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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I feared this GAC pressure. Oh well. Water under the bridge. What would be helpful now, I think, is a strong statement from the GNSO Council to the Board that negotiating with a minority of the GAC is utterly unacceptable. Two letter words (in English or any other language) are not the “property” of the ccTLD holder. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Paul Rosenzweig<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>O: +1 (202) 547-0660<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>M: +1 (202) 329-9650<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>VOIP: +1 (202) 738-1739<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.redbranchconsulting.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.redbranchconsulting.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>My PGP Key: <a href="https://keys.mailvelope.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x9A830097CA066684"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://keys.mailvelope.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x9A830097CA066684</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mueller, Milton L<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 17, 2017 9:49 AM<br><b>To:</b> NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Internet Policy] The 2-Character Answer to this GAC Advice Should be "No"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Shiva:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495003874056_3373"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>First mitigation measures approved by ICANN Board on 8th of November 2016, were opposed by many ccTLD registries and Governments during the comment period</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>MM: This does not change the fact that the GAC does not have consensus. GAC advice requires all governments to concur, or refuse to block, before it can be considered “advice.” Some governments have all kinds of crazy ideas, and ccTLDs have a vested _<i>private</i>_ interest in making their strings as exclusive as possible. But that idea breaks down when the two-letter codes are generic English words like “NO” or “IT” – and may be in other languages as well. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>raised by GAC members and also, it fails to address the Dublin GAC advice - Capacity limitations of Governments, Simple questions is that "How will Governments and ccTLD managers will be able to monitor each New gTLD, whether they are misusing the Country Codes or not at second level"</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>MM: Real misuse (as opposed to imaginary misuse) should be easy to detect. If it is actually causing harm, deception, etc. There are all kinds of automated scanning processes that can be used to monitor what domains exist. This is not a good argument. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495003874056_3934"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>As per my understanding, there is a need to develop mitigation measures separately for each category of risk involved with a different kind of gTLDs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>MM: I don’t agree. The GAC needs to understand that any alleged harms associated with a second level name in a new TLD will be discovered ex post on a case by case basis, based on the actual facts associated with its use. We cannot and should not be using general “categories” and ex ante exclusionary rules. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495003874056_3934"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495003874056_3934"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Regards,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495003874056_3934"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495003874056_3934"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Shiva Upadhyay</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495003874056_3934"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495003874056_3934"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>+91 9717992652</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495003874056_5799"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On Wednesday, 17 May 2017 11:14 AM, gangadhar <<a href="mailto:000004f7f8ca2221-dmarc-request@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">000004f7f8ca2221-dmarc-request@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>> wrote:</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div id=yiv8715734001><div><div><div id="yiv8715734001yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494996004122_9106"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Lucida Console";color:black'>I fully agree with the contention of David, Mueller, Corwin and Farzi<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv8715734001yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494996004122_9105"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'>Gangadhar Panday</span><span style='font-family:"Lucida Console";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv8715734001yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494996004122_9105"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Lucida Console";color:black'>President<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv8715734001yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494996004122_9105"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Lucida Console";color:black'>Babul Films Soceity nonprofit<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv8715734001yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494996004122_9105"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Lucida Console";color:black'><a href="http://www.babul.ngo">www.babul.ngo</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv8715734001yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494996004122_9104"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Lucida Console";color:black'>Videos and ICT for Eco-awareness<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Lucida Console";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div id=yiv8715734001yqtfd66008><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On Wednesday, 17 May 2017 7:51 AM, David Cake <<a href="mailto:dave@DAVECAKE.NET">dave@DAVECAKE.NET</a>> wrote:</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div id=yiv8715734001><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Yes, this is a very odd, contorted GAC position here, where their consensus advice is that they do not have consensus, but the board must negotiate with the loud angry minority anyway. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>And the GAC clearly does not have consensus, many governments (including my own) are not happy with the attempt to create this right with no legal or policy basis. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>David<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>There are many governments (including mine) who feel the attempt to create a right that has no support <o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=yiv8715734001yqt79849><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>On 17 May 2017, at 4:52 am, Alex Gakuru <<a href="mailto:gakuru@gmail.com" target="_blank">gakuru@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>ICANN is a complicated animal <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>On 16 May 2017 9:05 pm, "Robin Gross" <<a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org" target="_blank">robin@ipjustice.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>I also agree with Farzi, Phil, and Milton. GAC is constantly grabbing for more power and we need to be aware of that and push back when it happens, such as in this case.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>On May 16, 2017, at 10:40 AM, Mueller, Milton L <<a href="mailto:milton@gatech.edu" target="_blank">milton@gatech.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Completely agree with Farzaneh and Corwin here. This is more than just a 2-letter ccTLD issue, it is an issue fundamental to the accountability reforms. When we (NCSG) want a policy change or to advance a new policy, we are constantly told that we must work hard to get consensus and/or a certain number of votes. Unfortunately, the GAC-board relationship has always provided a channel through which the legitimate policy development process can be bypassed based on private deals and political bargaining between ICANN staff/board and a special interest group. This has to stop! It’s extremely corrosive of the integrity of ICANN process.</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>If GAC has not offered consensus advice, it creates no obligation whatsoever to compromise; indeed, it is not even “advice” in the bylaw meaning. This is a fact. </span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Dr. Milton L Mueller</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Professor,</span></span><span class=yiv8715734001m5123102827331587093apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span></span><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://spp.gatech.edu/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>School of Public Policy</span></a></span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Georgia Institute of Technology</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Internet Governance Project</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://internetgovernance.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://internetgovernance.org/</span></a></span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b></span><span class=yiv8715734001m5123102827331587093apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>NCSG-Discuss [<a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV. SYR.EDU</span></a>]</span></span><span class=yiv8715734001m5123102827331587093apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span class=yiv8715734001><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>On Behalf Of</span></b></span><span class=yiv8715734001m5123102827331587093apple-converted-space><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></b></span><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>farzaneh badii</span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><br><span class=yiv8715734001><b>Sent:</b></span><span class=yiv8715734001m5123102827331587093apple-converted-space> </span><span class=yiv8715734001>Tuesday, May 16, 2017 11:23 AM</span><br><span class=yiv8715734001><b>To:</b></span><span class=yiv8715734001m5123102827331587093apple-converted-space> </span><span class=yiv8715734001><a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR. EDU</span></a></span><br><span class=yiv8715734001><b>Subject:</b></span><span class=yiv8715734001m5123102827331587093apple-converted-space> </span><span class=yiv8715734001>Re: Fw: [Internet Policy] The 2-Character Answer to this GAC Advice Should be "No"</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Hi Ayden</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>I raised the 2-character issue and GAC involvement during our meeting with Markus in Copenhagen. The short answer was (my interpretation): we have to compromise. I had previously raised the 2-character issue in a blog post and mentioned that GAC advice was not consensus advice. Why is the Board acting upon it? Every time we raise some issue either we are told we don't know anything about the process (which I have educated myself on this to know) and that we have to compromise. I think arguing "we have to compromise" can lead to what Phil says: "Continuing down this dangerous path may provide governments with far more leverage over ICANN policy decisions"</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Farzaneh</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Farzaneh</span></span><span class=yiv8715734001m5123102827331587093apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 11:05 AM, Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>icann@ferdeline.com</span></a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Worth a read.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>- Ayden<span class=yiv8715734001m5123102827331587093apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>-------- Original Message --------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Subject: [Internet Policy] The 2-Character Answer to this GAC Advice Should be "No"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Local Time: May 16, 2017 3:43 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>UTC Time: May 16, 2017 2:43 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>From:<span class=yiv8715734001m5123102827331587093apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>psc@vlaw-dc.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>To: ISOC policy List <<a href="mailto:internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>internetpolicy@elists.isoc. org</span></a>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I have just published a new article regarding current ICANN developments between the Board and GAC. It can be found at</span></span><span class=yiv8715734001m5123102827331587093apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span></span><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170516_the_2_character_answer_to_this_gac_advice_should_be_no/" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://www.circleid.com/ posts/20170516_the_2_ character_answer_to_this_gac_ advice_should_be_no/</span></a></span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Here’s the introduction—</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><i><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Overview:</span></u></i></span><span class=yiv8715734001m5123102827331587093apple-converted-space><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span></i></span><span class=yiv8715734001><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>ICANN’s GAC has reacted to the ICANN Board’s November 2016 decision to authorize the release of two-character domains at new gTLDs with advice to the Board that does not have true consensus backing from GAC members and that relates to procedure, not policy. The Board’s proper response should be to just say no, stick to its decision and advise the GAC that it will not consider such advice.</span></i></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Instead, the Board has, against the preliminary advice of the policy-making GNSO Council, initiated discussions with aggrieved GAC members that may reopen its decision. Continuing down this dangerous path may provide governments with far more leverage over ICANN policy decisions than was ever envisioned or intended by the long debated and carefully crafted new Bylaws language addressing the Board’s responsibility to give attention to GAC advice.</span></i></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I hope you find it of interest and welcome any feedback.</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Best regards,</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Philip</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv8715734001><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:navy'>Philip S. 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