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by Chris Chaplow Nov. 12, 2010

Nov. 12, 2010

Please remove randerson(a)interborder.ca from both the mailing lists below 'bc-gnso(a)icann.org And bcprivate(a)bizconst.org lists and then please email me a pdf document of the current members of the both these lists. Then please remove Interborder holding form this members list http://www.bizconst.org/members.htm Thank you Chris Chaplow Managing Director Andalucía.com S.L. Avenida del Carmen 9 Ed. Puertosol, Puerto Deportivo 1ª Planta, Oficina 30 Estepona, 29680 Malaga, Spain Tel: + (34) 952 897 865 Fax: + (34) 952 897 874 E-mail: <mailto:chris@andalucia.com> chris(a)andaluciaws.com Web: <http://www.andalucia.com/> www.andaluciaws.com

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Announcement of results of Elections
by Marilyn Cade Nov. 12, 2010

Nov. 12, 2010

This announces the conclusion of the BC's Election for Councilor and endorsement vote for V.Chair,Finance and Operations: Total number of votes received during the voting period: 32This will inform you of the outcome of the BC Election for Vice Chair. Chris Chaplow was endorsed by 60 votes. This will inform you of the outcome of the BC Election for Councilor. The Election Officer advises of the outcome as follows, after the application of weighted voting: John Berard = 35 Adam Palmer = 29 THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION WERE RECEIVED AND COMPILED BY GLEN DE ST GERY, ACTING AS ELECTIONS OFFICER FOR BCPlease join me in thanking both Councilor Candidates for their willingness to serve as BC Councilor on behalf of the BC's members' policy interests, and theV.Chair, Finance and Operations for his willingness to continue to serve. And thanks to all members who voted. We had approximately 2/3s turn out for the election during the election period.Marilyn CadeBC Chair

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FW: MP3 & transcript / BC Members call - Note regarding separate update regarding BC Executive session summary
by Marilyn Cade Nov. 11, 2010

Nov. 11, 2010

Dear BC Members: This email provides both the Transcript and the MP3 recording of the Members discussion which is posted to the BC public list. This serves as an update that the Chair declared an executive session at the opening of the call, as previoulsy announced in the members notice about the call. That segment was not recorded or transcribed as executive sessions are limited to members only.The segment lasted approximately 20 minutes, and a summary of the discussion, the Members endorsement of recommendations, and the following call with the CSG leadership will be forthcoming and posted to bcprivate list. Policy discussions belong on this archived list. We post strategy discussions and dial in information on the bcprivate list. I apologize if this is confusing, but please just look at the 'from', and you'll see which list to post to, depending on the topic. Please find hereafter the recording of BC Policy call as well as the transcript. http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-bc-20101111-en.mp3 Thanks to ICANN for the great turn around!

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FW: SRR comments version 1
by Steve DelBianco Nov. 11, 2010

Nov. 11, 2010

Here is the draft that Adam Palmer is describing on this call ------ Forwarded Message From: Adam Palmer <Adam_Palmer(a)symantec.com> Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 06:27:59 -0800 To: "'bill.smith(a)paypal-inc.com'" <bill.smith(a)paypal-inc.com>, "'scott(a)mccormickict.com'" <scott(a)mccormickict.com>, "'Mark.A.Sloan(a)wellsfargo.com'" <Mark.A.Sloan(a)wellsfargo.com>, "martinsutton(a)hsbc.com" <martinsutton(a)hsbc.com>, "'James.f.baskin(a)verizon.com'" <James.f.baskin(a)verizon.com>, Jeff Brueggeman <jb7454(a)att.com>, "'greg(a)fsround.org'" <greg(a)fsround.org> Cc: Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco(a)netchoice.org>, Marilyn Cade <marilynscade(a)hotmail.com> Subject: SRR comments version 1 Dear BC Colleagues, As promised, I have drafted a first set of comments for the BC on ICANN’s SSR plan. This is a very rough outline and I have noted areas where I hope others will contribute. As we discussed, the goal of this group is just to get this idea process started so this can quickly be developed by the larger group and be ready for distribution prior to Colombia. Once you have had a chance to review this and develop some ideas, let’s have another quick call to discuss next steps. Best regards, Adam Adam Palmer Norton Lead Cyber Security Advisor Symantec Phone: 703-232-4914 ------ End of Forwarded Message

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Promoting the market efficiencies of vertical integration
by john＠crediblecontext.com Nov. 11, 2010

Nov. 11, 2010

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BC Policy Calendar, for discussion on BC Conf Call Friday 10-Sep-2010
by Steve DelBianco Nov. 10, 2010

Nov. 10, 2010

To: BC Members From: Steve DelBianco, vice chair for policy coordination The attached pdf is an updated policy calendar for discussion on Friday’s BC member call. Dial-in details will be sent separately. Highlighted item: there is a GNSO Council meeting tomorrow, and the relevant agenda items are described below. Upcoming discussions & votes at 8-Sep GNSO Council meeting: Full agenda and links at http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-08sep10-en.htm Item 2. Vote on GNSO endorsements for members of SSR & Whois review teams. CSG has endorsed BC members Jeff Brueggeman for SSR and Susan Kawaguchi for Whois. Discuss whether to add candidates to improve diversity; adding alternates. Vote on motion to endorse the GNSO slate Item 3. Vote on whether to proceed with Whois study #1. Registries have amended the motion drafted by the BC. Item 4. Vote on whether to submit the current Vertical Integration progress report to the Board for consideration at their 13-Sep retreat. Item 5. Discuss suggested improvements for Council meetings Item 6. Discuss Council interactions with the Board Item 7. Vote on motion to form a cross-community working group to provide guidance to ICANN new gTLD Implementation Team and ICANN Board, regarding TLD strings that contravene generally-accepted legal norms relating to morality and public order, as recognized under international principles of law. Item 8: Status of Continued Action Items Registration Abuse Policies WG Recommendations Action Plan Drafting team for draft DNS-CERT/SSR WG charter Standing committee to monitor GNSO Improvements implementation Prioritization of GNSO Projects

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New: ICANN Board Resolution on vertical integration in new gTLDs
by Steve DelBianco Nov. 10, 2010

Nov. 10, 2010

ICANN’s Board held a special meeting on 5-Nov and voted to allow vertical integration in the new gTLD plan: ICANN will not restrict cross-ownership between registries and registrars. Registry operators are defined as the registry operator and all other relevant parties relating to the registry services. The Board resolution added enforcement mechanisms against abusive conduct. New gTLD registry agreements will include: (1) a Code of Conduct prohibiting misuse of data or other abusive conduct arising out of cross-ownership; (2) auditing requirements; (3) graduated sanctions up to and including contractual termination and punitive damages; and (4) ICANN's right to refer competition issues to appropriate government competition authorities. Their resolution was published last night. See http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05nov10-en.htm Also, ICANN did not post the next (last) applicant guidebook on 9-Nov as promised. Stay tuned ... -- Steve DelBianco Executive Director NetChoice http://www.NetChoice.org and http://blog.netchoice.org +1.202.420.7482

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FW: [council] Interim Report on Vertical Integration Between Registrars and Registries (Phase I)
by Mike Rodenbaugh Nov. 9, 2010

Nov. 9, 2010

This may of interest to many members. It will be further interesting to see how this issue is addressed in the next draft of the Applicant Guidebook, due from ICANN today. Mike Rodenbaugh RODENBAUGH LAW tel/fax: +1 (415) 738-8087 <http://rodenbaugh.com/> http://rodenbaugh.com From: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Margie Milam Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 2:55 PM To: council(a)gnso.icann.org Subject: [council] Interim Report on Vertical Integration Between Registrars and Registries (Phase I) Dear Councilors, On behalf of the VI PDP Working Group, I am pleased to inform you that the VI Working Group has published its Interim Report on Vertical Integration between Registrars and Registries (Phase I). This Interim Report describes the absence of a consensus within the VI Working Group for any recommendations for the first round of new gTLDs (Phase I of the PDP). With Phase I of the PDP complete, the VI Working Group intends to suspend its activities pending further instructions from the GNSO Council for conducting Phase II of the PDP, which is expected to focus on developing a long term solution for both new gTLD and existing gTLDs. Please note that due to its size, the Interim Report is posted on the WIKI page for the VI Working Group below, and will be posted on the GNSO Council website shortly. https://st.icann.org/vert-integration-pdp/index.cgi?vertical_integration_pdp Best Regards, Margie ____________ Margie Milam Senior Policy Counselor ICANN ____________

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Re: [bc-gnso] Promoting the market efficiencies of vertical integration
by Mike Roberts Nov. 8, 2010

Nov. 8, 2010

I used to have a professor at Stanford who used the phrase "utter rubbish" when he came across something he didn't agree with. It's sad that the source of this utter rubbish is a Stanford professor. It totally misses the point of why silos are bad and layers are good in our generation of telecommunications. Since 1983, we in the US have been making a transition from a completely vertically integrated telecom monopoly to a horizontally layered Internet communications system that is immensely more diversified, efficient, technologically advanced and competitive than anything that existed in the years of the Bell System. Just ask yourself about the five best innovations in telecommunications in the last five years - take your pick - would any of them been successful if they didn't have one or more layers of the Internet stack to use as a platform for launching their chunk of innovation? Internet entrepreneurs today will look for and exploit market niches, and once established, do their best to differentiate their products both vertically and horizontally in order to maximize profits. Sometimes this works and sometimes it doesn't. All too frequently, the niche closes before they breakeven! But VI is pretty incidental to other economic factors. So I don't think this particular bit of "rubbish" is much help to our own discussions on VI. - Mike Roberts Darwin Group >As a communications counselor, I am always looking for analogies to >help aid the understanding of complex problems. I view VI at ICANN >as one such complex problem. A report from the Technology Policy >Institute may be the analogy. > > >The Institute, a think tank focused on the economics of innovation >and change (and headed by U.S. Senate runner-up, Carly Fiorina), has >issued a report promoting vertical integration as "inherent" in >efficient markets. Here is the link to the press release (with a >link to the report embedded): ><http://www.techpolicyinstitute.org/news/show/23247.html>http://www.techpolicyinstitute.org/news/show/23247.html > >There are arguable differences between the open markets addressed by >the report and the noblesse oblige of ICANN with regard to domain >names, but I thought the article was provocative enough to add to >the mix. > >It may all be beside the point, of course, if Kurt Pritz was to be >believed at our meeting in Washington, D.C. He said ICANN does not >want to have to monitor exceptions. > >Cheers, > >Berard

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FW: Helping BC members understand changes in the "final" Applicant guidebook
by Steve DelBianco Nov. 8, 2010

Nov. 8, 2010

Just getting this dialog onto the public BC email list. ------ Forwarded Message From: Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco(a)netchoice.org> Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 17:58:35 -0400 To: Adam Palmer <Adam_Palmer(a)symantec.com>, Berry Cobb <berrycobb(a)infinityportals.com>, Jon Nevett <jon(a)nevett.net>, Ronald Andruff <randruff(a)rnapartners.com>, ron Andruff <ra(a)dotsportllc.com>, Fred Felman <Frederick.Felman(a)markmonitor.com>, "john(a)crediblecontext.com" <john(a)crediblecontext.com>, Greg Rattray <greg(a)fsround.org>, Zahid Jamil <zahid(a)dndrc.com> Subject: Helping BC members understand changes in the "final" Applicant guidebook In our last BC meeting, you were among the members who volunteered to help us quickly digest significant changes in the so-called ‘final’ gTLD guidebook. ICANN will post the document on Tuesday 9-Nov. (it will be featured on home page, but also should be at http://icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/dag-en.htm ) The BC is holding a member call on 11-Nov ( 10am eastern US time) to talk about policy topics we expect going into Cartagena. Best case, you guys join the 11-Nov call and offer your first-look analysis of how the new Guidebook changed vis-a-vis DAGv4. ( ICANN usually posts redline comparison, though it may not be immediately available) Let’s use a divide-and-conquer approach, by delegating Modules among you. Please reply-all with change/confirm of these module assignments: Module 1: Introduction to New gTLD Application Process and Fees. Berry Cobb, Ron Andruff Module 2: Evaluation Procedures. Jon Nevett, Adam Palmer (security criteria for applicants) Zahid Jamil (rights protection mechanisms) Module 3: Dispute Resolution. John Berard, Ron Andruff Module 4: String Contention. Ron Andruff Module 5: Transition to Delegation. Greg Rattray, Fred Fellman ( flexibility for dot-brand TLDs, HSTLDs), Berry Cobb (mitigating malicious conduct), Jon Nevett (VI) If additional discussion of the Guidebook is needed, we can do a another call on 18-Nov to focus on Guidebook changes. Thanks, Steve -- Steve DelBianco Executive Director NetChoice http://www.NetChoice.org and http://blog.netchoice.org +1.202.420.7482

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