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<div class="moz-forward-container">Latest call for volunteers.<br>
Stephanie Perrin<br>
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<td>[council] Call for Volunteers: New GNSO Policy
Development Process Working Group to Review All Rights
Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs</td>
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<td>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 21:03:23 +0000</td>
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<td>Glen de Saint Géry <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Glen@icann.org"><Glen@icann.org></a></td>
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<td>GNSO Council List (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>)
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org"><council@gnso.icann.org></a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-21-en"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-21-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-21-en</a></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Call for Volunteers: New GNSO Policy
Development Process Working Group to Review All Rights
Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h3><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">In Brief<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The Generic Names Supporting Organization
(GNSO) Council seeks volunteers for a new Working Group that
will conduct a Policy Development Process (PDP) to Review
All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in All Generic
Top-Level Domains (gTLDs). The GNSO Council approved the PDP
Working Group's
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/rpm-charter-26feb16-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">Charter</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 510 KB] on </span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+9+March+2016"><span
lang="EN-US">9 March 2016</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">What
This Team Will Do<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1
level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Conduct the PDP in two phases</span></strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">This PDP Working Group is being chartered to
conduct a review of all RPMs in all gTLDs in two phases as
defined in the
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/whois-ng-gtld-rds-charter-07oct15-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">approved charter</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 524 KB]: Phase One will focus on a
review of all the RPMs that were developed for the New gTLD
Program (i.e. the Trademark Clearinghouse and associated
notification and sunrise mechanisms, the Uniform Rapid
Suspension procedure, and the Post-Delegation Dispute
Resolution Procedures), and Phase Two will focus on a review
of the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">At a minimum, in each Phase of this PDP, the
Working Group will be expected to first assess the
effectiveness of the relevant RPM(s), for which it should
seek the input of experienced online dispute resolution
providers and other subject matter experts, as appropriate.
The Working Group is also expected to look at the interplay
between and complementary roles of each RPM in seeking to
more fully understand their overall functioning and
effectiveness. Ultimately, the goal is for the Working Group
to consider the overarching issue as to whether or not all
the RPMs collectively fulfill the purposes for which they
were created, or whether additional policy recommendations
are needed, including to clarify and unify the policy goals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">In public comments to the
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/udrp/udrp-final-issue-report-03oct11-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">UDRP Final Issue Report</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 2.69 MB], the </span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/rpm/rpm-review-11sep15-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">RPM Staff Paper</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF 2.5 MB], and the </span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rpm-prelim-issue-2015-10-09-en"><span
lang="EN-US">Preliminary Issue Report</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> for this PDP, various community groups and
participants had identified a number of issues that they
considered appropriate for review in a PDP. As such, the
Working Group is expected to consider these community
suggestions, which have been listed in the Working Group
Charter, with further modifications, additions and deletions
to be determined by consensus of the Working Group.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1
level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Coordinate its work with other parallel
efforts</span></strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The Working Group will monitor the progress of
and, where appropriate, coordinate with, other ICANN groups
that are working on topics that may overlap with or
otherwise provide useful input to this PDP. These other
efforts include the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer
Choice Review Team, the Trademark Clearinghouse Independent
Review and the GNSO's PDP Working Group on New gTLDs
Subsequent Procedures. In this regard, the GNSO Council
directed that a GNSO community liaison be appointed by the
two GNSO PDP Working Groups. Further, as the manager of the
policy development process, the GNSO Council is to be kept
informed about the various coordination efforts so that in
case of conflict between these groups, the Council may take
the appropriate action to align the different work
processes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">At the conclusion of Phase One of its work, the
Working Group is expected to assess the need for
modification to its Charter and, if appropriate, submit a
request to the GNSO Council accordingly for the subsequent
phase(s) of its work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">How This Team Will Work<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">ICANN Working Groups use transparent, open
processes. The meetings of this PDP Working Group will be
recorded and transcribed, and the recordings and
transcriptions will be available to the public. The mailing
list for the Working Group will be archived publicly. The
group will collaborate using a public workspace for draft
materials and all final work products and milestones will be
documented on the
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Review+of+all+Rights+Protection+Mechanisms+%28RPMs%29+in+all+gTLDs+PDP+Working+Group+Home"><span
lang="EN-US">WG's wiki</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">. The PDP WG is expected to follow the </span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">GNSO Working Group Guidelines</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 350 KB] as well as the </span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-16feb16-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">GNSO PDP Manual</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 300 KB].<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">How to participate<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">There are two ways to volunteer:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo5">
<strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Individual Members</span></strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> – anyone interested can volunteer to join
the PDP Working Group as a member, regardless of whether
they are members of the ICANN community. Members are
expected to actively contribute to mailing list
conversations as well as meetings – it is anticipated that
the Working Group will at a minimum meet on a weekly basis
via teleconference. Members are expected to provide
essential input to the process. Members will be required
to provide a Statement of Interest (</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs"><span
lang="EN-US">SOI</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo5">
<strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Mailing list observers</span></strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> – for those who are merely interested in
monitoring the Working Group's deliberations, it is
possible to sign up as a mailing list "observer" which
offers read-only access to the mailing list. Mailing list
observers will not be permitted to post, will not receive
invitations to the meetings of the Working Group and will
not have to complete a Statement of Interest. At any point
in time, a mailing list observer can join the WG as a
member simply by informing the
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org?subject=Call%20for%20volunteers"><span
lang="EN-US">GNSO Secretariat</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">In addition, there will be opportunities to
provide input through public consultations and public
comment processes that the PDP Working Group is expected to
organize.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">How to Join<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">If you are interested in joining the Working
Group either as an individual participant or mailing list
observer, please fill in the
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://goo.gl/forms/sMAaNujZdB"><span lang="EN-US">sign
up form</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> or send the
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/58729953/Review%20of%20all%20Rights%20Protection%20Mechanisms%20in%20all%20gTLDs%20PDP%5B1%5D.docx?version=2&modificationDate=1458138472316&api=v2"><span
lang="EN-US">Word document</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [DOCX, 72 KB], filled in, to the
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org?subject=Call%20for%20volunteers"><span
lang="EN-US">GNSO Secretariat</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">All members and observers will be listed on the
PDP Working Group's wiki page.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h4><em><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Next steps</span></em><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The GNSO Council directed that this call for
volunteers be circulated as widely as possible in order to
ensure broad representation and participation in the Working
Group. it is anticipated that the Working Group will convene
online for the first time in early April 2016. Following
that, regular online meetings will be scheduled in
accordance with the Working Group's work plan, which it is
expected to develop as one of its first tasks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h4><em><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Further information and preparation</span></em><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">For those interested in volunteering for this
effort, you are strongly encouraged to review the following
materials prior to the first meeting of the PDP WG:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo8">
<span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The </span>
<span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/rpm-final-issue-11jan16-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">Final Issue Report</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 1 MB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo8">
<span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The </span>
<span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/rpm-charter-26feb16-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">approved charter</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 510 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo8">
<span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Materials available at the Working Group's
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Review+of+all+Rights+Protection+Mechanisms+%28RPMs%29+in+all+gTLDs+PDP+Working+Group+Home"><span
lang="EN-US">online wiki workspace</span></a>
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<h4><em><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Background</span></em><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The question of who legally has rights to, or
is the legitimate holder of, a domain name can be open to
dispute. In relation to domain name disputes concerning the
registration and use of legally protected trademarks, the </span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/help/dndr/udrp-en"><span
lang="EN-US">Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> is the longest standing alternative dispute
resolution procedure. As a result of the New gTLD Program,
several new rights protection mechanisms (RPMs) were
developed to mitigate potential risks and costs to trademark
rights holders that could arise in the expansion of the gTLD
namespace, which included certain safeguards to protect
registrants who engage in legitimate uses of domain names:
the
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/urs-2014-01-09-en"><span
lang="EN-US">Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS)</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">; the </span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse"><span
lang="EN-US">Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH)</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> and the associated availability through the
TMCH of Sunrise periods and the Trademark Claims
notification service; and
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/tm-pddrp-2013-10-31-en"><span
lang="EN-US">the Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution
Procedures (PDDRPs)</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">. Prior to the launch of the New gTLD Program,
on 3 October 2011 ICANN staff had published a Final Issue
Report on the current state of the UDRP. The recommended
course of action in that
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/udrp/udrp-final-issue-report-03oct11-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">UDRP Final Issue Report</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 2.69 MB] was not to initiate a PDP at
the time, but to hold off launching any such PDP until after
the new URS had been in operation for at least eighteen (18)
months. In addition, the September 2015 revised
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/rpm/rpm-review-11sep15-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">RPM Staff Paper</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF 2.5 MB] had explicitly noted that some of
the concerns identified by the community for consideration
as part of a review of the RPMs might be appropriate topics
for policy development work. The UDRP has not been subject
to comprehensive review. There has also not been a full
review of all the RPMs developed to date by ICANN, to
consider whether or not they are collectively achieving the
objectives for which they were created.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">In preparation for this PDP, a new
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/rpm-prelim-issue-09oct15-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">Preliminary Issue Report</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 1.4 MB] was published for </span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rpm-prelim-issue-2015-10-09-en"><span
lang="EN-US">public comment</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> on 9 October 2015. A </span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/rpm-final-issue-11jan16-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">Final Issue Report</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 1.2 MB] was subsequently published on 7
October 2015, including links to all public comments
received, along with a draft charter for the
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/rpm-charter-26feb16-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">PDP WG</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 510 KB]. The final charter was approved
by the GNSO Council on </span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+9+March+2016"><span
lang="EN-US">9 March 2016</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">, enabling the formation of a GNSO working
group of community volunteers to conduct this PDP.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">More information can be found on the activities
webpage for
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/rpm"><span
lang="EN-US">GNSO PDP Review of All Rights Protection
Mechanisms in All gTLDs</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> and the </span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Review+of+all+Rights+Protection+Mechanisms+%28RPMs%29+in+all+gTLDs+PDP+Working+Group+Home"><span
lang="EN-US">Working Group's online wiki workspace</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">, which includes the charter, community input
provided during the public comment period, and an extensive
library of foundational materials to inform the Working
Group's deliberations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">As this will be a complex multi-phase PDP,
anyone interested in helping to shape the review of all RPMs
in all gTLDs are encouraged to volunteer for this Working
Group</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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