<html><head><base href="x-msg://898/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Caroline,<div><br></div><div>Thank you for your message. Please note that the DT recognised that the definitions were works in progress. However, within the time we had to produce a charter, it would have been impossible to refine the definitions. This is why the following footnote was included:</div><div><br></div><div><!--StartFragment--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The working definitions
included in this charter are subject to further development and refinement by
Staff, but are included in the interests of time in order to allow the
remainder of the charter to be finalized and approved by the GNSO Council.</span><!--EndFragment--> </div><div><br></div><div>It was the DT's expectation that the WG would continue to work on the definitions.</div><div><br></div><div>Stéphane
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<br><div><div>Le 5 mars 2010 à 11:40, Caroline Greer a écrit :</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="Section1"><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">The Registries Stakeholder Group [<span class="SpellE">RySG</span>] would like to propose a friendly amendment to the Vertical Integration Charter circulated by Stéphane.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">For purposes of accuracy and consistency, we believe that Objective #4 should be revised to read: “<i><span style="font-style: italic; ">To identify and clearly articulate the differences between the current restrictions and practices concerning registry-registrar separation and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; ">equivalent access</span>, on the one hand, and the options described in the most recent version of the DAG and supporting documents<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title="" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span class="MsoFootnoteReference" style="vertical-align: super; "><sup>[1]</sup></span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and changes considered by staff, on the other hand.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">The words “equivalent access” in yellow would replace the words “equal access” that are in the current version of Objective #4. We understand that the Charter Group has recognized the difference between “equal access” and “equivalent access” in its deliberations and has adopted “equivalent access” in other parts of the Charter.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">More generally, the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="SpellE">RySG</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>notes that the proposed working definitions in the Charter are neither accurate nor complete and, in certain cases, they represent policy statements. The RySG underscores the importance of developing standalone definitions for each element of vertical integration. However, these definitions should be developed by experts in competition and antitrust matters and derived from, where possible, language in ICANN contracts and ICANN documentation that uses the relevant terms. <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Many thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Caroline.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><br clear="all"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></div></div><div><br clear="all"><hr align="left" size="1" width="33%"><div id="ftn1"><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(90, 90, 90); "><a href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title="" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span class="MsoFootnoteReference" style="vertical-align: super; "><sup><font size="1" color="#5a5a5a" face="Verdana"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; ">[1]</span></font></sup></span></a><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The working group understands that the DAG is a fluid document. As a result, the working group will conduct its activities based upon the version of the document available.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(90, 90, 90); "><font size="1" color="#5a5a5a" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>