Excellent suggestion! Alain On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Adam Peake <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > How about a variation of 5, contract with > > international law firm "to conduct a legal analysis to substantiate/verify > whether there is clear evidence of treaty law and/or statutes that would > require registries and registrars to protect IOC and RCRC names by law." > > Not ICANN legal counsel. Tender for an international legal firm > (consortium of legal scholars?) to conduct analysis (there's about $357m in > the TLD moneybox) > > Adam > > > > > At 11:23 AM -0400 7/18/12, Avri Doria wrote: > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> From: Brian Peck <<mailto:[log in to unmask]>**[log in to unmask]<[log in to unmask]> >>> > >>> >>> >>> Subject: [gnso-iocrc-dt] List of possible approaches for Red Cross/IOC >>> names in new gTLDS >>> >>> Date: 18 July 2012 11:08:58 EDT >>> >>> To: "<mailto:[log in to unmask]**org <[log in to unmask]>> >>> [log in to unmask]" <<mailto:[log in to unmask]**org<[log in to unmask]> >>> >[log in to unmask]> >>> >>> >>> >>> List of possible approaches for Red Cross/IOC names in new gTLDS >>> In response to the request during the last RC/IOC DT call, please find >>> below a list of possible approaches that have been proposed to date for >>> moving forward in responding to the GAC proposal to protect the RCRC and >>> IOC names at the second level in new gTLDS: >>> >>> 1. Maintain the status quo and not provide any new special >>> protections for the RCRC/IOC names (i.e., no changes to the current >>> schedule of second-level reserved names in the new gTLD Registry Agreement). >>> 2. Develop recommendations to implement the GAC proposal such as >>> extending protection to all or a subset of RCRC names only, all or a subset >>> of IOC names only or, to both sets of each organizationıs names. >>> 3. Consider the proposal to not provide any new protections now and >>> wait to see if any additional protections may be necessary after the >>> delegation of the first round new gTLD strings and/or consider lowering >>> costs for each organization to utilize RPMs ( i.e., Thomas Rickertıs >>> proposal) >>> 4. Consider possible additional protections for the RCRC/IOC as >>> part of a broader PDP on the protection of names for international >>> organizations >>> 5. Ask ICANN General Counselıs office to conduct a legal analysis >>> to substantiate/verify whether there is clear evidence of treaty law and/or >>> statutes that would require registries and registrars to protect IOC and >>> RCRC names by law. >>> >>> >>> >>> Please let us know if you have any questions or need anything further at >>> this time. Thanks. >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> >>> Brian >>> >>> Brian Peck >>> Policy Director >>> ICANN >>> >> -- Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA Member, Board of Directors, CECI, http://www.ceci.ca<http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/> Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business, www.schulich.yorku.ca Treasurer, Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation, www.gkpfoundation.org NA representative, Chasquinet Foundation, www.chasquinet.org Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, http://npoc.org/ O:+1 514 484 7824; M:+1 514 704 7824 Skype: alain.berranger