[ALAC] [Registrants-rights] Fwd: OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT: Proposed 2013 RAA Posted for Comment

[Alan Greenberg]

Holly, I do not see a "link below" so do not know exactly what you 
are referring to.

The gist of the statement that I am thinking of is pretty much what 
you imply and as I implied today:

- We are very happy with the overall changes, this is a MUCH better 
contract from the point of view of ICANN and registrants.
- Although we would prefer to have an RAA which both ICANN and 
registrars have fully endorsed, we support ICANN's implied position 
that it has the right to put a new RAA in place even if registrars 
have not agreed to all provision.
- We have some concern with the unilateral right to amend, but at the 
same time appreciate that ICANN needs some way to implement changes 
quicker that though the regular amendment process and then waiting up 
to five years for the new provision to take effect.
- ICANN has been silent on exactly how the RAA will be put into 
effect, and in the 2008/9 version, it was deemed necessary for the 
GNSO to ratify the new RAA before the Board could approve it. The 
ALAC is taking this silence to mean that GNSO ratification will not 
be required this time, a position that ALAC supports.
- ...

The ... needs to include:

- things that we feel need to be changed in the agreed to language.
- places where there is not closure but we strongly support ICANN's provision
- places where there is not closure but we strongly support the 
registrar's provision
- preferably for all places whete there is still a difference, we 
should come down on one side or another. This is one of the main 
reasons this RAA is out for comment now.

It is in these last areas that we QUICKLY need very specific input.

Alan

At 26/03/2013 06:25 PM, Holly Raiche wrote:
>Folks
>
>There is not a lot of time for this.  But please have a look (link 
>below) - from whatever perspective.
>
>There are many positives in what has been negotiated in the RAA 
>itself and in the accompanying documents.  There are still some 
>outstanding issues as well.  There was an all-too-brief look at the 
>issues in the ALAC call today - noting that Whois issues are part of the mix.
>
>Some of today's discussion did mention that the discussion of issues 
>are overlapping - and this is a classic case.  But  we still must 
>develop comments on the RAA - particularly on those issues that are 
>still the subject of negotiation, but also to say we are happy with 
>the changes (in most cases we are but maybe not for everything?).
>
>It you don't have time to go through all the documents, concentrate 
>on one or two and provide feedback.  Alan holds the pen for this - 
>and it's too big a task for him to do without all of your help.
>
>Holly