[tor-udrp] UDRP Terms of Reference.DOC

["Chicoine, Caroline G." <CCHICOINE@thompsoncoburn.com>]

I have revised the UDRP Terms of Reference.  

Milton, I have added (or representative) after Complainant and Respondent so
their lawyers could be included.  In this regard, with their lawyers and the
lawyers making up the panelist representatives, and given the ip
representative will likely be a lawyer, I wonder whether we need additional
legal representation on this Task Force?  Finally, while I share your
concerns about the potential problems with surveys, I had intended once we
moved  top the Task Force phase to recommend that the person filling out the
survey check off what is their primary interest in the UDRP (similar to the
interests we have identified in the members of the Task Force).  Finally, I
hesitate to switch the name to Working Group only because it already has
specific connotation and we are not using it in that way.  

Philip, I have tried to incorporate your proposed changes.  While have
eliminated the idea of these issues going to a WG, nothing prevents that
Task For e from throwing an issue for which they believe warrants further
discussion open to a WG during the implemntation phase.

With respect tro the issues, I added two of them.  One of them deals with
supplemental rules (in light f the lawsuit filed against NAF indicating that
they are unfair) and the ability to amend complaints (comments I received
from my constituency).  Of course, if anyone has thought of others let me
know so we can incorporate them.

At this point, and since I have only received substantive comments from your
two (and I thank you dearly for that), I wonder whether we should publish
the draft to the NC so they can review and we can get their input so we can
vote on it at the next teleconference.  If you agree, I would ask that we
indicate that Milton had proposed as an alternative opening this to a WG
rather than using a survey so we can get their input.  

What do you all think?


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