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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Thanks to John for bringing forward the actual
text on SRMU as noted in the Initial Report on VI. Those are the facts, agreed
upon by the VI WG. However, as Mike R pointed out SRMU is allowed in the Free
Trade proposal and therefore I revise my earlier comment that there was no
support. But, that proposal like the other two next to it have no consensus (roughly
1/3, 1/3 /13) so I stand by my previously posted comment that I personally do
not believe that the VI WG will achieve any consensus on SRMU. It is,
unfortunately, as thorny an issue as VI itself, which makes it extremely
difficult to establish any bright lines at this point in time. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>For example, what is the difference
between a gTLD that sells domain names via ICANN-accredited registrars to its
customer base and a SRMU gTLD that sells/gives domain names directly to its customer
base (w/o any ICANN-accredited registrars mediating the sale), i.e., being in
control of the entire registration process? Many in the WG believe that these
two gTLDs are almost exactly the same, but one (because it is a major global
brand, perhaps?) has the right to ignore Resolution 19, i.e., no gTLD may
discriminate between registrars and must allow equal access to all registrars.
Notably, a cornerstone argument on both the RACK and JN2 proposals (“the other
two proposals” as noted above) has been that one entity (a registry-registrar
pairing) may not have access to all of the data and other important information
in a domain name’s lifecycle. SRMU stands in opposition to this principle… <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>I would also point out that many of the new
gTLDs or brand TLDs will probably never reach or has no aspiration to sell >
100,000 domain names so such thresholds are without any factual basis for their
existance. Indeed, I am not sure what relevance that number would have on an
SRMU without a better definition of what that SRMU animal is (perhaps, ‘who’ it
is?) and, at this stage, we have yet to define the animal let alone debate the
myriad of issues that surround it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>What I am pointing to here are just a
couple of the issues that the VI WG has discussed and which will undoubtedly be
discussed in more depth again. But, for all of these and more reasons, in my view,
no one in the BC should have any expectations of seeing an SRMU distinction
established by the launch of the new gTLD process. I recommended that we
incorporate in our BC statement that we recommend that ICANN continue to review
VI – in its totality – again in 3-5 years. In time, the issues that face us
today – along with the fact that ICANN will have gained the benefit of experience
from the introduction of a multitude of new gTLDs – may shift to a scenario
where SRMU is ready for prime time. But it has a long way to go within the current
VI WG first…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Sorry for the long post, but I trust this
clarifies the matter somewhat more.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>RA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Ronald N. Andruff</span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>President<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>RNA Partners, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=blue><span style='color:blue'>Fifth Avenue</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street></ns0:address></ns0:Street><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
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w:insAuthor="Owner" w:insDate="2010-08-10T16:02:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Owner"
w:endInsDate="2010-08-10T16:02:00Z"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>New York</span></font></st1:City></ns0:City></st1:place><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>, </span></font><ns0:State
w:insAuthor="Owner" w:insDate="2010-08-10T16:02:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Owner"
w:endInsDate="2010-08-10T16:02:00Z"><st1:State w:st="on"><font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'>New York</span></font></st1:State></ns0:State><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'> </span></font><ns0:PostalCode
w:insAuthor="Owner" w:insDate="2010-08-10T16:02:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Owner"
w:endInsDate="2010-08-10T16:02:00Z"><st1:PostalCode w:st="on"><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>10001</span></font></st1:PostalCode></ns0:PostalCode></ns0:place><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>+ 1 212 481 2820 ext. 11<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>john@crediblecontext.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, August 10, 2010
3:43 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Frederick Felman<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Ron Andruff; Steve DelBianco;
bc - GNSO list; icann@rodenbaugh.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [bc-gnso] Proposed BC
Comment on Vertical Integration Working Group Initial Report (to be filed
12-Aug)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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I am confused on the point made by Mike and supported by Fred.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Note this from page 32
of the VI report (the bold italics are mine):<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>"11 Although the
Working Group also initially discussed a single-</span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>‐registrant, multiple-‐user (SRMU) subcategory, there was </span></font><b><i><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>substantial opposition</span></font></i></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
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></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;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></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>John Berard<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;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></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;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></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><br>
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></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;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.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font
color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><font
color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Mike Rodenbaugh<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font
color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>RODENBAUGH LAW<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font
color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>tel/fax: +1
(415) 738-8087<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://rodenbaugh.com/" target="_blank">http://rodenbaugh.com</a><u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font
color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><font
color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
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><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Ron Andruff<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, August 09, 2010
12:34 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Steve DelBianco'; 'bc - GNSO
list'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [bc-gnso] Proposed BC
Comment on Vertical Integration Working Group Initial Report (to be filed
12-Aug)<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Steve,<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;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.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black face=Verdana><span
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color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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York</ns0:state> <ns0:postalcode u2:insauthor="Owner" u2:insdate="2010-08-09T15:30:00Z" u2:endinsauthor="Owner" u2:endinsdate="2010-08-09T15:30:00Z">10001</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
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><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Steve DelBianco<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, August 06, 2010 1:24
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'bc - GNSO list'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [bc-gnso] Proposed BC
Comment on Vertical Integration Working Group Initial Report (to be filed
12-Aug)</span></font><font color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-family:
Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>To:
BC members<br>
From: BC executive committee<br>
<br>
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>
<br>
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"></a><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>
)<br>
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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></font><font color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;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>
<br>
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>
<br>
3. encourage continued work to define eligibility and scope for Single
registrant – Single User exception. </span></font><font color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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>
<br>
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>
<br>
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></font><font color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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