Begin forwarded message: > From: Glen de Saint Géry <[log in to unmask]> > Date: October 1, 2012 3:17:26 PM PDT > To: liaison6c <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [liaison6c] Protection of International Olympic Committee > (IOC) / Red Cross Names (RCRC) Drafting Team - Recommendations > > https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/ioc-rcrc- > recommendations-28sep12-en.htm > Protection of International Olympic Committee (IOC) / Red Cross > Names (RCRC) Drafting Team – Recommendations > > Comment/Reply Periods (*) > Important Information Links > Comment Open: > 28 September 2012 > Comment Close: > 19 October 2012 > Close Time (UTC): > 23:59 UTC > Public Comment Announcement > Reply Open: > 20 October 2012 > To Submit Your Comments (Forum) > Reply Close: > 9 November 2012 > View Comments Submitted > Close Time (UTC): > 23:59 UTC > Report of Public Comments > Brief Overview > Originating Organization: > GNSO > Categories/Tags: > Top-Level Domains > Second-Level Domains > Policy Process > Intellectual Property > Purpose (Brief): > The IOC/RCRC Drafting Team (DT) requests community comment on the > latest recommendations created for second level protections of > names relating to the International Olympic Committee and the Red > Cross/Red Crescent. > Current Status: > Open for Public Comment > Next Steps: > The Drafting Team's recommendations will be updated to reflect > community feedback submitted through this forum and via final > agreement of the Drafting Team members. Final recommendations will > then be presented to the GNSO Council for its consideration. > Staff Contact: > Brian Peck, Margie Milam > Email: > [log in to unmask] > Detailed Information > Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose > As a result of IOC/RCRC being granted top level protections for the > first round of the new gTLD program, the IOC/RCRC Drafting Team was > further tasked to consider whether the same protections should be > afforded at the second level prior to the first delegation of a new > gTLD. Since the beginning of 2012, the IOC/RCRC Drafting Team (DT) > has deliberated about possible second level protections and how to > respond to the GAC's request for protections. The DT now submits > the recommendations formulated by the DT and makes them available > for public comment before final submission to the GNSO Council. > > Note from the IOC/RCRC Drafting Team Chair: > These recommendations are being posted at the request of the > Drafting Team. Although some members of the Drafting Team believe > that a PDP is not necessary at this time to grant second level > protections for the IOC/RCRC, a consensus of the DT does in fact > agree that a PDP represents an appropriate compromise on this > issue. With respect to the Recommendations #2 and #3 (temporary > protection at second level), there is strong support amongst the > Drafting Team for those recommendations with opposition from the > Non-commercial Stakeholder Group and Thomas Rickert. A copy of > statements from certain constituencies, stakeholder groups, and/or > individuals is attached as appendices to the recommendations. > > Section II: Background > The ICANN Board had requested policy advice from the GNSO Council > and the GAC on whether special protections should be afforded to > the RCRC, IOC and/or IGOs. Specifically, in its Singapore > resolution, the Board authorized the President and CEO to implement > the New gTLD Program "which includes the following elements: "the > 30 May 2011 version of the Applicant Guidebook, subject to the > revisions agreed to with the GAC on 19 June 2011, including: ...(b) > incorporation of text concerning protection for specific requested > Red Cross and IOC names for the top level only during the initial > application round, until the GNSO and GAC develop policy advice > based on the global public interest....." > > During September 2011, the GAC also sent advice to the GNSO with a > proposal for granting second level protections based upon the > protections afforded to IOC/RCRC at the first level. In the same > month, section 2.2.1.2.3 was added to the latest version of the new > gTLD Applicant Guidebook dated 19 September 2011. > > As a result of the GAC proposal submitted to the GNSO, the GNSO > Council created a call for volunteers to form a drafting team about > creating a response to the GAC. The IOC/RCRC Drafting Team was > formed has since created a set of recommendations for protecting > the IOC/RCRC names at the second level and includes an outline for > a response to the GAC from the GNSO. The Drafting Team now wishes > to solicit feedback from the community prior to submission of the > recommendations to the GNSO Council. > > See the IOC/RCRC Drafting Team page for more detail at: http:// > gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/red-cross-ioc.htm > > Section III: Document and Resource Links > IOC/RCRC Drafting Team Recommendations Report [PDF, 152 KB] > Section IV: Additional Information > None > > (*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not > guaranteed to be considered in any final summary, analysis, > reporting, or decision-making that takes place once this period > lapses. > > > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > [log in to unmask] > http://gnso.icann.org > IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask]