<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">McTim,</div><div style="font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br></div><div style="font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">you write like DCA is not aware of that? </div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Did the others read the rest of the document outside of that? that is </span><span style="font-size: 13.600000381469727px;">precisely</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> my point!</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">or are they expecting the governments
of Africa to approve their application based on government support only, then why even apply to ICANN?</span></div><div style="font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"> --Lerato Ma</div><div style="font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div style="font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> McTim
<dogwallah@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> africann@afrinic.net <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, November 30, 2012 11:27 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] The Google campaign – An ITU view<br> </font> </div> <br>
On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Lerato <<a ymailto="mailto:lerato.ma@yahoo.com" href="mailto:lerato.ma@yahoo.com">lerato.ma@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>> I say read the guidebook!<br><br><br>I have...again, just to make sure we are reading the same book:<br><br>http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/evaluation-procedures-04jun12-en.pdf<br><br>Says:<br><br>2.2.1.4.2 Geographic Names Requiring Government<br>Support<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>4. An application for a string listed as a UNESCO<br>region or appearing on the “Composition of<br>macro geographical (continental) regions,<br>geographical sub-regions, and selected economic<br>and other groupings” list.<br><br>In the case of an application for a string appearing<br>on either of the lists above, documentation of<br>support will be required from at least 60% of the<br>respective national governments in the region, and<br>there may be no more than one written statement<br>of objection to the
application from relevant<br>governments in the region and/or public authorities<br>associated with the continent or the region."<br><br><br>So, given the multiple Early Warnings from GAC members,<br>I don't see how DCA gets over the 60%/no more than one written statement<br>of objection barrier. Can you explain this please?<br><br><br><br>AND it also says:<br><br><br>"An applied-for gTLD string that falls into any of 1 through 4<br>listed above is considered to represent a geographic<br>name. In the event of any doubt, it is in the applicant’s<br>interest to consult with relevant governments and public<br>authorities and enlist their support or non-objection prior to<br>submission of the application, in order to preclude possible<br>objections and pre-address any ambiguities concerning<br>the string and applicable requirements. "<br><br><br>So your competition did EXACTLY what ICANN advised, and<br>DCA calls them corrupt for
it??<br><br>Seriously??<br><br><br>-- <br>Cheers,<br><br>McTim<br>"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A<br>route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel<br>_______________________________________________<br>AfrICANN mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:AfrICANN@afrinic.net" href="mailto:AfrICANN@afrinic.net">AfrICANN@afrinic.net</a><br><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann" target="_blank">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann</a><br><br><br> </div> </div> </blockquote></div> </div></body></html>