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[council] Fwd: Briefing Document: Second-Level Protections in New gTLDs

  • To: GNSO Council List <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: [council] Fwd: Briefing Document: Second-Level Protections in New gTLDs
  • From: Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 10:53:17 +0200
  • List-id: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • References: <CBF290C3.5D37E%kurt.pritz@icann.org>
  • Sender: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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">Councillors,<div><br></div><div>This just in...</div><div><br><div>
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"><div><div>Stéphane Van Gelder<br>Directeur Général / General manager<br>INDOM 
Group NBT France</div><div>----------------<br>Head of&nbsp;Domain 
Operations</div></div><div>Group 
NBT</div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></span>
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<div><br><div>Début du message réexpédié :</div><br 
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style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 
0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 
0, 1.0);"><b>De : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; 
font-size:medium;">Kurt Pritz &lt;<a 
href="mailto:kurt.pritz@xxxxxxxxx";>kurt.pritz@xxxxxxxxx</a>&gt;<br></span></div><div
 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 
0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 
0, 1.0);"><b>Objet : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; 
font-size:medium;"><b>Briefing Document: Second-Level Protections in New 
gTLDs</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; 
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; 
font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date : </b></span><span 
style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">5 juin 2012 01:30:16 
HAEC<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; 
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; 
font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>À : </b></span><span 
style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Stéphane Van Gelder &lt;<a 
href="mailto:stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx";>stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx</a>&gt;<br></span></div><div
 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 
0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 
0, 1.0);"><b>Cc : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; 
font-size:medium;">Heather Dryden &lt;<a 
href="mailto:heather.dryden@xxxxxxxx";>heather.dryden@xxxxxxxx</a>&gt;, Olivier 
MJ Crepin-Leblond &lt;<a href="mailto:ocl@xxxxxxx";>ocl@xxxxxxx</a>&gt;, David 
Olive &lt;<a href="mailto:david.olive@xxxxxxxxx";>david.olive@xxxxxxxxx</a>&gt;, 
Brian Peck &lt;<a 
href="mailto:brian.peck@xxxxxxxxx";>brian.peck@xxxxxxxxx</a>&gt;, Liz Gasster 
&lt;<a href="mailto:liz.gasster@xxxxxxxxx";>liz.gasster@xxxxxxxxx</a>&gt;, 
Marika Konings &lt;<a 
href="mailto:marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx";>marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx</a>&gt;, Jamie 
Hedlund &lt;<a 
href="mailto:jamie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx";>jamie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx</a>&gt;, Heidi 
Ullrich &lt;<a 
href="mailto:Heidi.Ullrich@xxxxxxxxx";>Heidi.Ullrich@xxxxxxxxx</a>&gt;, Matt 
Ashtiani &lt;<a 
href="mailto:matt.ashtiani@xxxxxxxxx";>matt.ashtiani@xxxxxxxxx</a>&gt;, Amy 
Stathos &lt;<a 
href="mailto:amy.stathos@xxxxxxxxx";>amy.stathos@xxxxxxxxx</a>&gt;<br></span></div><br>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252"><div 
style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: 
after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, 
sans-serif; "><div>Dear Stephane:</div><span 
id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; 
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 
0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><div><div><div 
class="MsoNormal">With the closing of the application period for, and the
pending delegation of new gTLDs, the ICANN community is encouraged to continue
to consider the perceived need for defensive registrations at the second level,
and whether additional protections for established legal rights at the second
level should be developed and implemented.<span 
style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">In its 12 
April 2012 resolution regarding defensive applications (top-level protections) 
, the New gTLD Committee ofthe Board acknowledged that the sense of the public 
discussion on this issue
through the public comment forum and the public workshop at the Costa Rica
Meeting “indicated that trademark protections should continue to be discussed
and developed for the registration of second-level domain names.”<span 
style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; As required by&nbsp;</span>the Board’s 
resolution, ICANN staff members have drafted a briefing paper on this 
topic.</div><div class="MsoNormal">The paper suggests that the GNSO Council 
consider utilizing
one of its available processes such as requesting an Issue Report or conducting
a policy discussion to address the issue whether additional work on defensive
registrations at the second level should be undertaken.</div><div 
class="MsoNormal">We welcome comments on this paper. Please send me any comment 
or questions you might have.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Best regards</div><div 
class="MsoNormal">Kurt Pritz<span 
style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span><div>ICANN</div><span
 id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; 
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 
0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><div><div><div 
class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div 
class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>cc:<span 
style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>GAC – Heather
Dryden</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div 
class="MsoNormal"><span 
style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
</span>ALAC - Olivier
MJ Crepin-Leblond <span style="mso-tab-count:1">&nbsp; 
&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div 
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