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  1. The GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Secretariat to share the results of this motion with the Chairs of the CCWG-Accountability as soon as possible.
  2. The GNSO Council wants to express its sincere appreciation to the CCWG-Accountability, the GNSO members and participants in that effort, and especially the GNSO appointed Chair, Thomas Rickert, for all their hard work and delivery of Supplemental Final Proposal on Work Stream 1 Recommendations.

 

2. Motion to Approve the Charter for the Working Group to conduct a Policy Development Process (PDP) on a Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in All Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs).

 Made by: Phil Corwin

Seconded by: Heather Forrest

WHEREAS:

  1. On 18 February 2016, the GNSO Council resolved to initiate a two-phased GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) to review all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in all Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs);
  2. The GNSO Council has reviewed the Draft Working Group Charter that was included in Annex A to the Final Issue Report, as delivered to the GNSO Council on 11 January 2015;
  3. The GNSO Council decided to form a sub group of Councilors to consider all options available for conducting the PDP;
  4. The Council sub group considered all the alternatives suggested during the public comment period to the Preliminary Issue Report for this PDP; and
  5. The GNSO Council has reviewed the sub group’s conclusions with respect to possible amendments to the proposed Working Group Charter [INSERT LINK].

RESOLVED:

  1. The GNSO Council approves the amended Charter and appoints PLACEHOLDER as the GNSO Council liaison to the PDP Working Group for the Review of All RPMs in All gTLDs.

 

  1. The GNSO Council directs ICANN staff to issue a call for volunteers for the PDP Working Group after the approval of this motion. The call for volunteers should be circulated as widely as possible in order to ensure broad representation and participation in the Working Group and initiated no later than PLACEHOLDER.
    1. Until such time as the PDP Working Group selects a chair(s) for the Working Group and that chair(s) is confirmed by the GNSO Council, the GNSO Council liaison to the Working Group shall serve as the interim chair.
    2. The GNSO Council directs, consistent with the Charter, that a liaison between this PDP Working Group and that for the PDP on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures be appointed as soon as both PDP Working Groups are convened, in order to assure consistent communication and coordination between the two Working Groups, including ensuring that any issues identified by either Working Group relating to existing or potential RPMs that are not covered by the scope of the respective Charters are referred to the appropriate Working Group by the GNSO Council in a timely manner.