[council] Proposed Motion requesting Issues Report on Vertical Integration & Registry/Registrar Cross-Ownership

[Stéphane Van Gelder]

Hi Mary,

I¹m interested to read the background info you indicate you will be sending
soon.

I¹m wondering why request the GNSO to go through a PDP on this now, and is
it realistic to expect that, if one is initiated, it would not impact the
new gTLD program¹s progress?

Thanks,

Stéphane


Le 28/08/09 01:07, « Mary Wong » <MWong at piercelaw.edu> a écrit :

> Hi everyone,
>  
> On behalf of the NCUC, I am proposing the following motion:
> "Whereas, Recommendation 19 of the GNSO policy authorizing the new gTLD
> process states: "Registries must use only ICANN accredited registrars in
> registering domain names and may not discriminate among such accredited
> registrars;"
> Whereas, opening up the market to many new TLD operators calls into question
> some of the assumptions on which the separation of registry and registrar
> functions is based;
> 
> Whereas, economic research commissioned by ICANN staff also suggests that
> changes might be justified;
> 
> Whereas, the new gTLD policies passed by the Council do not provide any policy
> guidance regarding the proper approach to cross ownership and vertical
> integration, but instead suggest that the status quo be left in place;
> 
> Resolved: the GNSO Council should initiate a policy development process on
> registry-registrar cross-ownership and the policies that should be applied to
> vertical integration or separation of gTLD registrars and registries and
> requests that an Issues Report be done on this question. This policy process
> should not delay or affect the progress of the new gTLD application process
> but should run in parallel."
> 
> Thank you. Background information relating to the NCUC position on this issue
> will follow shortly.
>  
> Best regards,
> Mary
>  
>  
> Mary W S Wong
> Professor of Law
> Franklin Pierce Law Center
> Two White Street
> Concord, NH 03301
> USA
> Email: mwong at piercelaw.edu
> Phone: 1-603-513-5143
> Webpage: http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php
> Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at:
> http://ssrn.com/author=437584
> 

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