[council] Public Comment Request: Draft Final Report on Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/igo-ingo-final-20sep13-en.htm
Draft Final Report on Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs
Comment / Reply Periods (*)
Comment Open Date: 20 September 2013
Comment Close Date: 11 October 2013 - 23:59 UTC
Reply Open Date: 12 October 2013
Reply Close Date: 1 November 2013 - 23:59 UTC
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Brief Overview
Originating Organization:
GNSO
Categories/Tags:

 *   Policy Processes
Purpose (Brief):

The Generic Names Supporting Organization ("GNSO") Policy Development Process 
Working Group is tasked with addressing the issue of Protecting the identifiers 
of certain International Governmental Organizations ("IGOs") and International 
Non-Governmental Organizations ("INGOs") in all gTLDs and they have published 
its draft Final Report for public comment.
Current Status:

The GNSO Policy Development Process Working Group ("PDP WG") on the Protection 
of IGO and INGO Identifiers in all gTLDs has published this draft Final Report 
and is soliciting community input on the policy recommendations currently under 
consideration by the PDP WG. This draft Final Report has also been submitted to 
the GNSO Council on 20 September 2013.
Next Steps:

Following the review of and taking into account the public comments received 
during this Public Forum, the PDP WG will modify the report and/or policy 
recommendations as outlined in the draft Final Report and that agreed upon by 
WG members prior to submission to the GNSO Council.
Staff Contact:
Mary Wong
Email Staff 
Contact<mailto:policy-staff@xxxxxxxxx?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Draft%20Final%20Report%20on%20Protection%20of%20IGO%20and%20INGO%20Identifiers%20in%20All%20gTLDs%20public%20comment%20period>
Detailed Information
Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose:

In its draft Final Report the PDP WG provides background information on the 
issues related to the protection for certain International Governmental 
Organizations (IGO) and International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGO) 
(including the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement ("RCRC") and International 
Olympic Committee ("IOC")) identifiers. The report also includes a summary of 
the Working Group's deliberations with respect to the issues defined in the 
WG's Charter.

Most importantly, the Recommendations section of this draft Final Report 
presents a list of proposed policy recommendations currently being considered 
by the PDP WG, for the protection of certain IGO and INGO identifiers in all 
gTLDs. The proposed policy recommendations for the protection of certain IGO 
and INGO identifiers presented in this draft Final Report are delineated by the 
organizations seeking protection and within each sub-set, both top and second 
level protections are considered. Current WG consensus levels, per the GNSO 
Working Group Guidelines, are also included with each recommendation.

The IGO-INGO WG is specifically looking for input to Section 5 of this draft 
Final Report:

 *   Recommendations per Organization (RCRC, IOC, IGO, INGO), Sections 5.1 to 
5.4
 *   General recommendations, Section 5.5
 *   Principles of implementation on incumbent gTLDs, Section 5.6
 *   Exception procedures, Section 5.7
Section II: Background:

For a detailed background and history of the issue on whether to protect 
certain IGO and INGO identifiers including the RCRC and IOC prior to the 
initiation of this PDP, please see the Final GNSO Issue Report on the 
Protection of International Organization Names in New 
gTLDs<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/protection-igo-names-final-issue-report-01oct12-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 674 KB]. The Issue Report was initiated as a result of a recommendation 
by the GNSO Drafting Team formed to provide a GNSO Council response to the 
Board and GAC on the protection of IOC and RCRC names in new gTLDs. After 
community review, the scope of the Final GNSO Issue Report included an 
evaluation of whether to protect the names of both international government and 
non-government organizations at the top level and second level in all gTLDs.

At its October meeting last year, the GNSO Council considered the Final GNSO 
Issue Report on the Protection of International Organization Names in New 
gTLDs, and approved a motion to initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") 
for the protection of certain international organization names and acronyms in 
all gTLDs. The Working Group ("WG") was formed on 31 October 2012 and the WG 
Charter was approved by the GNSO Council on 15 November 2012. The decision was 
taken in this context to subsume the issues of the IOC and Red Cross Red 
Crescent designations and names under the new PDP WG process.

As part of its deliberations, the PDP WG was required under the WG Charter to 
consider the following questions:

 1.  Whether there is a need for special protections at the top and second 
level in all existing and new gTLDs for the names and acronyms of the following 
types of international organizations: International Governmental Organizations 
(IGOs) protected by international law and multiple domestic statutes, 
International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) receiving protections 
under treaties and statutes under multiple jurisdictions, specifically 
including the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement (RCRC), and the International 
Olympic Committee (IOC). In deliberating this issue, the WG should consider the 
following elements:
    *   Quantifying the Entities to be Considered for Special Protection
    *   Evaluating the Scope of Existing Protections under International 
Treaties/National Laws for IGO, RCRC and IOC Names
    *   Establishing Qualification Criteria for Special Protection of 
International Organization Names
    *   Distinguishing Any Substantive Differences Between the RCRC and IOC 
From Other International Organizations
 2.  If there is a need for special protections at the top and second level in 
all existing and new gTLDs for certain international organization names and 
acronyms, the PDP WG is expected to develop policy recommendations for such 
protections. Specifically, the PDP WG should:
    *   Determine whether the current special protections being provided to 
RCRC and IOC names at the top and second level of the initial round of new 
gTLDs should be made permanent for RCRC and IOC names in all gTLDs and if not, 
develop specific recommendations for the appropriate special protections for 
these names.
    *   Develop specific recommendations for appropriate special protections 
for the names and acronyms of all other qualifying international organizations.
Section III: Document and Resource Links:

Draft Final Report on Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in All 
gTLDs<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-20sep13-en.pdf> [PDF, 681 
KB]
Section IV: Additional Information:

 *   Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs 
Page<http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/igo-ingo>
 *   Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs 
Wiki<http://community.icann.org/display/GWGTCT/>
 *   Protection of International Olympic Committee / Red Cross Names DT 
Page<http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/ioc-rcrc>

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Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://gnso.icann.org