[NA-Discuss] GAC comments on .xxx

[Mr. Robert Guerra]

on the triple X note - I posted the government of Canada's (GoC)  
latest comment on my blog. It's been mentioned here as well.

you can find it @ wsis.civiblog.org, specifically <http:// 
wsis.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2007/2/5/2710983.html>


What do others think of the GoC comments? They are open to hear from  
both the Canadian public and users as a whole.


regards,

Robert
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On 9-Feb-07, at 9:55 AM, Danny Younger wrote:

> http://www.icann.org/correspondence/tarmizi-to-cerf-02feb07.pdf
>
> GAC Response to ICANN call-for-comments on the revised
> proposed agreement for the .XXX sTLD
>
> The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) notes
> ICANN’s announcement of 5 January 2007
> seeking public comments on a revised proposed
> agreement for the .xxx domain.
>
> The GAC convened a teleconference on 17 January 2007
> to discuss its reaction to abovementioned
> call. The GAC members who participated in the
> teleconference noted that the modifications to the
> proposed agreement are intended to address public
> policy issues raised by the GAC in its Wellington,
> New Zealand Communiqué of March 2006.
>
> The Wellington Communiqué remains a valid and
> important expression of the GAC’s views on .xxx.
> Taking into account the GAC operating principles and
> traditions, it is unlikely that the GAC will be in
> a position to provide any comments on .xxx, above and
> beyond that provided in the Wellington Communiqué,
> before the next meeting in Lisbon. This of course does
> not preclude individual GAC members providing input.
>
> We note that the Wellington Communiqué also requested
> written clarification from the ICANN Board
> regarding its decision of 1 June 2005 authorising
> staff to enter into contractual negotiations with ICM
> Registry, despite deficiencies identified by the
> Sponsorship and Community Evaluation Panel.
> Notwithstanding the ICANN President’s letters to the
> GAC Chair on 11 February and 4 May 2006, as
> GAC Chair and GAC Chair Elect, we reiterate the GAC's
> request for a clear explanation of why the
> ICANN Board is satisfied that the .xxx application has
> overcome the deficiencies relating to the
> proposed sponsorship community.
>
> In Wellington, the GAC also requested confirmation
> from the ICANN Board that the proposed .xxx
> agreement would include enforceable provisions
> covering all of ICM Registry’s commitments. The
> GAC notes that the ICM Registry referred to this
> request in material it posted on 5 January 2007, but
> that ICANN Board has yet to provide such confirmation
> to the GAC.
>
> GAC members note that the deadline for submissions for
> the current public comments process is 5
> February 2007 and assume that the necessary analysis
> of stakeholder comments that have been received will
> begin after this date. GAC members feel therefore that
> if ICANN intends to seek further formal GAC advice (in
> addition to that provided in Wellington) it would be
> appropriate to hold face-to-face
> discussions between GAC and the ICANN Board in Lisbon
> in March 2007.
>
> At this point, GAC members will have had the
> opportunity to discuss the issue themselves and the
> ICANN Board would be in a position to report on the
> results of the public consultation as well as address
> the other outstanding issues noted above.
>
> Finally, we draw your attention to the fact that the
> Wellington Communiqué highlighted that several
> GAC members were "emphatically opposed from a public
> policy perspective to the introduction of an
> .xxx sTLD" and that this was not contingent on the
> specificities of the proposed agreement.
>
> In the interim and given the significant public and
> governmental interest in this matter, GAC members
> would urge the Board to defer any final decision on
> this application until the Lisbon meeting.
>
>
>
>
>
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