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GAC Responds to Board on Geographic Names
28 May 2009
On 26 May 2009, the GAC submitted a final letter [PDF, 72K]
http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karklins-to-twomey-26may09-en.pdf
responding to the ICANN Board's concerns about the ability to
implement the provisions of article 2 of the GAC Principles
regarding new gTLDs, particularly paragraph 2.71. The letter
recommends, as a minimum, that the names contained in three
internationally recognised lists must be reserved at the second
level at no cost to governments of all new gTLDs. However, other
issues relating to geographic names at the top level and the
potential misuse of the respective names at the second level
requires further discussion.
The GAC's letter is in response to the 6 March, 2009 ICANN Board
resolution, and subsequent letter from ICANN of 17 March, 2009
seeking GAC members input on possible options to resolve the
outstanding implementation issues regarding the protection of
geographic names at the second level (http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-06mar09.htm#08
and http://www.icann.org/correspondence/twomey-to-karklins-17mar09-en.pdf)
[PDF, 245K].
The GAC provided an interim response to this request on 24 April
2009 http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karklins-to-twomey-24apr09.pdf
[PDF, 95K].
On 15 May 2009, the GNSO Council provided comments on the proposal
outlined in the GAC's letter of 24 April 2009, http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/gnso-ltr-to-gac.pdf
[PDF, 69K].
The Board requested a final report from the GAC by 25 May, 2009 and
which will now be published 29 May, 2009. http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-24apr09-en.htm
Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
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