The so called "Strawman Solution" is an expansion of the TMCH and related IP and trademark protections being floated and created by the leadership within ICANN and members of the Business and IP communities. On November 15-16 2012, following its [[ICANN 45|45th public meeting]], ICANN leadership met with invited representatives of the [[IPC|Intellectual Property Constituency]], the [[BC|Business Constituency]], and other prominent members and representatives of the community. Participants were asked not to immediately disclose the discussion, and ICANN went so far as to request that nobody tweet about the meeting either.<ref name="SM Meeting">[http://domainincite.com/11064-straw-man-proposed-to-settle-trademark-deadlock-at-secretive-icann-meeting Strawman Proposed to Settle Trademark Deadlock at Secretive ICANN Meeting]Published Nov 19, 2012, Retrieved Jan 18 2013]</ref> | The so called "Strawman Solution" is an expansion of the TMCH and related IP and trademark protections being floated and created by the leadership within ICANN and members of the Business and IP communities. On November 15-16 2012, following its [[ICANN 45|45th public meeting]], ICANN leadership met with invited representatives of the [[IPC|Intellectual Property Constituency]], the [[BC|Business Constituency]], and other prominent members and representatives of the community. Participants were asked not to immediately disclose the discussion, and ICANN went so far as to request that nobody tweet about the meeting either.<ref name="SM Meeting">[http://domainincite.com/11064-straw-man-proposed-to-settle-trademark-deadlock-at-secretive-icann-meeting Strawman Proposed to Settle Trademark Deadlock at Secretive ICANN Meeting]Published Nov 19, 2012, Retrieved Jan 18 2013]</ref> |