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The GAC provides advice to the ICANN Board on policy matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN’s policies and various laws, international agreements and public policy objectives. GAC Advice is communicated to the ICANN Board through either a Communique or a formal piece of Correspondence.

2014-03-27-ram-indians

GAC Advice

Reference No. :

2014-03-27-ram-indians

First Delivered 27 Mar 2014 via :

ICANN49 Singapore Communique

Consenus:

Consensus met

2014-03-27-ram-indians

4. Specific Strings

c. .ram and .indians

Further to its Durban Communiqué, the GAC advises the ICANN Board that:

a. The GAC recognizes that religious terms are sensitive issues. The application for .ram is a matter of extreme sensitivity for the Government of India on political and religious considerations. The GAC notes that the Government of India has requested that the application not be proceeded with; and

b. as noted in the Durban communiqué, the Government of India has requested that the application for .indians not proceed.

Responsible Party

ICANN Board

Current Status/Communications Log

Courtesy copy of the response submitted to ICANN today regarding the GAC Advice issued in Singapore regarding the .RAM new gTLD application

Board Scorecard - Updated 14 May 2014

Scorecard Response:

In response to the GAC’s advice in the Durban Communiqué concerning .RAM and .INDIANS, on 10 September 2013, the NGPC adopted an iteration of the Scorecard taking note of the concerns expressed in the GAC’s advice.

a)With respect to .RAM, the NGPC takes note of the concerns expressed in the GAC’s Singapore advice that “the application for .ram is a matter of extreme sensitivity for the Government of India on political and religious considerations.” The NGPC also notes the applicant response to the Board from Chrysler Group LLC (“Chrysler”) concerning this advice, in which Chrysler indicated that it “remains hopeful that an accommodation can be reached that addresses the Government’s concerns, yet allows Chrysler to register and operate .RAM as a restricted, exclusively-controlled gTLD. Chrysler representatives are willing to meet with the Government of India to discuss the resolution of this matter at any time that is convenient for the Government.” The NGPC continues to deliberate on this item of GAC advice and encourages the impacted parties to continue the noted discussions.

b) With respect to .INDIANS, the NGPC takes note of the GAC’s Singapore advice and continues to deliberate on this item of GAC advice.

Board Scorecard - Updated 8 September 2014

Scorecard response:

In response to the GAC’s advice in the Durban Communiqué concerning .RAM and .INDIANS, on 10 September 2013, the NGPC adopted an iteration of the Scorecard taking note of the concerns expressed in the GAC’s advice.

a) With respect to .RAM, in the 14 May 2014 iteration of the Scorecard, the NGPC took note of the concerns expressed in the GAC’s Singapore advice that “the application for .ram is a matter of extreme sensitivity for the Government of India on political and religious considerations.” The NGPC also noted the applicant response to the Board from Chrysler Group LLC (“Chrysler”) concerning this advice, in which Chrysler indicated that it “remains hopeful that an accommodation can be reached that addresses the Government’s concerns, yet allows Chrysler to register and operate .RAM as a restricted, exclusively-controlled gTLD. Chrysler
representatives are willing to meet with the Government of India to discuss the resolution of this matter at any time that is convenient for the Government.” At this time, the NGPC continues to deliberate on this item of GAC advice and encourages the impacted parties to continue the noted discussions.

b) With respect to .INDIANS, the NGPC notes that on 26 August 2014, the applicant for .INDIANS notified ICANN that it was withdrawing its application from the New gTLD Program.