [log in to unmask]> > *Cc : *<[log in to unmask]>, <[log in to unmask]>, <[log in to unmask]>, > <[log in to unmask]>, <[log in to unmask]>, < > [log in to unmask]>, <[log in to unmask]>, < > [log in to unmask]>, <[log in to unmask]>, < > [log in to unmask]>, <[log in to unmask]>, <[log in to unmask]> > > Dear Sirs,**** > ** ** > Several additional International Organizations have signed on to the open > letter transmitted to you on 13 December. You will find enclosed the same > letter containing an updated list of signatories.**** > ** ** > We take this opportunity to also copy the letter to the GNSO President > Stephane Van Gelder and the ALAC Chair Olivier Crepin-Leblond.**** > ** ** > Sincerely yours,**** > ** ** > ** ** > > > **** > *Nicola Bonucci > *Director & Accession Coordinator / Directeur et coordonnateur de > l’adhésion**** > Directorate for Legal Affairs / Direction des affaires juridiques**** > ** ** > 2, rue André Pascal - 75775 Paris Cedex 16 > Tel: +33 1 45 24 80 77 – Fax: +33 1 44 30 62 45**** > [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> || www.oecd.org**** > ** ** > Follow us on: > <http://www.facebook.com/theOECD> > > > <http://www.facebook.com/theOECD> <http://www.youtube.com/oecd> > > > <http://www.youtube.com/oecd> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/oecd> > > > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/oecd> <http://twitter.com/OECDtweet> > > > <http://twitter.com/OECDtweet>**** > ** ** > > > > > >