<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Philip,</div><div><br></div><div>This is a matter on which I would like to participate.</div><div><br></div><div>By way of a self-nomination, my clients' interests include registries, registrars and registrants -- including large, branded companies. In this way I am unable to exert bias for any one without alienating the others! </div><div><br></div><div>Let me know if there is a chance to participate.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Berard<br></div>
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Subject: [bc-gnso] Vested interests - status quo - market incumbents -<br>
anti trust<br>
From: "Philip Sheppard" <<a href="mailto:philip.sheppard@aim.be">philip.sheppard@aim.be</a>><br>
Date: Wed, August 11, 2010 12:46 am<br>
To: "'bc - GNSO list'" <<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org">bc-gnso@icann.org</a>><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span class="203154207-11082010">In the context of the VI debater Mike R has made a telling comment:</span></font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span class="203154207-11082010"></span></font> </div> <div><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span class="203154207-11082010">"I do not think it possible to get the support of parties who have a vested economic interest in the status quo"</span></font></div> <div><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span class="203154207-11082010"></span></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span class="203154207-11082010">This to my mind is one of the key flaws of the WG model of policy development. Incumbents are able to manipulate future markets.</span></font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span class="203154207-11082010">This has anti-trust implications.</span></font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span class="203154207-11082010"></span></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span class="203154207-11082010">A User House project could usefully take this up for broader discussion.</span></font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span class="203154207-11082010">First steps would by CSG agreement to do so.</span></font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span class="203154207-11082010">Sarah - would you be willing to take this forward?</span></font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span class="203154207-11082010"></span></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span class="203154207-11082010">Philip</span></font></div>
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