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05.04.2013Public Interest Commitments Dispute Resolution Procedure (PICDRP)Adopted
14Y, 0N, 0A 
Alan Greenberg (NARALO)30.03.201309.04.2013n/a11.04.2013
(ALAC Meeting in Beijing) 
n/a11.04.201311.04.2013Olof Nordling olof.nordling@icann.orgTBCAL/ALAC/ST/0413/5
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15 March 2013
Comment Close Date: 
5 April 2013 - 23:59 UTC
Reply Open Date: 
6 April 2013
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27 April 2013 - 23:59 UTC

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FINAL VERSION TO BE SUBMITTED IF RATIFIED

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nameALAC Statement on the Public Interest Commitments Dispute Resolution Procedure (PICDRP).pdf

The final version to be submitted, if the draft is ratified, will be placed here by upon completion of the vote. 

FINAL DRAFT VERSION TO BE VOTED UPON BY THE ALAC

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Although described as a Dispute Resolution Procedure, the Public Interest Commitment (PIC) was introduced to the community as a process that could be “enforced by ICANN."

Many in our community were led to believe that “enforced by ICANN” meant that the PIC process would include an ICANN Compliance connection and that ICANN itself would carry out the enforcement.

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The ALAC believes that ICANN made a serious mistake in not requiring all new gTLD applicants to stand by their application promises in the form of contractual compliance. We expected that the PIC, despite being a late addition to the application process, would be used as a crucial mechanism to uphold the interest of the public and the end user. As proposed, the PIC implementation is weak with features that actively discourage and penalize complainants. The PIC Dispute Resolution
Procedure Resolution Procedure as it is currently presented provides little leverage for the Global Public Interest and it is therefore unacceptable. We firmly believe that ICANN must bestow upon the PIC process the true force of responsible and competent enforcement.

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