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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I too suggested that the .museum sponsor simply
become accredited as a registrar. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I urge folks with comments to raise them
at the meeting and to post them with ICANN by sending an e-mail to:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="mailto:museum-renewal-2007@icann.org">museum-renewal-2007@icann.org</a></span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>As of yesterday, my letter was the only
posting:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a
href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/museum-renewal-2007/">http://forum.icann.org/lists/museum-renewal-2007/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Here is the provision at issue:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Appendix
6<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Schedule
of Reserved Names</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>E.
</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sponsor may
register up to 5000 domain names directly with the Registry Operator and keep
these names under direct management until the conclusion of its designation by
ICANN as the sponsor for the Sponsored TLD. At that time all such names
that are registered to the Sponsor (but not including those in Part B below)
will be transferred at the conclusion of status of sponsor of the registry.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Jon<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><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'> Paul Stahura
[mailto:paul.stahura@enom.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 22, 2007
8:36 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Tim
Ruiz</st1:PersonName>; Nevett, Jonathon<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Kurt Pritz; Tim Cole; Craig
Schwartz; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">karen.lentz@icann.org</st1:PersonName>;
Registrar Constituency<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [registrars] FW:
MUSEUM proposal</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=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I don’t think enom was one of the
larger registrars either.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I agree with Tim re his suggestion about
registries be allowed to have common ownership with registrars, with
appropriate separation and confidentiality requirements, and his comment re
erosion in the Accredited Registrar concept.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><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'> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Tim Ruiz</st1:PersonName> [mailto:tim@godaddy.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 22, 2007
8:01 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Nevett,Jonathon<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Kurt Pritz; Tim Cole; Craig
Schwartz; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">karen.lentz@icann.org</st1:PersonName>;
Registrar Constituency<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [registrars] FW: MUSEUM
proposal</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>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>For the record, Go Daddy was NOT one of the larger registrars that Kurt
refers to. While I don't see this as a disaster it does concern me. It is
simply, by Kurt own's admission, a way to work around Musedoma's contractual
requirement to use Accredited Registrars.<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=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>What Go Daddy did suggest as a possible alternative is that registries
might be allowed to establish, own, and operate Accredited Registrars - as
long as appropriate equal access and confidentiality requirements were
part of the arrangement.<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=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>What we don't want to see is an errosion of the Accredited Registrar
concept. I think recent events have made it clear that not only is the
Accreditation concept valid and necessary, but compliance and enforcement
of Accredited Registrars' obligations need to be strengthened.<br>
<br>
Tim <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'>-------- Original Message --------<br>
Subject: [registrars] FW: MUSEUM proposal<br>
From: "Nevett, Jonathon" <jnevett@networksolutions.com><br>
Date: Thu, March 22, 2007 8:42 am<br>
To: "Registrar Constituency" <registrars@gnso.icann.org><br>
Cc: "Kurt Pritz" <pritz@icann.org>, "Tim Cole"
<tim.cole@icann.org>,<br>
"Craig Schwartz" <craig.schwartz@icann.org>, <<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">karen.lentz@icann.org</st1:PersonName>><br>
<br>
The following is an informative letter from ICANN related to the<br>
proposal of the .museum registry operator/sponsor to be able to register<br>
up to 5,000 domain names. This letter will help guide our discussion on<br>
this topic during the upcoming meeting in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Lisbon</st1:City></st1:place>.<br>
<br>
Thanks.<br>
<br>
Jon <br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Kurt Pritz [mailto:pritz@icann.org] <br>
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 8:09 AM<br>
To: Nevett, Jonathon<br>
Cc: Craig Schwartz; Tim Cole; Karen Lentz<br>
Subject: MUSEUM proposal<br>
<br>
Jon:<br>
<br>
The attached is intended to kick-off and inform the discussion we are <br>
to have about the MUSEUM proposal. It is meant to be informative and <br>
constructive.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Kurt Pritz<br>
<br>
ICANN<br>
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">4676 Admiralty Way, #330</st1:address></st1:Street><br>
Marina del Rey. CA 90292<br>
<br>
+1.310.301.5809 (office)<br>
+1.310.400.4184 (mobile) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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