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Resolved, the GNSO Council requests an Issue Report on protection of names and acronyms of IGOs at the top and second level for all new gTLDs.
Motion to request an Issues Report on the protection of names and acronyms of IGOs
Made by: Mary Wong
Seconded by:
"Whereas the GNSO Council passed a resolution approving new protections for the first round of the new gTLD program as recommended by the GNSO's International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Red Cross/Red Crescent (RC) Drafting Team;
Whereas this resolution indicated that further discussions were required on associated policies relating to protections for certain international organizations at the second level;
Whereas comments have been received coincident with the motion that included requests from international governmental organizations requesting the same protective rights as those for the IOC/RCRC for the current and future rounds of the new gTLD program,
And whereas the development of criteria for the grant of protective rights for such organizations based on standards such as "international legal Ppersonality" was proposed at the ICANN meeting in San José, Costa Rica,
Now therefore be it resolved,
The GNSO Council requests an issue report to precede the possibility of a PDP that covers the following issues:
- Definition of the type of organizations that should receive special protection at the top and second level, including under a "international legal personality" test;
- Policies required to protect such organizations at the top and second level; and
- Whether such policies are within the bylaws and the defined powers of the GNSO."