<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Thanks McTim,</div><div><br></div><div>Substantively, I agree with you and I sympathise with the registries that have .brand applications. On the other hand, I am concerned with gTLD policy being developed by the ICANN board purely from a process perspective. I would argue on that point out of principle. The idea of the ICANN board developing policy is not one that I relish.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks again.</div><div><br></div><div>Amr</div><br><div><div>On Apr 9, 2014, at 4:49 PM, McTim <<a href="mailto:dogwallah@GMAIL.COM">dogwallah@GMAIL.COM</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 9:06 AM, Amr Elsadr <<a href="mailto:aelsadr@egyptig.org">aelsadr@egyptig.org</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">Hi,<br><br>The board's resolution on specification 13 of the new gTLD registry<br>agreement is going to be a discussion topic on tomorrow's irregularly<br>scheduled GNSO council call. This resolution is specific to .Brand<br>registries, a model that was (as far as I can tell) not taken into<br>consideration back in 2007 when the GNSO WG on Introduction of new gTLDs<br>concluded its work.<br><br>The ICANN board has delayed implementation of this resolution for 45 days<br>pending feedback from the GNSO Council on whether the council believes this<br>resolution conflicts with policies developed in the GNSO, or not.<br>Personally, I'm somewhat divided on whether I have substantive difficulties<br>with this resolution or not and am keen to hear others thoughts (from both<br>in and out of NCSG).<br></blockquote><br>I have no objection to it. It seems incredible to me that a .Brand<br>MUST use Registrars at all!<br><br><br><br>--<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Cheers,<br><br>McTim<br>"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A<br>route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel</div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>