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<p>Juan,</p>
<p>Tx for asking . Unfortunately here the concept is Applicant
Freedom of Expression - sometimes at the expense of the freedom of
expression of the rest of us. <i>Should Applicants for New gTLDs
be allowed to use any word they want for any reason they want
regardless of our rights - as registrants and users? </i><br>
</p>
<p>I'm in the camp that says no. Others have already fought this
battle for "geos" - gTLD strings that represent well-known cities
such as .PARIS and .LONDON. <u>As a Community, we agreed that
Applicants must get the permission of the region to use this
term. </u>The Amazonia Region learned the hard way that they
had to fight for their rights to have space in . AMAZON, which was
applied for by the company.</p>
<p>We will continue to see groups concerned that a religion's name
will be misused by one group within the larger community, or by
someone with no identification with the religion whatsoever.
These are the controversies you cannot anticipate fully ahead of
time.</p>
<p><u>But the purpose of this Recommendation from the SubPro Working
Group is <b>to give the Applicants for New gTLD more rights, </b>and
very clear and express rights. <b>To be fair, that takes away
some rights from everyone else, including us (NCSG and
Noncommercial Registrants and Internet Users). </b></u><u>I
would limit this recommendation to be interpreted as <i>narrowly
as possible</i></u><i> </i>- <i>there are future new gTLDs
with global impact; a lot of damage can be done by a new gTLD
falling into the hands of a future registry that truly opposes
what the string means (think racial, religious and gender
hatred).</i><br>
</p>
<p>From below: <i>"</i><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Applicants
can apply for any available gTLD other than those restricted
based on technical standards, pre-established reserved name
lists, and other restrictions detailed in the AGB."</span></p>
<p><font size="6"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> ==>
this is a problem. <br>
</span></font></p>
<p>Best, Kathy<br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/25/2023 1:34 PM, Sam Lanfranco
wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">I
have two minor wording comments and a more substantive
comment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#7030A0"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Wording
comment: Maybe replace “when submitting an application”
with “when applying”?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Should
‘evaluation...performed by independent third-party”
specifically include the word “<span
style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">vendors</span>”
or just say “independent third-parties”?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">Substantive
comment: This text explains both ICANN’s respect for the
freedom of expression and factoring that into the new GTLD
proposal selection process.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#7030A0"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">This
is not the place for a wider discussion, but it is worth
remembering that freedom of expression is at the core of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and that
ICANN has not really taken a position regarding a commitment
to adhere to the principles of the UNHR in its work within
its remit. ICANN did have a bit of a “skunk works on Human
Rights” when stakeholder groups ran a Working Party (not
Working Group) episode discussing Human Rights within the
ICANN remit, There may be growing pressure for ICANN to be
more declarative in this area going forward, Just a thought!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#7030A0"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">Sam
Lanfranco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> NCSG-Discuss
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU"><NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU></a> <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Juan Manuel Rojas<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 24, 2023 8:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Introduction of Freedom of Expression
Topic on SubPro IRT<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Dear
all,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">As
you already know some of us are working as a part of
SubPro IRT, currently the WG is discussing about
Predictability and for our next meeting (tomorrow
25th at 20 UTC) the Freedom of Expression is being
introduced. As a team we would like to know what are
your concerns with the writing of the following
paragraph, having into account that is a Draft to
start the discussion,:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Applicant
Freedom of Expression - proposed AGB text<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">DRAFT
AGB TEXT START<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">"ICANN
respects the freedom of expression rights of
applicants that are protected under
internationally recognized principles of law.
Applicants can apply for any available gTLD other
than those restricted based on technical
standards, pre-established reserved name lists,
and other restrictions detailed in the AGB.
Applicants should be mindful of limitations to
free expression [hyperlink to LPI section] when
submitting an application as detailed in the AGB.
Applications are subject to an evaluation and
objection process [hyperlink] as described in the
AGB and will be unsuccessful should an applied-for
string be found to violate<br>
applicable laws or other rights and requirements
specified in the AGB. The evaluation of
applications, including decisions on objections,
will be performed by independent third party
vendors who will take into account freedom of
expression considerations together with other
relevant factors. Please see the relevant sections
of this guidebook for more information on the
evaluation [hyperlink] and dispute resolution
process. [hyperlink]."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Excuse
the timing but that draft was sent out until
today. We will be waiting your observations at
this topic.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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