+1 for the draft proposal, including the amendments.

Norbert Klein
Cambodia



On 8/13/2016 10:51 PM, farzaneh badii wrote:
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> Thanks Stefania.  For sure you can make changes directly on the Google 
> doc.
>
> Best
>
> Farzaneh
>
>
> On 13 Aug 2016 5:49 p.m., "Milan, Stefania" <[log in to unmask] 
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
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>     Dear Farzi
>     thanks much for taking the time to draft this public comment. I
>     find Ed's suggestions to the point--thanks for including them.
>     May I suggest some change in the wording of the first paragraph,
>     in the google doc?
>     As a member of the NCSG PC, I hope this gets to out table :-)
>     Thanks again!
>     Best, Stefania
>
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>     badii <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>     Inviato: sabato 13 agosto 2016 17.27.55
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>     Oggetto: Re: Public comments on country codes and second level top
>     level domains
>
>     Hi
>
>     Added the changes recommended by Ed. Thank you very much.
>
>     Farzaneh
>
>     On 13 Aug 2016 4:59 p.m., "farzaneh badii"
>     <[log in to unmask]
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>     <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>> wrote:
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>     Yes I agree and will implement Eds Suggestion soon .
>
>     On 13 Aug 2016 4:54 p.m., "Sam Lanfranco" <[log in to unmask]
>     <mailto:[log in to unmask]><mailto:[log in to unmask]
>     <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>> wrote:
>     I would like to second Ed's concern here. I went to the full list
>     of gTLDs and spend some time playing around with placing two
>     letter country codes in front of gTLDs and could hardly find
>     anything that would look suspiciously like a government site.
>     Misrepresentation would flow not from the two-letter/gTLD URL
>     itself, but from the use of the domain name. Leave registries and
>     registrar's out of enforcement there, and leave it where it
>     belongs, with initiative taken by offended parties (including
>     governments), or by those abused by misrepresentation.
>
>     Sam L.
>
>     On 8/13/2016 8:14 AM, Edward Morris wrote:
>     Hi Farzi,
>
>     Thanks so much for doing this. Clearly this is an issue directly
>     related to free speech on the domain name line and I certainly
>     support the NCSG submitting a public comment on this matter. I
>     also agree with your approach to the issue, except for one small
>     part. You write:
>
>     ---
>
>     REGISTRATION POLICY
>
>     This policy requires the registry to make sure that the registrant
>     has taken measures to ensure against misrepresenting or falsely
>     implying that the registrant or its business is affiliated with
>     the government.
>     We find this acceptable, however misrepresentation should be
>     interpreted narrowly. But the obligation that the registrant not
>     to falsely imply that it is affiliated with the government is a
>     sound approach which we support.
>
>     ---
>
>     I don't want registry's to turn into content police or judges of
>     the intent of registrants. I recognise there is a big push in
>     ICANN, from the IPC, the GAC and others, to turn Registries into
>     de facto enforcement bodies. I think this is something we should
>     resist at any and every opportunity. What are the criteria to be
>     used concerning government affiliation? Is this something we
>     really want Registries to decide?
>
>     With that small exception I fully endorse this comment. I look
>     forward to hearing what others have to say.
>
>     Thanks again, Frazi, for your hard work on this.
>
>     Kind Regards,
>
>     Ed Morris
>
>
>
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