Re: [IFWP] ICANN and WIPO in Berlin

1999-05-09 Thread Ellen Rony
Members of the ICANN Board of Directors: I join the others who are urging ICANN to defer any decisions regarding implementation of the WIPO Final Report to the Domain Name Supporting Organization when it is constituted. This WIPO report is 107 pages, not including endnotes and annexes. It conta

Re: [IFWP] ICANN and WIPO in Berlin

1999-05-08 Thread Jay Fenello
At 10:05 AM 5/7/99 , Richard J. Sexton wrote: >People are *horrified* with the WIPO report and no compromise can >include such onerous provisions and if you want ICANN to fail >immediately then endorse the WIPO plan by all means. Hi Richard (aka McGyver :-) ICANN is a lost cause. I say, let th

Re: [IFWP] ICANN and WIPO in Berlin [ATTENTION ESTHER DYSON and MIKE ROBERTS]

1999-05-07 Thread Jeff Williams
Esther, Mike and all ATTENTION ESTHER DYSON!  ATTENTION ESTHER DYSON! ATTENTION MIKE ROBERTS!  ATTENTION MIKE ROBERTS!   We at the [INEGroup] would also yet again request that YOU, Esther Dyson and/or Mike Roberts answer the questions that have been put to you directly please!!  As a servent of t

RE: [IFWP] ICANN and WIPO in Berlin

1999-05-07 Thread Marsh, Miles (Gene)
Title: RE: [IFWP] ICANN and WIPO in Berlin -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Esther, I am also curious as to your response.  These are important issues for all of us. Thanks! Gene Marsh anycastNET Incorporated > -Original Message- > From: Patrick Gre

Re: [IFWP] ICANN and WIPO in Berlin

1999-05-07 Thread Patrick Greenwell
On Fri, 7 May 1999, Esther Dyson wrote: > Thanks for your comments. AS noted, we have not yet decided what we will > do. It indeed depends on public comments, among other things. But aside from > our process, do you have any comments on the substance of the WIPO report? > We would welcome those.

Re: [IFWP] ICANN and WIPO in Berlin

1999-05-07 Thread Jeff Williams
Mikki and all, We [INEGroup] completely concur with MIkki's comments here as I indicated yesterday. We are still in detailed review of the WIPO RFC-3 "Final Report" currently and have no completed that in depth review process. It is my understanding that the EU council is also still in review

Re: Comments on WIPO report sought (was Re: [IFWP] ICANN and WIPO in Berlin)

1999-05-07 Thread Martin B. Schwimmer
Without commenting on the proposed 'exclusionary" practice itself, I note that Mr. Oppedahl impliedly misstates the standard for being a famous mark. It is not "coined and unique." Non-coined marks which are famous include JOHNNIE WALKER, CADILLAC and NIKE. Demonstrably unique (or more to the

Re: [IFWP] ICANN and WIPO in Berlin

1999-05-07 Thread Richard J. Sexton
At 07:26 AM 5/7/99 -0400, Esther Dyson wrote: >Thanks for your comments. AS noted, we have not yet decided what we will >do. It indeed depends on public comments, among other things. But aside from >our process, do you have any comments on the substance of the WIPO report? >We would welcome those

Re: [IFWP] ICANN and WIPO in Berlin

1999-05-07 Thread Mikki Barry
>I echo Bret's concerns and agree with his suggested course of action. >There is >no urgency to take this action. I completely agree. It would take longer than the timeframe allocated to even provide coherrent comments on a report as dense and as far reaching as this one. There is definitely no

Comments on WIPO report sought (was Re: [IFWP] ICANN and WIPO in Berlin)

1999-05-07 Thread Carl Oppedahl
At 05:26 AM 5/7/99 , Esther Dyson wrote: >Thanks for your comments. AS noted, we have not yet decided what we will >do. It indeed depends on public comments, among other things. But aside from >our process, do you have any comments on the substance of the WIPO report? >We would welcome those. >

Re: [IFWP] ICANN and WIPO in Berlin

1999-05-07 Thread dstein
I echo Bret's concerns and agree with his suggested course of action. There is no urgency to take this action. > Esther Dyson wrote: > > >Thanks for your comments. AS noted, we have not yet decided what we will > >do. It indeed depends on public comments, among other things. But aside from >

Re: [IFWP] ICANN and WIPO in Berlin

1999-05-07 Thread Bret A. Fausett
Esther Dyson wrote: >Thanks for your comments. AS noted, we have not yet decided what we will >do. It indeed depends on public comments, among other things. But aside from >our process, do you have any comments on the substance of the WIPO report? >We would welcome those. > >Esther Yes, ICANN h

Re: [IFWP] ICANN and WIPO in Berlin

1999-05-07 Thread Esther Dyson
Thanks for your comments. AS noted, we have not yet decided what we will do. It indeed depends on public comments, among other things. But aside from our process, do you have any comments on the substance of the WIPO report? We would welcome those. Esther At 11:53 AM 06/05/99 -0400, Bret A. Fau

Re: [IFWP] ICANN and WIPO in Berlin

1999-05-06 Thread Jeff Williams
Bret and all, Bret A. Fausett wrote: > The latest agenda items for the Berlin ICANN meeting > (http://www.icann.org/berlin/berlin-details.html) suggest that "[t]he > ICANN Board of Directors will meet to discuss and vote on any pending > resolutions with regard to...WIPO Final Report, including

RE: [IFWP] ICANN and WIPO in Berlin

1999-05-06 Thread Marsh, Miles (Gene)
] Subject: [IFWP] ICANN and WIPO in Berlin The latest agenda items for the Berlin ICANN meeting (http://www.icann.org/berlin/berlin-details.html) suggest that "[t]he ICANN Board of Directors will meet to discuss and vote on any pending resolutions with regard to...WIPO Final Report, incl

[IFWP] ICANN and WIPO in Berlin

1999-05-06 Thread Bret A. Fausett
The latest agenda items for the Berlin ICANN meeting (http://www.icann.org/berlin/berlin-details.html) suggest that "[t]he ICANN Board of Directors will meet to discuss and vote on any pending resolutions with regard to...WIPO Final Report, including annexes." ICANN has invited public comment