Re: [council] MOTION TO RECOMMEND PROTECTIONS IN THE FIRST ROUND OF NEW GTLDS FOR CERTAIN RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT (RCRC) AND INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) NAMES

[Volker Greimann <vgreimann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Jeff, dear fellow councillors,

not trying to ruffle any feathers here, especially at this late stage, 
but I have strong objections to the concept of implementing blanket 
mandatory restrictions to the legitimate rights of potential domain 
owners to apply for certain strings on the second level based solely on 
the lobbying power of the IOC and the Red Cross/Red Crescent. The 
proposed reserving of the listed terms effectively removes the ability 
of other potential rights holders in these strings to apply for their 
trademarks or other name rights in the sunrise phase of any newly 
launched gTLD, especially since the TMCH warning process would provide 
the protected entities and the applicant with ample warning of the 
potential conflict during the launch. Only once the minimum duration of 
the TMCH protection in newly launched TLDs expires does further 
protection become necessary.
A quick search shows numerous such potential applicants for the string 
"Olympic" alone: restaurants, an airline, a paint company, a travel 
agency, hotels, a college, a dairy company and many more, none of which 
infringe upon the legally protected rights of the above organizations by 
use of the string "olympic". The blanket restriction therefore seems as 
an overreach, especially since effective protection mechanisms are 
already implemented during the launch.
A more differentiated approach therefore seems appropriate, such as a 
requirement for new gTLD registries to add the affected strings to the 
reserved list only after the TMCH is no longer effective for the TLD, or 
allowing Sunrise applications despite the restriction.
While I understand and agree with the need to implement some form of 
protections for the above organizations, such protections should not 
infringe on third party rights to apply for the registration of domain 
names that match their legal rights in an undue manner.
Best,

Volker Greimann





> All,
>
> On behalf of the IOC/RCRC Drafting Team, I am pleased to present the 
> following motion which was supported by the Drafting Team.  For the 
> record, I will note that the recommendations were not supported by the 
> Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group and Thomas Rickert, but were 
> supported by the Registries Stakeholder Group, the, Intellectual 
> Property Constituency, Business Constituency and ISP Constituency, the 
> representative from the ALAC, and those representatives from the 
> International Olympic Committee and the Red Cross/Red Crescent.  The 
> Registrars Stakeholder group did not participate on the Drafting Team.
> Thanks.
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> *MOTION TO RECOMMEND PROTECTIONS IN THE FIRST ROUND OF NEW GTLDS FOR 
> CERTAIN RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT (RCRC) AND INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC 
> COMMITTEE (IOC) NAMES *
> **
>
> *Made by: Jeff Neuman*
>
> *Seconded by:*
>
> **
>
> *WHEREAS:***
>
> **
>
> The Board Resolution 2011.06.20.01, authorized "the President and CEO 
> to implement the new gTLD program which includes . . . incorporation 
> of text concerning protection for specific requested Red Cross and IOC 
> names for the top level only during the initial application round, 
> until the GNSO and GAC develop policy advice based on the global 
> public interest, . . ." 
> (http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-20jun11-en.htm)
> *T*he IOC/RC Drafting Team established [Date] by the GNSO Council has 
> considered a number of different options with respect to protections 
> of both the IOC and the RCRC terms in response to the GAC proposal to 
> provide permanent protection for such terms including at the second 
> level in new gTLDS;
> *T*he solution proposed by**the IOC/RC Drafting Team, to initiate a 
> PDP and to provide temporary reservation of the exact match IOC/RC 
> names, was posted for public comment on 28 September 2012 and closed 
> on 9 November 2012;
> *T*he GNSO has now [Date] initiated a policy development process (PDP) 
> to evaluate possible protections for certain international 
> organization names in all gTLDs, including, specifically, whether to 
> recommend policies to protect IOC/RCRC names; and
> *T*herefore, the IOC/RC Drafting Team recommends that the GNSO Council 
> recommend to the Board that it adopt the second recommendation of the 
> IOC/RC Drafting Team, providing for temporary reservation of the exact 
> match IOC/RC names,  prior to the delegation of the first round of new 
> gTLDs.
> *NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED*:
>
> *T*hat the GNSO Council adopts the IOC/RC Drafting Team's 
> recommendation to temporarily reserve the exact match of IOC and RCRC 
> second level domain names listed in Section 2.2.1.2.3 of the Applicant 
> Guidebook and per the GAC recommendation of 14 September 2011pending 
> the outcome of the recently launched policy development process 
> involving International Governmental and Non-governmental Organizations.
> *T*hat the GNSO Council thanks the members of the IOC/RC Drafting Team 
> for their efforts in producing these recommendations, and hereby 
> disbands the IOC/RC Drafting Team; and
> *T*hat the Chair of the GNSO Council is authorized to forward these 
> recommendations to the ICANN Board.
> *Jeffrey J. Neuman
> Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs*
> 46000 Center Oak Plaza, Sterling, VA 20166
> *Office:***+1.571.434.5772*Mobile: *+1.202.549.5079*Fax: 
> *+1.703.738.7965*/*jeff.neuman@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:jeff.neuman@xxxxxxxxxxx> */*www.neustar.biz 
> <http://www.neustar.biz/>

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