<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Thanks you Mary.<div><br></div><div>Stéphane<br>
<br><div><div>Le 7 mars 2010 à 08:57, Mary Wong a écrit :</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="MARGIN: 4px 4px 1px; FONT: 10pt Tahoma; WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space">
<div>Thanks, Stephane - yes, I too accept Caroline's proposed amendment as friendly.</div>
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<div>Cheers</div>
<div>Mary</div>
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<div><strong><font color="#800080">Mary W S Wong</font></strong></div>
<div>Professor of Law & Chair, Graduate IP Programs</div>
<div>Franklin Pierce Law Center</div>
<div>Two White Street</div>
<div>Concord, NH 03301</div>
<div>USA</div>
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<div>Phone: 1-603-513-5143</div>
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<div>Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: <a href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</a></div><br><br>>>> </div>
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<td><strong>From: </strong></td>
<td>Stéphane Van Gelder<<a href="mailto:stephane.vangelder@indom.com">stephane.vangelder@indom.com</a>></td></tr>
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<td>Glen de Saint Géry<<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org">Glen@icann.org</a>></td></tr>
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<td>3/7/2010 2:53 AM</td></tr>
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<td>Fwd: [council] Friendly amendment to VI Charter</td></tr></tbody></table>Glen,
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<div>If Mary is Ok with this proposed change, please update the motion on <a href="https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?10_march_2010_motions">https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?10_march_2010_motions</a> to reflect the amendment.</div>
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<div>Thank you.</div>
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<div>Stéphane<br>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0px"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><b>De : </b></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">Stéphane Van Gelder <<a href="mailto:stephane.vangelder@indom.com">stephane.vangelder@indom.com</a>><br></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0px"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><b>Date : </b></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">7 mars 2010 08:49:06 HNEC<br></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0px"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><b>À : </b></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">Caroline Greer <<a href="mailto:cgreer@mtld.mobi">cgreer@mtld.mobi</a>><br></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0px"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><b>Cc : </b></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0px"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><b>Objet : </b></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><b>Rép : [council] Friendly amendment to VI Charter</b><br></span></div><br>
<div style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space">Dear Caroline,
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<div>I accept your amendment as friendly.</div>
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<div>Thank you.</div>
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<div>Stéphane<br><br>
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<div>Le 5 mars 2010 à 11:40, Caroline Greer a écrit :</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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-COLOR: yellow; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial">equivalent access</span>, on the one hand, and the options described in the most recent version of the DAG and supporting documents<a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" title="" href="x-msg://1418/#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1"><span style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: super" class="MsoFootnoteReference"><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: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Many thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div>
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