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@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@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