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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:

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]]

* Creation of a Trademark Clearing House

* Implementation of the Uniform Rapid Suspension ([[URS]])

* Implementation of the Uniform Rapid Suspension ([[URS]])

* Establishment of Requirements for Maintenance of a “thick” [[Whois]] Database in all new gTLD [[Registries]]

* 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

* 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>

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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