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Coalition for Responsible Internet Domain Oversight (view source)
Revision as of 01:16, 9 December 2011
, 12 years ago→ICANN Response to ANA's Opposition
Liodice also claimed that international international internet governing body violated its Memorandum of Understanding with the [[Department of Commerce]] as well as the Affirmation of Commitments and the ICANN Code of Conduct. Despite Liodice's strong criticism to ICANN, he expressed the willingness of ANA to work collaboratively with ICANN to develop better solutions for the benefit of the entire internet community such as the systematic and one by one implementation of TLD. However if ICANN disregards the concerns raised by brand owners through ANA and push through with the implementation of the new gTLD program, ANA will take all measures to prevent it.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/liodice-to-beckstrom-04aug11-en.pdf Letter from Robert Liodice to Rod Beckstrom]</ref>
Liodice also claimed that international international internet governing body violated its Memorandum of Understanding with the [[Department of Commerce]] as well as the Affirmation of Commitments and the ICANN Code of Conduct. Despite Liodice's strong criticism to ICANN, he expressed the willingness of ANA to work collaboratively with ICANN to develop better solutions for the benefit of the entire internet community such as the systematic and one by one implementation of TLD. However if ICANN disregards the concerns raised by brand owners through ANA and push through with the implementation of the new gTLD program, ANA will take all measures to prevent it.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/liodice-to-beckstrom-04aug11-en.pdf Letter from Robert Liodice to Rod Beckstrom]</ref>
===ICANN Response to ANA's Opposition===
===ICANN Response to ANA/Brand Owners Opposition===
On August 9, 2011, Beckstrom sent ICANN's response to the issues raised by brand owners through Liodice. In his correspondence, Beckstrom defended that the new gTLD program as developed the entire ICANN community worldwide based on a multi-stake holder model in accordance with the internet governing body's core value and responsibilities set forth in the Affirmation of Commitments. Beckstrom described Liodice's letter as "incorrect and problematic in several respects." He stressed that the new gTLD program received a strong consensus internationally and approved by a super majority vote from the members of the [[Generic Names Supporting Organizations|GNSO]]. The ICANN community spent 6 years in developing and planning the policy for the new gTLD program by conducting different measures such multiple public meetings and comments to ensure the security, stability and resiliency of the internet.He pointed out that Liodice's letter demonstrated lack of understanding about the program when he said it is an unrestricted expansion. According to Beckstrom, if Liodice conducted further research, he should have learned the following:
* restrictions on delegation rates
* string requirements and limitations
* required applicant background, financial and technical qualifications
* objection processes for infringing and other inappropriately applied-for strings
* standing registry operator obligations in the registry
agreement
He also criticized Liodice's allegations that the new gTLD program will result to "enormous financial burdens" and argued that the quotations he used from the economic studies were biased with unsupported conclusions that more domain names will be exposed to heightened cyber security attacks and violations of consumer privacy. He explained that ICANN formed a team of international experts who developed innovative safeguards against trademark abuses and malicious internet practices. In addition, the concerns of [[Intellectual Property]] stakeholders were well documented and the ICANN Board created a team of 18 IP experts, the [[Implementation Recommendation Team|IRT)]] to create additional Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) such as:
* Creation of a [[Trademark Clearing House]]
* Implementation of the Uniform Rapid Suspension ([[URS]])
* Establishment of Requirements for Maintenance of a “thick” [[Whois]] Database in all new gTLD [[Registries]]
* Establsihment of Post-Delegation Dispute Mechanism to Attach Liability to Registry Operators
Moreover, Beckstrom pointed out that ANA's stated concerns submitted on Decemebr 15, 2008 regarding trademark protection,transparency of applications and registration information, fees, general process issues and gTLDs were carefully considered and addressed by ICANN. Beckstrom strongly expressed that ''''"ICANN vigorously defend the multi-stakeholder model and the hard-fought consensus of its global stakeholder participants"''''<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/beckstrom-to-liodice-09aug11-en.pdf Rod Beckstrom Letter to Robert Liodice]</ref>
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