RE: [gnso-vi-feb10] Updated Charter Based on Today's Call

[Milton L Mueller <mueller@xxxxxxx>]

I still think Jeff has it right here. If it is VI, then the same interest or 
entity controls both the registrar and registry. 

Milton Mueller
Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Avri Doria
> Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 5:57 PM
> To: Gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] Updated Charter Based on Today's Call
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> 
> On 11 Feb 2010, at 23:42, Jeff Eckhaus wrote:
> 
> > As for the second bullet point, I believe that if there is 
> no contractual and functional separation and not required to 
> offer equal access then that is Vertical Integration. Not CO
> >  
> 
> 
> in terms of definition, i don't agree.
> 
> it is still CO, it just happens to also be VI.
> 
> some CO is VI
> some CO is not.
> 
> CO has to do with ownership
> VI has to do with production-distribution channel.
> 
> the concepts are separate but sometimes overlap.
> 
> a.
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