Re: [council] URS follow-up

[Thomas Rickert <rickert@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff,
I fully agree. However, my recollection is that we would stand by and wait for 
information on the basis of which we can then decide how to move forward (at 
least that is what I have proposed). Having people ready to take action 
(whatever that might be) does not do any harm. 

Thomas



Am 25.10.2012 um 22:11 schrieb "Neuman, Jeff" <Jeff.Neuman@xxxxxxxxxx>:

> All,
>  
> I am not sure why we are giving this request any credibility.  Sorry for my 
> bluntness, but no one answered my questions during the GNSO session or 
> afterwards.  We seem to be conceding to ICANN that a team is necessary to 
> revise URS policy even before seeing any of the results of the RFI which we 
> now know there is at least one bidder that will propose doing the URS in 
> accordance with the current policies laid out in the Guidebook for the price 
> expected.
>  
> To concede now that policy work needs to be done is conceding that the ICANN 
> is in fact held hostage by the current vendors providing existing UDRP 
> services.  If we do indeed need to develop new policies around the URS (which 
> at this point in time, there is no evidence that this needs to be done), I 
> think we should address it then.  But aren’t we putting the cart before the 
> horse?
>  
> All of those caveats aside, if we are forced to set up a group, you can count 
> on my participation.
> 
> Thanks!
>  
> Jeffrey J. Neuman 
> Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs
> 
>  
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of Thomas Rickert
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 3:17 PM
> To: Jonathan Robinson
> Cc: 'Petter Rindforth'; council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [council] URS follow-up
>  
> I would like to  join this, too!
>  
> Thomas
>  
>  
> Am 22.10.2012 um 22:35 schrieb Jonathan Robinson 
> <jonathan.robinson@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> 
> 
> Many thanks Peter. 
>  
> Good to have you on board for this and other items.
>  
> Best wishes,
>  
>  
> Jonathan
>  
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of Petter Rindforth
> Sent: 22 October 2012 00:38
> To: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Jonathan Robinson
> Subject: Re: [council] FW: URS follow-up
>  
> Dear Jonathan and All new Colleagues,
>  
> Just to express my interest in participate in the further work with URS (as 
> it seems we now have to).
>  
> I have experience as an .xxx Arbitrator and also created the Swedish ADR 
> Accelerated Proceeding, so I hope I can therewith add some ideas  - and 
> questions  - in order to have a fast as possible final solution regarding the 
> URS.
>  
> Best,
> Petter
>  
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> On 21 okt 2012 23:44 "Jonathan Robinson" <jonathan.robinson@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
> All,
>  
> Please be aware of the following note from Olof Nordling when we next 
> consider the URS and associated issues.
>  
> Jonathan
>  
> From: Olof Nordling [mailto:olof.nordling@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 21 October 2012 15:33
> To: jonathan.robinson@xxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Kurt Pritz
> Subject: URS follow-up
>  
> Dear Jonathan,
> Congratulations to your recent election as GNSO Council Chair and many thanks 
> to you and to all Council members for the constructive discussions we had on 
> URS matters on 18 October! The willingness to consider a drafting team to 
> address URS implementation questions and issues is much appreciated.
>  
> The subsequent URS session the same day in Toronto proved most interesting. 
> In addition to presentations from NAF and WIPO as  potential URS providers, 
> we had the advantage of a very late addition to the agenda – a presentation 
> from a “new entrant”, Intersponsive, intending to respond to the RFI with a 
> proposal within the target fee, although with some adjustments of the URS 
> provisions. Also NAF clarified that they would be able to stay within the 
> target fee, provided reasonable limitations could be established to the 
> current translation requirements and to the number of domain names covered by 
> a single complaint.
>  
> I realize that you and other Council members couldn’t attend this session, as 
> it partially overlapped with the GNSO Council session, but the recording is 
> available at http://audio.icann.org/meetings/toronto2012/urs-18oct12-en.mp3. 
> Furthermore, there are a number of relevant documents posted on our recently 
> established URS web page at http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/urs, 
> notably contributions from NAF, WIPO and CAC, with considerations, proposals, 
> some costing aspects and, most importantly, questions needing to be resolved 
> (the NAF contribution is of particular interest in that regard).
>  
> I believe these recent developments further clarifies the need for a drafting 
> team to establish realistic implementation measures based on the URS text. I 
> look forward to further contacts with you and the Council on this matter in 
> the near future.
>  
> Very best regards
> Olof
>  
>  
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