<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>NCSG and its members may wish to submit a comment on ICANN's plan to be the arbiter of global the public interest.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/draft-picdrp-02oct13-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/draft-picdrp-02oct13-en.htm</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><h1 class="title" id="page-title" style="font-family: 'Klavika Medium'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.6em; margin-top: -40px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: -8px; padding-top: 12px; padding-right: 80px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; 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field-name-field-pcp-view-submitted field-type-link-field field-label-hidden clearfix" style="zoom: 1; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 1.45em; "><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-draft-picdrp-02oct13/" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: rgb(239, 103, 62); text-decoration: none; ">View Comments Submitted</a></div></div></div></div></fieldset><fieldset class="field-group-fieldset group-comment-overview form-wrapper" id="node_public_comment_period_full_group_comment_overview" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; clear: both; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); "><legend style="font-family: 'Klavika Medium'; margin-bottom: 8px; font-size: 1.15em; padding-top: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); width: 726px; "><span class="fieldset-legend">Brief Overview</span></legend><div class="fieldset-wrapper"><div class="field field-name-field-pcp-originating field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix clearfix" style="zoom: 1; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 1.45em; "><div class="field-label" style="font-weight: bold; float: left; font-size: 1em; ">Originating Organization: </div><div class="field-items" style="float: left; "><div class="field-item even">ICANN</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pcp-categories-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above clearfix" style="zoom: 1; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 1.45em; "><div class="field-label" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1em; ">Categories/Tags: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><ul class="custom-taxonomy-list" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 35px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 20px; padding-left: 15px; display: block; "><li style="margin-bottom: 5px; ">Top-Level Domains</li></ul></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pcp-purpose field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix clearfix" style="zoom: 1; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 1.45em; "><div class="field-label" style="font-weight: bold; float: left; font-size: 1em; ">Purpose (Brief): </div><div class="field-items" style="float: left; "><div class="field-item even">Seeking comments on the Revised Public Interest Commitments Dispute Resolution Procedure</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pcp-current-status field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix clearfix" style="zoom: 1; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 1.45em; "><div class="field-label" style="font-weight: bold; float: left; font-size: 1em; ">Current Status: </div><div class="field-items" style="float: left; "><div class="field-item even">Awaiting comments</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pcp-next-steps field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix clearfix" style="zoom: 1; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 1.45em; "><div class="field-label" style="font-weight: bold; float: left; font-size: 1em; ">Next Steps: </div><div class="field-items" style="float: left; "><div class="field-item even">Review public comments and revise if necessary</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pcp-staff-contact field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix clearfix" style="zoom: 1; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 1.45em; "><div class="field-label" style="font-weight: bold; float: left; font-size: 1em; ">Staff Contact: </div><div class="field-items" style="float: left; "><div class="field-item even">Krista Papac</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pcp-staff-contact-email field-type-link-field field-label-hidden clearfix" style="zoom: 1; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 1.45em; "><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="mailto:krista.papac@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Revised%20Public%20Interest%20Commitments%20Dispute%20Resolution%20Procedure%20%28PICDRP%29%20public%20comment%20period" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: rgb(239, 103, 62); text-decoration: none; ">Email Staff Contact</a></div></div></div></div></div></fieldset><fieldset class="field-group-fieldset group-comment-detail form-wrapper" id="node_public_comment_period_full_group_comment_detail" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; "><legend style="font-family: 'Klavika Medium'; margin-bottom: 8px; font-size: 1.15em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="fieldset-legend">Detailed Information</span></legend><div class="fieldset-wrapper"><div class="field field-name-field-pcp-detail-sec1 field-type-text-long field-label-above clearfix" style="zoom: 1; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 1.45em; "><div class="field-label" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1em; ">Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.45em; ">As previously reported, a dispute resolution procedure will be put in place to address complaints that a Registry in the New <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: initial; ">gTLD</abbr> Program may not be complying with the Public Interest Commitment(s) in Specification 11 of their Registry Agreement with <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: initial; ">ICANN</abbr>. A draft procedure was published in draft form on 15 March 2013. A variety of feedback was provided, including comments submitted through <a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-draft-picdrp-15mar13/" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: rgb(239, 103, 62); text-decoration: none; ">public comment forum</a>. <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: initial; ">ICANN</abbr> has considered the input received and has created a <a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/draft-picdrp-02oct13-en.pdf" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: rgb(239, 103, 62); text-decoration: none; ">Revised PICDRP</a> [PDF, 209 KB] that is being published for comment.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pcp-detail-sec2 field-type-text-long field-label-above clearfix" style="zoom: 1; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 1.45em; "><div class="field-label" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1em; ">Section II: Background: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Specification 11 in potentially over 500 new <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: initial; ">gTLD</abbr> Registry Agreements will have voluntary Public Interest Commitments that the Registry has made and with which the Registry has agreed to comply. Specification 11 will also have mandatory Public Interest Commitments that the Registry must comply with in all new <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: initial; ">gTLD</abbr>Registry Agreements. To effectively and efficiently resolve any issues that might arise regarding non-compliance with a Registry’s Public Interest Commitments, <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: initial; ">ICANN</abbr> Contractual Compliance will administer the PICDRP.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pcp-detail-sec3 field-type-text-long field-label-above clearfix" style="zoom: 1; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 1.45em; "><div class="field-label" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1em; ">Section III: Document and Resource Links: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><ul style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 35px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 20px; padding-left: 15px; display: block; "><li style="margin-bottom: 5px; "><a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/draft-picdrp-02oct13-en.pdf" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: rgb(239, 103, 62); text-decoration: none; ">Revised PICDRP</a> [PDF, 209 KB] (2 October 2013)</li><li style="margin-bottom: 5px; "><a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/draft-picdrp-15mar13-en.pdf" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: rgb(239, 103, 62); text-decoration: none; ">Draft PICDRP Requirements</a> [PDF, 349 KB] (15 Mar 2013)</li><li style="margin-bottom: 5px; "><a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/agreement-approved-02jul13-en.pdf" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: rgb(239, 103, 62); text-decoration: none; ">Registry Agreement</a> [PDF, 2.15 MB]</li></ul></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pcp-detail-sec4 field-type-text-long field-label-above clearfix" style="zoom: 1; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 1.45em; "><div class="field-label" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1em; ">Section IV: Additional Information: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Comments submitted during the previous public comment period have largely been addressed in this Revised PICDRP, including the request that <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: initial; ">ICANN</abbr> itself ensured compliance with the PICDRP. <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: initial; ">ICANN</abbr> notes that a couple of comments submitted in the public comment forum suggested that the standard of harm be changed from "measurable" to "material" and that the burden of proof be changed from "preponderance of evidence" to "clear and convincing evidence." <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: initial; ">ICANN</abbr> has considered these requests in light of the nature of the obligations that are to be challenged under the PICDRP. We note that these specific issues were debated during the development of the Trademark Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure (Trademark PDDRP) and the Registry Restriction Dispute Resolution Procedure (RRDRP), and a distinction was made between the standards and burden of proof for the Trademark PDDRP as opposed to the RRDRP because of the obligations that those procedures were meant to address. As the Trademark PDDRP is intended to essentially address a pattern and practice of misconduct by the registry operator, the community discussion ultimately lead to a standard of harm and burden of proof higher than that for the RRDRP, in which the Registry Operator is being challenged for failing to comply with a commitment that it made in its Registry Agreement. Given that the PICDRP will also be challenging the Registry Operator's failure to comply with a commitment that it made in its Registry Agreement, it seems logical to adopt the same standard and burden of proof as found in the RRDRP. Accordingly, the standard of harm and burden of proof in the PICDRP will remain as stated in the version that was posted for public comment.</div><div class="field-item even"><br></div><div class="field-item even"><br></div></div></div></div></fieldset></article></div></div></body></html>