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>]

Hi Jeff,

even if the reservation is temporary this will result in that the 
potential applicants are effectively disenfranchised from the 
opportunity to participate in the Sunrise periods of any given TLD. I 
don't think that registry operators and registrars will be willing to 
entertain a second sunrise in each and every new TLD just for these 
strings, which would mean that rights holders would have to compete with 
other third parties once the reservation were lifted.
While the IOC and RCRC have internationally established protections in 
place, these protections are not all-encompassing and allow for other 
legitimate uses of these terms. Consequently, any protections for these 
strings we implement in addition to the existing protections should also 
take into consideration other legitimate rights.
I am not opposed to additional protections in general, however these 
should be fair and balanced. I agree that the worst case scenario you 
detail is a distinct problem, but there should be possible solutions for 
that issue, such as a specific warning for registering parties at the 
time of application for sunrise validation, or the right to participate 
in the sunrise despite the reservation (i.e. the sunrise application 
would not automatically fail as with standard reservations, but either 
remain pending until the PDP is done, or be processed as usual but lead  
to a right to register upon availability instead of instant registration).
I agree that we should avoid being cornered by our current decision if 
the PDP comes out differently, I am just looking for more flexibility to 
allow for alternative solutions that would achieve the same goal.
Best,


Volker Greimann

> Volker,
>
> Please note that the recommendations are for _temporary_ reservations 
> pending the outcome of the PDP.  You may be correct in your ultimate 
> conclusion and that may be the way the PDP comes out.  But out of 
> practicality, if the PDP comes out the other way (that the names 
> should be protected), then the only way to realistically implement 
> that would be if the names were reserved in the first place.  It would 
> be impossible to take back the names once they are registered by third 
> parties.  Therefore, the Drafting Team believes that the names should 
> be reserved initially until the PDP is completed.  Worst case scenario 
> if we adopt this measure is that the PDP comes out that the names 
> should not be protected and then we allow for the release of the names 
> at that time.  If we took your approach and the names should have been 
> protected (assuming the PDP comes out that way), we are stuck.
> I hope this helps explain the Drafting Team position without in any 
> way downplaying your opposition to the ultimate reservation.
> Thanks.
>
> *Jeffrey J. Neuman**
> **Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs*
>
> *From:*Volker Greimann [mailto:vgreimann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> *Sent:* Friday, November 09, 2012 7:49 AM
> *To:* Neuman, Jeff; council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* 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
> 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
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>     <http://www.neustar.biz/>
>
>
>
>
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