Hi, For those interested, is an article providing some further clarity on the issues of Vertical Separation. bests, Annalisa A new era in domain name economics? by Milton Mueller on Tue 20 Jul 2010 12:22 AM EDT http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2010/7/20/4582700.html
Dear All,
As agreed during the NARALO Call on Monday, here are some additional documents on Vertical Integration presented during recent ICANN meetings.
ICANN Meeting Brussels 2010:
During the ALAC Policy Discussion Part 1 ( http://brussels38.icann.org/node/12463) the Chair of the Working Group on Vertical Integration, Mike OConnor, gave a presentation on the current status of the Vertical Integration PDP.
Attached you find:
* Presentation on Vertical Integration PDP (.ppt) * Matrix of Vertical Integration Proposal (.xls) * Transcription of Mikes Presentation (ALAC Policy Discussion Part 1) (.doc)
ICANN Meeting Seoul 2009:
During the panelist discussion on Registry/Registrar Separation ( http://sel.icann.org/node/7083) Brian Cute and Richard Tindal discussed the advantages and disadvantages of Vertical Integration.
* Presentation The Case for a Registry Owning a Registrar in Its TLD (download under http://sel.icann.org/meetings/seoul2009/presentation-registry-registrar-owne...) * Presentation The Issue: Vertical Separation of Registry and Registrar Functions (download under http://sel.icann.org/meetings/seoul2009/presentation-vertical-separation-26o...) * Transcription of panelist discussion (download under: http://sel.icann.org/meetings/seoul2009/transcript-registry-registrar-separa...)
Best Regards, -- Matthias Langenegger Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
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