RE: [wg-b] Straw Vote Results

["Roeland M.J. Meyer" <rmeyer@mhsc.com>]

Why should the burden of proof reside strictky with Option B voters?
That seems one-sided to me. IMHO, the WIPO report is non-binding.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-wg-b@dnso.org [mailto:owner-wg-b@dnso.org]On Behalf Of
> Martin B. Schwimmer
> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 8:10 AM
> To: wg-b@dnso.org
> Subject: RE: [wg-b] Straw Vote Results
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> Put me down for option A as well.
>
> I suggest that if voting against a recommendation in the WIPO
> report that
> the voter provide a rationale for the votes.
>
> There was a WIPO process.   What do we understand our mandate
> to be?  I
> don't think it is merely to substitute our own self-selected
> vote for that
> of WIPO and the several hundred people who put in comments.
> I think that
> the report should be either a critique of how well-meaning
> experts at WIPO
> got it wrong (if that's your view) or a method of implementation.
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> At 09:17 AM 10/5/99 +0200, you wrote:
> >same for me Ted Shapiro from MPA votes for A. (I note that a
> colleague from
> >the MPAA voted also-what is the procedure for this?)
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: mheltzer [mailto:mheltzer@inta.org]
> >Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 11:42 PM
> >To: 'd3nnis'; mpalage@infonetworks.com; wg-b@dnso.org
> >Subject: RE: [wg-b] Straw Vote Results
> >
> >
> >I'm pretty sure I sent mine in, but here it is again -- Mike
> Heltzer from
> >the International Trademark Association votes for Option A.
> Safeguards are
> >needed!
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: d3nnis [mailto:d3nnis@mciworld.com]
> >Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 8:01 AM
> >To: mpalage@infonetworks.com; wg-b@dnso.org
> >Subject: Re: [wg-b] Straw Vote Results
> >
> >
> >Somehow I received copies of all the Option B votes
> (addressed to WG-B), but
> >none of the A's.
> >
> >Can anyone explain this?
> >
> >
> >>Dennis
> >
> >----------
> >> Listed below are the results from the Straw Vote Election.
> I was rather
> >> disappointed that not everyone voted ( less than half
> voted). In order to
> >> increase participation in future votes I purpose the
> following: if you
> >miss
> >> two (2) straight votes without good cause you will be
> removed from the
> >list;
> >> increase notification on my behalf to the list about the
> vote, any other
> >> suggestions?
> >>
> >> I will be busy conducting the Names Counsel Elections for
> the registrar
> >> constituency this week. However, I encourage the list to provide
> >> constructive comments on the straw vote and make any
> suggestions on where
> >we
> >> should go from here.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >> If there are any missed ballots please notify me.
> >>
> >> DID NOT VOTE: 27
> >> OPTION A: 12
> >> OPTION B: 9
> >> ABSTAIN : 0
> >>
> >>
> >> "Jonathan Cohen" drvcarrington@echelon.ca - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Bill Barber" bbarber@awd.com - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Mike Heltzer" mheltzer@inta.org - OPTION A
> >> "Kathy Kleiman" kathrynkl@aol.com - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Randy Bush" randy@psg.com - OPTION B
> >> "Tod Cohen" tcohen@mpaa.org - OPTION A
> >> "Alberto R. Berton Moreno Jr." law@sbm.com.ar - OPTION A
> >> "John Wood" johnwood@kpmg.com - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Peter Weiss" peter.weiss@chanelusa.com - OPTION A
> >> "Davia Tamulioniene" daiva@sc-uni.ktu.lt - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Khaw Yaw Tuan" yewtuan@ncb.gov.sg - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Roeland Meyer" rmeyer@mhsc.com - OPTION B
> >> "Ted Shapiro " Ted_Shapiro@mpaa.org - OPTION A
> >> "Jonathan Cohen" jcohen@shapirocohen.com - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Younjung Park" yjpark@nic.or.kr - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Mark Measday" measday@ibm.net - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Eileen Kent" eileenk@enteract.com - OPTION A
> >> "Milton Mueller" mueller@syr.edu - OPTION B
> >> "Michael Palage" mpalage@infonetworks.com - VOTED (Under
> the Parliamentary
> >> Rules of Procedure (a.k.a Robert's Rules) the Chair's vote
> should not be
> >> disclosed unless it is dispositive)
> >> "Martin B. Schwimmer" martys@interport.net - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Stafferd Guest" sguest@cas.nu - OPTION B
> >> "Toshi Tsubo" tsubo@global-commons.co.jp - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Peter Gerrand" peter.gerrand@melbourneit.com.au - OPTION A
> >> "Peter Dengate-Thrush" pdthrush@chambers.gen.nz - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Tom Barret" tom.barrett@netnames.com - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Marilyn Cade" mcade@att.com - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Harald Tveit Alvestrand " harald@alvestrand.no - OPTION B
> >> "Jeffery J. Neuman" NeumanJ@gtlaw.com - OPTION A
> >> d3nnis@mciworld.com - OPTION B
> >> "Michele Farber" mafarber@att.com - - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Maria Equiron" meguiron@interdomain.org - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Teresa Sobreviela" mts@interdomain.org - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Rodrigo Marre" rodrigo.marre@bakernet.com - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Hartmut Richard Glaser" glaser@fapesp.br - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Sarah Deutsch" SARAH.B.DEUTSCH@bellatlantic.com - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Jim Bramson" jimbramson@aol.com - OPTION A
> >> "Timothy Denton" tmdenton@magma.ca - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "kim kwangsu" ks@mic.go.kr - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Rob Hall" rob@echelon.ca - DID NOT VOTE
> >> Joop Teernstra terastra@terabytz.co.nz - OPTION B
> >> " Michelena Hallie" Michelena.Hallie@viacom.com - OPTION A
> >> "Judith Oppenheimer" joppenheimer@icbtollfree.com -OPTION B
> >> "Elizabeth Frazee" Elizfrazee@aol.com - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Doug Bush" dougbush@cs.com - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Kerry Owens" OwensK@arentfox.com - OPTION A
> >> "Pan-Jeong Lee" pjlee@ibi.net - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Young-Ok Park" okpark@ibi.net - DID NOT VOTE
> >> "Otho B. Ross" attyross@aol.com - OPTION A
> >> "Mark C. Langston" mark@bitshift.org - OPTION B
> >>
> >>
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