our paternalistic GAC and their censorship plans for the Internet .... Begin forwarded message: > From: David Olive <[log in to unmask]> > Date: April 1, 2013 5:34:20 AM PDT > To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [Soac-infoalert] GAC draft gTLD agenda for Beijing and > advice to the ICANN Board on controversial or sensitive strings and > applications > > https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory > +Committee > > 31 March 2013 > GAC draft gTLD agenda for Beijing and advice to the ICANN Board on > controversial or sensitive strings and applications > > As the New gTLD Program moves forward, the GAC is making > preparations for delivering further advice on new gTLDs. This > advice constitutes a key element of the overall process as outlined > in the Applicant Guidebook (AG). > > As anticipated, GAC Member Early Warnings were issued on November > 20, 2012, and applicants and GAC Members have been exchanging > information with the aim of reaching an understanding or agreement > on concerns raised, wherever possible. > > In terms of the next phase, described in module 3.1 of the AG, the > GAC as a whole will be discussing its advice on new gTLDs. These > sessions are organized into two parts: > > Part I Safeguard advice on the basis of categories of strings > > The GAC discussions will proceed on the basis of advice to > safeguard categories of strings that raise concerns, or potential > concerns, for governments. There are currently nine draft > categories of strings proposed for the GAC’s Beijing agenda. Six > were identified in the GAC Toronto Communique: > > Consumer protection > Strings that are linked to regulated market sectors, such as the > financial, health and charity sectors > Competition issues > Strings that have broad or multiple uses or meanings, and where > one entity is seeking exclusive use > Religious terms where the applicant has no, or limited, support > from the relevant religious organisations or the religious community. > Minimising the need for defensive registrations > Protection of geographic names > Intellectual property rights particularly in relation to strings > aimed at the distribution of music, video and other digital material > > Three additional categories have now been proposed for consideration: > > Support for applications submitted by global authorities > Corporate Identifier gTLDs > Strings that represent inherent government functions and/or > activities > > As the GAC looks at these nine categories, and how they would apply > to strings and applications falling under these categories, the > number of safeguard categories or titles of the categories could > change. > > Part II GAC advice/objections on specific applications > > Twenty specific applications have been brought forward by a GAC > Member or Members for consideration by the GAC. The GAC Member(s) > putting forward these applications have linked them to the > following categories: > > Community name where the applicant does not have support from the > community or the government: 1 > Consumer protection: 2 > Name of an Intergovernmental Organisation (IGO): 1 > Protection of geographic names: 9 > Religious terms: 2 > Strings applied for that represent inherent government functions > and/or activities: 3 > Support for applications submitted by global authorities: 2 > > The Operating Principles of the GAC outline the consensus-based > approach of the Committee and will serve as a key reference for the > GAC in its deliberations. > > The GAC looks forward to the upcoming meetings and holding > exchanges with the ICANN Board and community on these and other > important matters. > > > -- > David A. Olive > Vice President, Policy Development Support > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) > 1101 New York Avenue, NW - Suite 930 > Washington, D.C. 20005 > Office: 202.570.7126 Mobile: 202.341.3611 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > soac-infoalert mailing list > [log in to unmask] > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-infoalert 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]