Not-for-Profit Organizations Constituency: Difference between revisions

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==Comments on ICANN Issues==

Since its establishment, NPOC had been active in sharing comments and recommendations on different ICANN issues particularly regarding the new gTLD program set to start on January 12, 2012. The organization submitted its comments during the drafting of the Applicant Guidebook and its most recent comments were submitted on May 15, 2011 by Amber Sterling, chairman of the constituency. Its comments include the following:<ref>[http://www.npoc.org/images/NPOC_ApplicantGuidebook_Comments_05-15-11.pdf Applicant Guidebook Comments, May 15, 2011]</ref>

* ~~The constituency asked the~~ ICANN Board to provide price options for non-profit organizations for new gTLD applications based on criteria.

* ICANN Board should provide price options for non-profit organizations for new gTLD applications based on criteria.

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* Suggested that the ICANN Board implement initial evaluation to weight the costs and benefits of proposed new gTLDs to the public.

* NPOC praised the ICANN Board's initiative in adding questions related to the intent that needs to be answered by applicants during the application process. In connection to this, NPOC suggested to grade the answers to those questions as part of the review of applications.

* NPOC suggested to further define the role of Independent Objector (IO) in connection with IO selection, IO support, IO application review

and IP decision if it is necessary to object or not.

* Recommended that marks not protected by court or statute should be submitted to the Trademark Clearinghouse periodically (3 years) and must be a requirement during the Sunrise period. In addition, the expansion of Trademark claims and Sunrise period services was also recommended by the constituency as well as the reduction of Clearinghouse filing fees for non-profit organization.

* Recommended that the Uniform Rapid Suspension ([[URS]]) for non-profit organization and to reduce the requirements for the limited loser pays to complaints for 8 or more domain names in dispute from the current 26 domain names in dispute.

==References==

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 ==Comments on ICANN Issues==
 Since its establishment, NPOC had been active in sharing comments and recommendations on different ICANN issues particularly regarding the new gTLD program set to start on January 12, 2012. The organization submitted its comments during the drafting of the Applicant Guidebook and its most recent comments were submitted on May 15, 2011 by Amber Sterling, chairman of the constituency. Its comments include the following:<ref>[http://www.npoc.org/images/NPOC_ApplicantGuidebook_Comments_05-15-11.pdf Applicant Guidebook Comments, May 15, 2011]</ref>
-* The constituency asked the ICANN Board to provide price options for non-profit organizations for new gTLD applications based on criteria.
+* ICANN Board should provide price options for non-profit organizations for new gTLD applications based on criteria.
-*
+* Suggested that the ICANN Board implement initial evaluation to weight the costs and benefits of proposed new gTLDs to the public.
+* NPOC praised the ICANN Board's initiative in adding questions related to the intent that needs to be answered by applicants during the application process. In connection to this, NPOC suggested to grade the answers to those questions as part of the review of applications.
+* NPOC suggested to further define the role of Independent Objector (IO) in connection with IO selection, IO support, IO application review
+and IP decision if it is necessary to object or not.
+* Recommended that marks not protected by court or statute should be submitted to the Trademark Clearinghouse periodically (3 years) and must be a requirement during the Sunrise period. In addition, the expansion of Trademark claims and Sunrise period services was also recommended by the constituency as well as the reduction of Clearinghouse filing fees for non-profit organization.
+* Recommended that the Uniform Rapid Suspension ([[URS]]) for non-profit organization and to reduce the requirements for the limited loser pays to complaints for 8 or more domain names in dispute from the current 26 domain names in dispute.
 ==References==