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[wg-b] wg-b] FORMAL BALLOT No. 1



QUESTION #1
[Please identify the constituency group, if any, that you are representing]
[] ccTLD Constituency
[] gTLD Constituency
[] Registrars Constituency
[] Intellectual Property Constituency
[x] Commercial and Business Entities Constituency
[] ISPs and Connectivity Providers
[] Non-commercial Domain Name Holder Constituency
[] I do not represent any Domain Name Supporting Organization, I am
participating in an individual capacity

QUESTION #2
[Please identify your region of citizenship (not residence)]
[] North America
[] Asia/Australia/Pacific
[x] Europe
[] Latin and S. America
[] Latin America/Caribbean Islands
[] Africa

QUESTION #3
[Please select ONE of the options listed below]
[x] Option A - Some type of mechanism, yet to be determined, is necessary in
connection with famous trademarks and the operation of the Domain Name
System.
[] Option B - ICANN should not implement any mechanism for the protection of
famous marks, because other mechanisms are adequate
[] Option C - ICANN should not implement any mechanism for the protection of
famous marks, because it exceeds the scope of ICANN's authority
[] Option D - Both Option B & C
[] Option E - I choose to abstain from the voting process at this time

COMMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH QUESTION #3:
(Comments should be limited to 1 or 2 paragraphs)

This ballot is rather bizarre - the fact that it is an issue suggests to me that we need at least to write a position paper than have a ballot mechanism which suggests that it may not be an issue for the rather small number of people on this WG.
Philip Sheppard AIM




END OF BALLOT