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So, here we have the GDD President definitively stating what the limits of contractual compliance are. As a side note, it is clear from the record that the issue in question was a contractual issue, but Atallah has declared publicly it was not. Why is the GDD President making the declaration and not the CEO, especially if the head of compliance supposedly reports to the CEO?

The following is portion of a June 18 2015 letter by the GDD President on a compliance matter:

"ICANN's enforcement authority is limited to enforcing compliance with the terms and conditions of its agreements

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ICANN is considering these responses and will continue to monitor Vox Populi's compliance with ICANN's Registry Agreement for the .SUCKS TLD."

Again, GDD is making public policy definitions of the compliance role and responding to compliance issues from the community. 

3. True Impact of Compliance Activity

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