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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>John,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The WG has moved extraordinarily quickly, covering a large number
of big issues, leaving almost all of them in its wake for further discussion
because no consensus could be reached – there was “substantial opposition” to
almost every proposition! Regarding SRSU and SRMU models, it was clear from
the outset that there is substantial opposition to both, but less for SRSU so,
to the extent there was focus on any sort of “Single Registrant” models, the
focus was there. It was quickly apparent that there would be no consensus
about SRSU, either. To me it seems obvious that large incumbents are not keen
to have competition from outsiders, as they haven’t offered any good reason why
these models shouldn’t be allowed, and there are plenty of good reasons why
they should be allowed. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Nevertheless, to this point there hasn’t been much WG discussion
about any sort of ‘Single Registrant’ models in particular, other than to note
substantial support for the notion of SRSU… if consensus can be reached as to
details. The IPC has put forward some variations but none of them have got
substantial support as of yet. I do not think it possible to get the support
of parties who have a vested economic interest in the status quo, so there will
have to be enough consensus without their consent, or they and the status quo will
prevail for this next round of TLDs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Mike Rodenbaugh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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john@crediblecontext.com [mailto:john@crediblecontext.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 10, 2010 12:43 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Frederick Felman<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Ron Andruff; Steve DelBianco; bc - GNSO list; icann@rodenbaugh.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [bc-gnso] Proposed BC Comment on Vertical Integration
Working Group Initial Report (to be filed 12-Aug)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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I am confused on the point made by Mike and supported by Fred.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>Note this from page 32 of the VI report (the bold italics are
mine):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>"11 Although the Working Group also initially discussed a
single-</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";
color:black'>‐</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>registrant, multiple-</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'>‐</span><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>user (SRMU) subcategory,
there was </span><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>substantial opposition</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> due to its complexity.
Instead, the working group focused on a Single Registrant Single User
Exception. Accordingly, only SRSU is identified in the main body of the
report."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>I think we would be on firmer ground to carve out a VI waiver
based on size rather than ownership. At a certain size, even a captive
gTLD could benefit from outside, expert technical support, no?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>John Berard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>-------- Original Message
--------<br>
Subject: Re: [bc-gnso] Proposed BC Comment on Vertical Integration<br>
Working Group Initial Report (to be filed 12-Aug)<br>
From: "Frederick Felman" <<a
href="mailto:Frederick.Felman@markmonitor.com">Frederick.Felman@markmonitor.com</a>><br>
Date: Tue, August 10, 2010 10:24 am<br>
To: <<a href="mailto:icann@rodenbaugh.com">icann@rodenbaugh.com</a>><br>
Cc: "Ron Andruff" <<a href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com">randruff@rnapartners.com</a>>,
"Steve DelBianco"<br>
<<a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org">sdelbianco@netchoice.org</a>>,
"bc - GNSO list" <<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org">bc-gnso@icann.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>I'd agree with Mike in this case. It's the model that many Big
brands are considering. <br>
<br>
Sent from +1(415)606-3733<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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On Aug 10, 2010, at 9:53 AM, "Mike Rodenbaugh" <<a
href="mailto:icann@rodenbaugh.com" target="_blank">icann@rodenbaugh.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I disagree that Single Registrant – Multiple User models have no
support in the WG. To the contrary, those models would be freely allowed
under the “free trade” proposals that have garnered a lot of support in the WG
– in fact receiving more support than either of the other major alternatives in
the last straw poll of the WG. More importantly to our Members, such
models may very well be desirable for many businesses who wish to own and
operate a new gTLD, and so we should support that flexibility as there does not
appear to be any additional or substantial harm that would be caused by those
business models.</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Mike Rodenbaugh</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'> <a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org" target="_blank">owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a>
[<a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org">mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Ron Andruff<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 09, 2010 12:34 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Steve DelBianco'; 'bc - GNSO list'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [bc-gnso] Proposed BC Comment on Vertical Integration
Working Group Initial Report (to be filed 12-Aug)</span><span style='font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Steve,</span><span
style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Thanks
for the updated comments. I have made a couple of edits/comments, as
noted in the attached draft. I specifically commented on the Single
Registrant Multiple User (SRMU), which has not gotten any traction, rather only
push back from the broader working group. The BC should take note of this
and perhaps modify its language in this regard.</span><span style='font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Thanks.</span><span
style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Kind
regards,</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'> <a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org" target="_blank">owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a>
[<a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org">mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Steve DelBianco<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 06, 2010 1:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'bc - GNSO list'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [bc-gnso] Proposed BC Comment on Vertical Integration Working
Group Initial Report (to be filed 12-Aug)</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
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From: BC executive committee<br>
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On Thursday 5-Aug, your executive committee held a call with several BC members
who are devoting much of their time to the Vertical Integration (VI) Working
Group. ( Ron Andruff, Berry Cobb, Mike Palage, and Jon Nevett ) <br>
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The discussion revealed that the Working Group is not likely to reach consensus
for any single plan. However, there are principles which may emerge with
significant support. The initial report of the Working Group is
presently posted for public comment, with a due date of 12-Aug. (see <a
href="http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#vi-pdp-initial-report" target="_blank">http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#vi-pdp-initial-report</a>
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The BC already has an approved position on VI, which was posted in Sep-2009.
However, we believe that the BC needs to make key clarifications of
our Sep-2009 position in order to make it more relevant the VI Working Group’s
initial draft report:</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
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color:black'>1. define what the BC meant by “status quo” in our statement
“the BC opposes any change to the status quo for all TLDs intended for sale to
third parties”<br>
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2. define what the BC meant by “internal use” in our statement “The BC
believes that uniquely for domain names intended for internal use, the
principle of registry-registrar vertical separation should be waived.”<br>
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3. encourage continued work to define eligibility and scope for Single
registrant – Single User exception. </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
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We drafted a comment along these lines and have posted it here for your review
and comment. The executive committee plans to file these comments by
12-August deadline. (comment attached)<br>
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Again, these are meant to be clarifications of existing position — not a new
comment that would be subject to the 14-day review period required by our
charter. <br>
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But as you review these comments, please feel free to raise new issues that go
beyond clarifying our Sep-2009 position, since your thoughts will be extremely
helpful to the BC members on this working Group and to our GNSO Councilors.
For example, please think about how to distinguish ‘registered
users’ of a dot-brand owner from ‘registrants’ of an ICANN-accredited
registrar. <br>
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--Steve DelBianco</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
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