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PROPOSED AGENDA



  1. Review Agenda/Statements of Interest Updates
  2. Discussion of Individual URS Proposals (See: wiki)
  3. ICANN63 Schedule (see attached)
  4. AOB

BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS



  1. George Kirikos (#23): https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/93126760/URS-Proposal-23.pdf?api=v2
  2. George Kirikos (#32): https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/93126760/URS-Proposal-32.pdf?api=v2
  3. George Kirikos (#33): https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/93126760/URS-Proposal-33.pdf?api=v2
  4. George Kirikos and Zak Muscovitch (#34): https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/93126760/URS-Proposal-34.pdf?api=v2

    Barcelona ICANN63 .pdf
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GNSO transcripts are located on the GNSO Calendar

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Attendance & AC Chatchat

Apologies:  Marie Pattullo, Petter Rindforth, Maxim Alzoba, Griffin BarnettJoining late: Kristine Dorrain

 

Note

Notes/ Action Items


Chair: Phil Corwin

1.  Review Agenda/Statements of Interest Updates: No updates

2.   Discussion of Individual URS Proposals (See: https://community.icann.org/x/aACNBQ)

George Kirikos (#23): https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/93126760/URS-Proposal-23.pdf?api=v2

Discussion:

-- Provider opposed to the proposal.  Not just the fee, but also the cost of the system.

-- Don't support including in the Initial Report.

-- Cost of doing business.  Providers are absorbing costs already.

-- Question: Clarify ICANN's role.  Would open up a Pandora's box with ICANN subsidizing the cost of doing business.

-- Question: Why should the rights of a trademark owner depend on the non-payment of fees and is there a danger that registrars might deliberately not collect those fees.

-- Support the proposal.  The providers get paid for their work; as a matter of equity this proposal makes sense.

-- Support putting the proposal out for public comment.

-- If it does go out for public comment we should be careful what we are asking.

-- The registrars and registries are not parties to the URS and UDRP, but that they may be involved in tracking down customers.

Response:

-- It was suggested why don't the registrars charge the registrant?  GoDaddy is attempting to charge registrants because they can't charge the URS provider.  This creates an additional burden on a registrant.


George Kirikos (#32): https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/93126760/URS-Proposal-32.pdf?api=v2

Discussion:

-- Opposed to the proposal; concern is not with the proposal itself -- will the proposal be included as is, or also secondary facts? 

-- Okay to send for public comment but it is out of scope.

-- Support to include for public comment, but think it is in scope.

-- In what format will these go out for public comment, but if the case should be maintained for retaining URS that should be included. 

Response:

-- Put this out for public comment to see what the public thinks.


George Kirikos (#33): https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/93126760/URS-Proposal-33.pdf?api=v2

Discussion:

-- URS is not consensus policy.

-- Question: An MOU is a contract so what is the problem we are trying to solve?  What are the terms that are not being met?

-- STI Report was not consensus policy so its recommendation didn't go into the AGB.

-- Not in favor of going out for public comment because based on a false premise, that an MOU is not a contract and not enforceable.  Also, it is an implementation question.

-- Could revise as a proposal that there should be further requirements on providers.

-- Would like to see regular review of the providers and support putting out for public comment.

-- Favor for public comment.

-- Favor formal contracts.

-- Favor putting out for comment.

Response:

-- Issue whether having them under contract is very important.


George Kirikos and Zak Muscovitch (#34): https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/93126760/URS-Proposal-34.pdf?api=v2

Discussion:

-- As it is written it is the language of wherever the registrant is located so not sure how that helps the registrant; also what about the time required?

-- How to translate form cover documents?  How much time required?

Response:

-- Timing could be taken into consideration in changes to the policy.

-- How UDRP handles language is reflected in this proposal.  There is nothing new.

-- Registrants are protected because panelists would have to be prepared to appoint panelists in the language of the registration. 

-- Translation costs are same as for the UDRP.


For Initial Report for public comment:

-- Low bar of adequate support.  Staff is reviewing chats and transcripts and Co-Chairs will share a draft of whether/how proposals will be included in the Initial Report.

-- We are looking for people to chime in to make proposals better.

-- After Initial Report and public comment if proposals have substantial opposition or lack of consensus will not go into the Final Report.


3.  ICANN63 Schedule (see attached)