[ALAC] Red Cross/IOC - Questions for Consensus Call - Reply due by September 26th

[Evan Leibovitch]

Hi Alan,

Thanks for the heads up. Your approach and rationale sound quite reasonable.

I am reminded of the work done that led to this:

*- In recent statements, the ALAC has been more sympathetic with the case
> of the Red Cross than with the IOC. However, the two are firmly linked at
> this time (although they could be delinked in a future
> PDP), so the only way to offer protection to the RC is to do it to both
> organizations.*
>

In my personal opinion, ICANN's senseless refusal to delink does not negate
the need to continue to maintain these are two separate issues. At one
level, I feel strongly enough about it that if forced the choice to protect
both or neither, I would advocate to choose neither -- so convinced am I
regarding the harm done by protecting the IOC, based on our previous work.
But this approach sounds unlikely to gain traction ICANN-wide, so what you
propose is OK with me as a second choice.

- Evan





>
> - The recommendation is about as conservative as it could be given
> that the organizations wanted protection for a far wide range of
> languages than was originally requested in the GAC letter
> (https://gacweb.icann.org/display/GACADV/2011-09-14-IOCRC-1). And of
> course it is exact matches only and not the more flexible protection
> that they would prefer.
>
> Although not a rationale for doing this, it should be noted that if
> the GNSO either makes no recommendation or takes a more rigid
> position that no additional protections should be granted, it is
> likely (in my opinion) that the Board will do something of this sort
> anyway, creating a very time-and energy-consuming issue with no real
> benefit.
>
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