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<div class="">On 22 Oct 2018, at 20:46, farzaneh badii <<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" class="">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">We received this from Malcolm. An issue that we were concerned and said in our public comment. Perhaps we can add our name quickly?</div>
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As you may know, the IRP Implementation Oversight Team last week adopted<br class="">
"Interim Rules of Procedure" that include a deadline for filing of no<br class="">
later than 12 months after ICANN's action (rather than after anyone is<br class="">
affected by the action complained about).<br class="">
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I have just been told that these rules have been sent to the Board for<br class="">
approval on Thursday.<br class="">
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You will recall that this will deprive many potential claimants of the<br class="">
right to bring IRP cases, simply because ICANN's action is not<br class="">
implemented for 12 months and so nobody ever acquired the right to<br class="">
challenge it before the deadline expired.<br class="">
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Each of your constituencies (SG, for NCSG) wrote to oppose the adoption<br class="">
of this "right of repose" for ICANN in the first public consultation,<br class="">
and each of you (except IPC) wrote to welcome the team's decision to<br class="">
reverse itself in the public consultation August just passed.<br class="">
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I therefore assume you are as concerned as I am that the IOT has now put<br class="">
up these "Interim Rules" for approval, at ICANN Legal's request: the<br class="">
opposite of what was promised in the recent consultation!<br class="">
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While the IOT currently plans to "continue these discussions" once the<br class="">
interim rules are adopted, there must be a real risk that these "interim<br class="">
rules" become permanent, if only because ICANN and the Chair refuse to<br class="">
join a consensus to change them.<br class="">
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Most Board members have no clue this is controversial (or even that it's<br class="">
scheduled), and unless we intervene strongly it is likely to be nodded<br class="">
through on the consent agenda on Thursday. However, I have spoken to<br class="">
Matthew and Avri, so they are ready (and I believe supportive) should<br class="">
Cherine ask them if this should be deferred.<br class="">
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I have drafted a letter to Cherine warning him that these rules are<br class="">
incompatible with the Bylaws (see attached).<br class="">
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Will you CO-SIGN this letter on behalf of your constituency?<br class="">
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P.S. This needs to go out urgently if it is to persuade the Board to<br class="">
drop this from the consent agenda. As tomorrow (Tues) is constituency<br class="">
day, I need your answer by the 5pm tomorrow.<br class="">
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<span id="cid:1669d12d9b2e86ee8a41" class=""><Letter to ICANN Board on IRP Interim Rules of Procedure 2018-10-22 draft 1.docx></span></div>
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