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polish_aristocrat · 02-15-2007, 05:20 PM

part 3....

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Following this discussion, Alejandro Pisanty moved and Vint Cerf seconded a request for a vote on the following resolution:

Whereas, a majority of the Board has serious concerns about whether the proposed .XXX domain has the support of a clearly-defined sponsored community as per the criteria for sponsored TLDs;

Whereas, a minority of the Board believed that the self described community of sponsorship made known by the proponent of the .XXX domain, ICM Registry, was sufficient to meet the criteria for an sTLD.

Resolved (07.08) that:

the revised version of Appendix S be exposed to a public comment period of no less than 21 days; and
ICANN Staff consult with ICM and provide further information to the Board prior to its next meeting, so as to inform a decision by the Board about whether sponsorship criteria is met for the creation of a new .XXX sTLD.
The Board approved the resolution unanimously, by voice vote.

Paul Twomey requested that issues regarding the GAC letter and GAC advice be discussed further at the next Board meeting. Sharil Tarmizi said that the letter from the Chair and Chair-Elect of the GAC, had been provided to the Board after its meeting on 16 January 2007 and was a response that had been signed off by Janis Karklins and himself rather than the whole GAC. Janis clarified that an unfortunate miscommunication led to a rescheduling of the GAC conference call on 17 January 2007 and that had prevented broader participation. Those GAC members who participated in the call felt that the GAC had to respond ICANN's call for comments. The first draft response was sent to the GAC mailing list and subsequent comments received led to further redrafting. A final version of the letter was sent to the GAC mailing list and GAC members had a final opportunity to comment, in the absence of which, the final draft would be adopted as the version to be sent out to ICANN. No comments were received and the letter was sent to the Chairman of ICANN. Janis stressed that the letter should not be considered as formal advice since no formal request has been received from the Board. He reiterated that the Wellington Communique remains a valid and important expression of the GAC's views on the proposed .XXX domain. Susan Crawford asked what particular concerns governments had and Janis Karklins referred to the GAC Wellington CommuniquĂ? is the only formal expression of the GAC on this matter.