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[registrars] What is involved in WIPO II

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  • Subject: [registrars] What is involved in WIPO II
  • From: "Robert F. Connelly" <rconnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 23:39:27 -0800
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Dear Registrars: <br><br>
Some months ago, I was appointed to the WIPO II Assistance Group. (See
footnote 2, below) This is an initial comment on the process.<br><br>
The names of the study members was announced just before the Carthage
meeting of ICANN.&nbsp; Suddenly, prior to the time that our designated
Chair organized the Group, there was a fire storm of agenda (hidden and
open) on the WIPO2 mailing list.&nbsp; I would characterize it like Don
Quixote galloping off in all directions:-(<br><br>
Here are my comments on what I consider to be the substance of the
debates:<br><br>
1. Attention has been focused upon the publicity about WIPO II.&nbsp;
Most of the light has been focused upon combatting abusive use of domains
composed of the 1. names of sovereign countries and, 2., the names and
acronyms of International Governmental Organisations.&nbsp; <br><br>
2. Supposedly, abuses would be subject to UDRP challenges.<br><br>
3. However, the expansion of UDRP could be subject to *binding*
arbitration.&nbsp; Some members of the discussion warn that such would
put ICANN in the position of being a judicial tribunal superior to
national courts.<br><br>
As your representative on the WIPO II Assistance Group, I am persuaded to
oppose any attempt to move the UDRP from voluntary to mandatory
arbitration.<br><br>
Now, for comments on what *is* included in WIPO II.<br><br>
1.&nbsp; Country names may be protected in a variety of languages.
<br><br>
The six UN languages are as follows:&nbsp; Arabic, Chinese, English,
French, Russian and Spanish.&nbsp; It is not clear whether names in
Arabic, Chinese and Russian may be challenged if the ASCII renderings of
those names are to be protected.&nbsp; (At some date, we will need to
consider the expanded scope when IDN domains are in the root -- such as
they are *today* for .com and .net;-)<br><br>
As for the names of countries in their local languages,&nbsp; it is clear
that guidance is needed for country names on non roman characters and
Asian ideographs.&nbsp; For example, would the romanization of Japan's
own names, &quot;Nihon&quot; and &quot;Nippon&quot;, but subject to
protection and challenge UDRP challenge?<br><br>
2.&nbsp; IGOs include names such as ITU, UNESCO, etc.&nbsp; But what
about UTI, the French rendering of ITU?&nbsp; I presume it till also be
protected, though it does not appear in the list, Footnote 1, below.
<br><br>
An expanded list of organisations subject to protection is added at the
bottom of this message, courtesy of Dr. Froomkin:<br><br>
What about future implications?&nbsp; What about proactive protection of
these ASCII strings?&nbsp; As registrars, I believe we would prefer for
it to be done by the registries, such as was done by Afilias prior to the
.info Landrush.&nbsp; That is, by blocking &quot;registrations&quot; in
the .info database.&nbsp; Some registries would disagree.<br><br>
Regards, BobC<br><br>
Footnote 1:<br><br>
There follows a necessarily limited list of large international
organizations, grouped together by continent. Each institution is
followed by a list of its official languages. Not all of those languages
are necessarily used at all meetings. Another point to be borne in mind
is that international organizations are grouped into larger
&quot;systems&quot; i.e. the UN system, the co-ordinated institutions
sector, the European Union institutions. Each system has its own official
languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish in the
case of the UNO; English and French in the coordinated institutions (CE,
ESA, OECD, NATO, WEU); Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German,
Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish for the European Union
institutions.<br><br>
<br>
<h4><b>AFRICA:</b></h4>&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>ADB (African Development Bank), Abidjan </b>&nbsp; <br>
English, French&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>ECA (Economic Commission for Africa), Addis-Ababa</b> <br><br>
<div align="right">UNO <br>
English, French (occasionally Spanish)&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>HABITAT (United Nations Division for Human Habitat), Nairobi</b>
<br><br>
UNO <br>
Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>OAU (Organization of African Unity), Addis-Ababa</b>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
Arabic, English, French&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>UNEP (United Nations Environment Program), Nairobi</b> <br><br>
UNO <br>
Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br><br>
<br>
<h4><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><b>AMERICAS</font>:</b></h4></div>
&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean), Santiago de Chile</b> <br>
<div align="right">UNO <br>
</div>
English, French, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>IADB (Interamerican Development Bank), Washington </b>&nbsp; <br>
English, French, Portuguese, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization), Montreal </b>&nbsp; <br>
English, French, Russian, Spanish (also Arabic and Chinese)&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>IMF (International Monetary Fund), Washington </b>&nbsp; <br>
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>INTELSAT (International Telecommunications Satellite Organization), Washington </b>&nbsp; <br>
English, French, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>OAS (Organization of American States), Washington </b>&nbsp; <br>
English, French, Portuguese, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>PAHO (Pan American Health Organization), Washington</b>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
English, Spanish (also French and Portuguese)&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>UNO (United Nations Organization), New York</b>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br><br>
<br>
<h4><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><b>ASIA</font>: </b></h4>&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>ESCAP (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific), Bangkok</b> <br><br>
<div align="right">UNO <br>
Chinese, English, French, Russian&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>SPC (South Pacific Commission), Noumea </b>&nbsp; <br>
English, French&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br><br>
<br>
<h4><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><b>EUROPE</font>:</b></h4></div>
&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>CE (Council of Europe), Strasbourg</b> <br><br>
<div align="right">Coordinated institutions <br>
English, French (sometimes Dutch, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish and, occasionally, Eastern European languages)&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), Geneva</b>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
English, French&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>CEU (Commission of the European Union), Brussels</b> <br><br>
EU <br>
Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>CICR (International Red Cross Committee), Geneva </b>&nbsp; <br>
French (Arabic, English, Farsi, German, Spanish)&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>ECJ (European Court of Justice), Luxembourg</b> <br><br>
EU <br>
Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>EP (European Parliament), Luxembourg, Brussels and Strasbourg</b> <br><br>
EU <br>
Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>EPO (European Patent Office), Munich </b>&nbsp; <br>
English, French, German&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>ESA (European Space Agency), Paris</b> <br><br>
Coordinated institutions <br>
English, French, German and sometimes Italian&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>EUROCONTROL, Brussels </b>&nbsp; <br>
English, French, German, and sometimes Dutch, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Turkish, Spanish, Italian and a Scandinavian booth&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization), Rome</b> <br><br>
UNO <br>
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), Vienna</b> <br><br>
UNO <br>
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development), Rome <br><br>
</b>UNO <br>
Arabic, English, French, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>ILO (International Labour Office), Geneva</b> <br><br>
UNO <br>
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>IMO (International Maritime Organization), London</b> <br><br>
UNO <br>
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>ITU (International Telecommunications Union), Geneva</b> <br><br>
UNO <br>
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Brussels</b> <br><br>
Coordinated institutions <br>
English, French (Russian)&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), Paris</b>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
English, French <br><br>
Coordinated institutions <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe), Vienna</b>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russian&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>UNESCO (United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization), Paris</b> <br><br>
UNO <br>
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization), Vienna</b>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish <br><br>
UNO <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>UNO (United Nations Organization), Geneva, Vienna</b> <br><br>
UNO <br>
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>UPU (Universal Postal Union), Berne </b>&nbsp; <br>
Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>WCU (World Customs Union), Brussels</b>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
English, French, sometimes Arabic, Russian and Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>WEU (Western European Union), Brussels, Paris </b>&nbsp; <br>
English, French (occasionally Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish)&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>WHO (World Health Organization), Geneva</b> <br><br>
UNO <br>
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), Geneva</b> <br><br>
UNO <br>
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>WMO (World Meteorological Organization), Geneva</b> <br><br>
UNO <br>
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>WTO (World Tourism Organization), Madrid</b>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
English, French, Russian, Spanish&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
<b>WTO (World Trade Organization), Geneva </b>&nbsp; <br>
English, French, Spanish&nbsp; <br>
</div>
Footnote 2:<br><br>
6 October 2003 <br><br>
<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; President Appoints Joint Working Group for WIPO-2 Process Issues<br><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; Dr. Paul Twomey, ICANN's President, is pleased to announce a Joint Working Group concerning the results of<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; the WIPO Second Internet Domain Name Process (WIPO-2 Process). The President was directed to appoint a<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; Joint Working Group resulting from a Board Resolution of 2 June 2003 (text of resolution provided below) and<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; consultation with the Generic Name Supporting Organization (GNSO) and its constituencies, the Governmental<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; Advisory Committee (GAC) and the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC).<br><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; The Joint Working Group is tasked with analyzing the practical and technical aspects of implementing WIPO-2<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; Process recommendations in a manner consistent with ICANN's mission, and the implications for the Uniform<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).<br><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; The Joint Working Group shall initially consist of the following individuals:<br><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; GNSO Members - Philip Sheppard, Commercial and Business Users Constituency; Michael Froomkin,<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; Non-Commercial Users Constituency; David Maher, gTLD Registries Constituency; Mike Heltzer, Intellectual<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; Property Interests Constituency; Robert F. Connelly, Registrars Constituency; and Maggie Mansourkia, Internet<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; Service and Connectivity Providers Constituency.<br><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; GAC Members - Vanda Scartezini (BR), Christian Wichard (WIPO). Lena Carlson (SE). Jean-Christophe<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; Chouvet (FR), Olive Chikankheni (Malawi), Richard Hill (ITU) and Martin Boyle (UK)<br><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; ALAC Members - Sebastian Ricciardi (Argentina) and Wendy Seltzer (USA)<br>
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