GAC Advice

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.

2018-10-25 IGO Protections

Topics Discussed: IGOs

GAC Advice

Reference No. :

2018-10-25 IGO Protections

First Delivered 25 Oct 2018 via :

ICANN63 Barcelona Communique

Consenus:

Consensus not met

2018-10-25 IGO Protections

a. The GAC advises the Board to:

facilitate a substantive, solutions-oriented dialogue between the GNSO and the GAC in an effort to resolve the longstanding issue of IGO protections, on which it reaffirms its previous advice, notably with respect to the creation of a curative mechanism and maintenance of temporary protections.

Rationale

The GAC understands that the GNSO has decided at this stage to not vote on the final report for the PDP on IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms, which adopted recommendations in direct conflict with longstanding GAC advice. Noting the positive advancements achieved to bridge the gap between GNSO and GAC advice on identifiers for the Red Cross, the GAC remains optimistic that a substantive dialogue with the GSNO could help both sides better understand the issues at play and reach a lasting solution that can provide IGOs with GAC-advised protections for their acronyms while addressing the concerns of the GNSO.

2018-10-25 IGO Protections

GAC Advice

2018-10-25 IGO Protections

ICANN63 Barcelona Communique

Consensus not met

2018-10-25 IGO Protections

Rationale

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