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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'>Dear all,<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'>I take issue with Mike R’s comment: “</span></font><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Calibri;color:#1F497D'>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.</span></font><font color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:blue'>” This is patently untrue. <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'>The RACK proposal proposers [<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Tim <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>R</span></b>uiz</st1:PersonName>
(Go Daddy), Ron <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>A</span></b>ndruff, Brian <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>C</span></b>ute (Afilias) and Kathy <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>K</span></b>leiman (PIR)] reasoned that it is
inopportune to allow an open VI regime at this time due to (1) the clear threat
of gaming that can be done by nefarious registrars with unfettered access to
registrant data and clear advantages regarding “drop” information and the like;
(2) the lack of a fully-formed/budgeted compliance department that has the
capabilities (should the VI WG be able to establish appropriate policy recommendations
for compliance to police) to give the user community confidence in the
institution of ICANN; and (3) with the potential for hundreds of new gTLDs being
added into the DNS in the coming decade, ICANN needs to gain the benefit of experience
with a tenfold increase in gTLDs BEFORE throwing open the doors to a no
restrictions environment. This group of proposers included a registrar, two
registries and me, and all of us are taking the longer view to ensure that any
changes in policy serve the interests of Internet users at large, rather than a
specific group that comes from within ICANN -- registrars. RACK does not
preclude any registrar investing in and owning up to 15% of a registry or
registry service provider. Which is the same as saying that new registries are
welcome to the marketplace, but registrars cannot have a controlling interest
in them – invest: YES; control: NO. To make a blanket statement that
incumbents are blocking competition is not only misleading, it is categorically
false.<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'>So, Philip, before the BC goes off on a
fool’s errand vis-à-vis anti-competitive practices, a considerable amount of
factual dialogue needs to take place on this list. I’ll kick it off here with
a question to Mike R: Who exactly are the “outsiders” you note above? Registrars
like ENOM that are at the heart of VI, or are there other “outsiders” that I may
have missed hearing about during these last months of thousands of VI WG emails
and hundreds of hours of calls?<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'>Kind regards,<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'>RA</span></font><font size=2
color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
color:#1F497D'><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>
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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>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
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>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>220 </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><ns0:Street w:insAuthor="Owner"
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w:endInsDate="2010-08-11T10:39:00Z"><ns0:address w:insAuthor="Owner"
w:insDate="2010-08-11T10:39:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Owner"
w:endInsDate="2010-08-11T10:39:00Z"><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font
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>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><ns0:place w:insAuthor="Owner" w:insDate="2010-08-11T10:39:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Owner" w:endInsDate="2010-08-11T10:39:00Z"><ns0:City
w:insAuthor="Owner" w:insDate="2010-08-11T10:39:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Owner"
w:endInsDate="2010-08-11T10:39:00Z"><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="2010-08-11T10:39:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Owner"
w:endInsDate="2010-08-11T10:39:00Z"><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="2010-08-11T10:39:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Owner"
w:endInsDate="2010-08-11T10:39:00Z"><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>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:blue'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></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>Mike Rodenbaugh<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, August 10, 2010 6:51
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> '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)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>John,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;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></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;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></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><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'>Mike Rodenbaugh<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>RODENBAUGH LAW<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>tel/fax: +1
(415) 738-8087<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://rodenbaugh.com/">http://rodenbaugh.com</a><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'><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'>
john@crediblecontext.com [mailto:john@crediblecontext.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, August 10, 2010
12:43 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)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><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'>All,<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'><br>
I am confused on the point made by Mike and supported by Fred.<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'>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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<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'>"11 Although the
Working Group also initially discussed a single-</span></font><font size=2
color=black face="Cambria Math"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math";
color:black'>‐</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>registrant, multiple-</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Cambria Math"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Cambria Math";color:black'>‐</span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>user (SRMU) subcategory, there was <b><i><span style='font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'>substantial opposition</span></i></b> 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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<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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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>
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Sent from +1(415)606-3733<o:p></o:p></span></font></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>>
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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.</span></font><font
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Mike Rodenbaugh</span></font><font
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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)</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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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Steve,</span></font><font color=black
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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.</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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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Thanks.</span></font><font color=black
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Kind regards,</span></font><font
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>RA</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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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Ronald N. Andruff</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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face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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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face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:blue'>, New York 10001</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: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">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></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'>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></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>
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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></font><font color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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