+1 Norbert On 9/27/2012 8:14 PM, Brenden Kuerbis wrote: > I support this statement, thanks Avri. > > --------------------------------------- > Brenden Kuerbis > Internet Governance Project > http://internetgovernance.org > > > On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 8:42 AM, Avri Doria <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > The IOC/IFRC is claiming consensus on its proposal to suggest a > temporary registration block for the IOC and IFRC. This is the > statement I propose be added to the statement indicating the > disagreement of the NCSG with that proposal. > > I request that the NCSG-PC endorse this statement. > > ----- > > The NCSG rejects the 3b "temporary registration block." defined in > IOC/IFRC Drafting Team' recommendation for a number of reasons: > > 1. Policy recommendations from the GNSO on reserved names can only > be made by a PDP that is properly constituted and is run according > to the process rules as established in the ICANN by-laws. > > 2. This drafting team continues to circumvent proper process by > attempting to make policy as opposed to performing its proper > function of fact gathering and presenting information to the > council that can be used in deciding on the viability and charter > for such a PDP. > > The NCSG supports the PDP only on the condition that among the > possible outcomes is the current status quo, no protection at the > second level. We support the PDP as the only appropriate place to > resolve this proposal among competing proposals. We believe it is > illegitimate to change reserved name policy,,,,, no matter how it > is euphemistically named, before the PDP runs its course. > > The NCSG is also aware of other types of humanitarian organization > that also demand these privileges and we feel that any discussion > on granting such special reservations must include a full > discussion of all who request such reservations. > > Finally the NCSG does not believe that the reserved name list can > be used solely for the purpose of new gTLDs, and that any > decisions on adding names to the reserved list must take incumbent > registries into account. > > > ------ > Avri Doria > > _______________________________________________ > Ncu-exec mailing list > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > http://mailman.ipjustice.org/listinfo/ncu-exec > >