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Apologies:   Raphael Beauregard-LaCroix

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Transcript

Recording

Agenda

1.   Welcome

2.   Review of Agenda (2 minutes)

3.   Administration (1 minute)

4.   Complete Discussion of “OFAC Recommendation” (30 minutes)

5.   Discussion of “Applicable Law and Choice of Venue Recommendation” (40 minutes)

                           i.    “Status Quo” option (no choice of law)

                          ii.    “Menu” option – a limited number of choices (e.g., one per region)

                          iii.   “California” option – California and US law is the governing law

                          iv.    “Carve out” option – specified provisions are governed by a uniform law (e.g., California) while the rest are governed by the governing law of the Registry

                           v.    “Bespoke” option – the governing law of the Registry is the governing law of the document

                          i.     Same choices as above?  Same result?

                          i.    “Status Quo” (Los Angeles, California (or for governments and IGOs, Geneva, Switzerland))

                          ii.   “Venue Menu” option – a limited number of choices (e.g., one per region) of arbitration venues (all applying ICC rules)

                         i.     Are these only negotiating points between ICANN and the contracted party?

6.   Review of Revised “Proposed Issues” List (5 minutes)

7.   Review of Schedule and Timeline (5 minutes)

8.   AOB (5 minutes)

9.  Adjourn (next meeting 27 September 1900UTC)


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  Brenda Brewer: (9/27/2017 13:22) Good day!  Welcome to WS2 Jurisdiction Subgroup Meeting #48 on 27 September 2017 @ 19:00 UTC!

  Brenda Brewer: (13:22) When not speaking, please mute your phone by pressing *6 (star 6). To unmute, *6. This call is recorded.

  Brenda Brewer: (13:23) Reminder to all, for captioning and transcription, please  state your name before speaking and speak slowly.  Thank you!

  Bernard turcotte - ICANN: (13:58) hello all

  Herb Waye Ombuds: (14:02) Greetings all...

  kavouss arasteh: (14:02) Hi Pls mute when typing

  Brenda Brewer: (14:02) Please mute your mic when not speaking.  Thank you!

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr: (14:05) Sorry to be a few minutes late

  avri doria: (14:07) i have another meeting on the hour, so will leave 30 minutes before the end.

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr: (14:08) As do I the same meeting as Avri...  But will try to keep an ear in this AC

  David McAuley: (14:08) I am also in another meeting and may have to drop shortly after the top of th ehour

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr: (14:11) Yes a read through is needed

  kavouss arasteh: (14:12) Greg, May you speak slowly

  kavouss arasteh: (14:13) please mute when typing

  kavouss arasteh: (14:15) Greg pls advise the paragraph you didcussing by reference to para, no.

  Bartlett Morgan: (14:17) Hello everyone. Sorry for being late

  Robin Gross [GNSO NCSG]: (14:30) I like codification of the intent of the parties on choice of law, well in advance.  So I like the options of California law or the option of where the registry resides.

  David McAuley: (14:34) I am not prepared to choose yet - the recent discussion about this on list seemed a bit unsettled and the list just now strikes me as crisp. Now with this list of options I want to check with colleagues prior to stating a preference.

  David McAuley: (14:34) Also, unable to speak other than by chat.

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr: (14:35) Indeed @Kavous ... quite complex

  Bernard turcotte - ICANN: (14:35) time check - 55 minutes left in call

  David McAuley: (14:36) One problem with bespoke is that ICANN might have to track 190 - 200 laws and come up with very different interpretations

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr: (14:38) @David  to some extent  the same concern can be raised in "Carve Out>

  David McAuley: (14:38) agreed @CLO, partially the same issue

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr: (14:39) However from my personal POV  that does not mean they are not to be considered as options

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr: (14:41) That would be a "Menue> of sorts as well @Greg  not a critisism  just a different type of menu

  kavouss arasteh: (14:42) that was the choice I referred to as combination of options

  Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix: (14:43) This is a good question indeed Greg..!

  Tijani BEN JEMAA: (14:44) Sorry, technical problem

  David McAuley: (14:44) I think Sam told us it was more complicated than that

  Steve DelBianco: (14:46) Wait, Bernie.  We can recommend revisions to RAA and Base RyA, for the next time they are revised

  Steve DelBianco: (14:46) there is a process for RyA revisions

  kavouss arasteh: (14:46) Ihear Bernie with distortion and some near end echo

  Steve DelBianco: (14:47) Oh, I Agree now, Bernie

  Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix: (14:47) I do agree with that pov as well

  David McAuley: (14:47) I agree as well

  Robin Gross [GNSO NCSG]: (14:47) agree

  Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix: (14:47) no need to antagonise anyone with out work, suggesting changes as the fruit of our work seems to be the best way to proceed

  Steve DelBianco: (14:50) it's "fleshed out", Greg !

  Greg Shatan: (14:54) I have recirculated the OFAC Recommendations.  

  David McAuley: (14:54) I think deadline is around Oct 11, no?

  Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix: (14:54) Yes that could be a possibility

  Bernard turcotte - ICANN: (14:56) @DM - yes final deadline for documents for the 18 October plenary is 11 October as per usual

  Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix: (14:56) ok thanks for the heads up

  David McAuley: (14:57) I apologize - have to leave now to meet with a participant in another meeting. See you on list and next week.

  Bernard turcotte - ICANN: (14:57) that means there are 2 Jurisdiction meetings left after this one

  Bernard turcotte - ICANN: (15:00) time check - 30 minutes left in call

  Philip Corwin: (15:01) With regrets, I need to drop off the call. my calendar invitation was for 60 minutes, not 90. Ciao

  Steve DelBianco: (15:07) BLue, page 5

  Steve DelBianco: (15:09) hand up

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): (15:09) yep remove the examples

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): (15:13) agreed @Steve of course I am also biased by our considerations from the Strest tests

  Bernard turcotte - ICANN: (15:15) Time check - 15 minutes left in call

  Thomas Rickert 2: (15:16) From what I hear, Kavouss does not wish to have the text presently discussed in the document. So there should not be any issue with removing it and continue with walking through the edits.

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): (15:18) we can state the WG reviewed examples if needs be Kavous without loosing any advantage perceived in having such reference in a preamble

  Thomas Rickert 2: (15:19) Right, Cheryl.

  Thomas Rickert 2: (15:20) I think the general concern is covered in the excerpt sent to the list by Farzi.

  Thomas Rickert 2: (15:22) So why don't we make reference to the examples on this call, conclude that these are covered in general nature in the recommendation already and that the group has analysed the cases to establish that the concerns have been adequately covered.

  Thomas Rickert 2: (15:23) I am now in a train with patchy connection so I cannot speak.

  Thomas Rickert 2: (15:23) We would then have a record showing that we have discussed the case.

  Thomas Rickert 2: (15:23) IN the call and transcript

  Thomas Rickert 2: (15:24) The part shared by Farzi addresses exactly that case to avoid excessive appolication of Ofac

  Bernard turcotte - ICANN: (15:24) Time check - 5 minutes left in call

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): (15:25) Works for me Thomas / Greg

  Thomas Rickert 2: (15:27) We need to choose the words carefully on this. It may well be the Registrar has a credit faciility and is contractually obliged to apply OFAC, but that would not come from ICANN but from the bank.

  Thomas Rickert 2: (15:27) But I am sure we can find the right words.

  Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix: (15:28) Kavouss: we just do not know. They might have other reasons why they would choose to act that way

  Bartlett Morgan: (15:31) All I have to drop off now. Take care

  Steve DelBianco: (15:32) Several of you are doing what I predicted: questioning whether the example is on-point to the recommendation.  That is what will distract readers of our recommendations

  Steve DelBianco: (15:32) If we follow the Stress Test example, we can devise some plausible scenarios that can "test" our recommendations

  Steve DelBianco: (15:33) but these exnaples just do not belong in our document

  Thomas Rickert 2: (15:33) Why can't we proceed as I suggested?

  Bernard turcotte - ICANN: (15:33) 3 past the bottom of the hour

  Thomas Rickert 2: (15:34) Thanks, Greg!

  Steve DelBianco: (15:35) @Kavouss -- you could come back later with Stress Test scenarios.  

  Steve DelBianco: (15:35) I could help you with that

  Thomas Rickert 2: (15:35) Good point, Steve!

  Herb Waye Ombuds: (15:35) good bye all...

  Thomas Rickert 2: (15:35) Thanks for offering help.

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): (15:35) thanks everyone good progress today bye for now

  Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix: (15:35) bye bye all