Is ICANN Accountable, Transparent, and "Bottom-Up" in its Governance?
NCSG Reconsideration Request of ICANN staff's decision to impose the "trademark + 50" policy for new GTLDS
(Request 13-3 on 19 April 2013)
Attachments to NCSG Reconsideration Request 13-3
ICANN's 1st Response (what ICANN's lawyers hoped they could get away with)
16 May 2013
NCSG Letter to Board of Directors Regarding ICANN's 1st Response
17 June 2013
GNSO Council discussion on impact of 1st response on bottom-up multi-stakeholder model of governance
13 June 2013
ICANN's 2nd Response (revised response following community-wide outrage to 1st response)
25 June 2013
ICANN Board New GTLD Program Committee Approves 2nd Response
2 July 2013
NCSG DIDP request for info surrounding ICANN staff's decision to create new rights for large trademark holders after Guidebook published
24 July 2013
ICANN "Response"
24 August 2013
NCSG Appeal of ICANN's secrecy claims over most information surrounding ICANN staff's decision to create new rights for trademark holders in DNS
8 September 2013
NCSG Statement on ICANN Board-Staff Violation of Bylaws By Unilateral Adoption of Trademark + 50 Policy (.pdf)
7 November 2013
NCSG Statement on ICANN Board-Staff Violation of Bylaws by Unilateral Adoption of Trademark + 50 Policy (.html)
7 November 2013