Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] What do we mean by "single registrant"?

[Eric Brunner-Williams <ebw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff,

Either we are discussing business models which can't be made to work
under the existing regime, or we are discussing business models which
will work under the existing regime.

If a "SR" business model can't be made to work with registrars, why
are we spending time on it?

If a "SR" business model can be made to work with registrars, why are
we spending time on it?

So lets be really direct, why do we care, and why do we care enough to
spend any time on what VI-means-for-SR before we have most of an
answer to what VI-means-for-"standard"-and-"community-based"?

If you can't make a "we must rescue the dying brand-or-mass-customer"
case, and you can't make a "we must marginally improve the profit
margins of a thriving brand-or-mass-customer case, then why prolong
this detour?

Eric


On 4/5/10 4:00 PM, Neuman, Jeff wrote:
> ...
> Let me be more direct - My proposal is to do away with registrars completely 
> for true single registrant/user TLDs.
> ...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Brunner-Williams [mailto:ebw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 3:55 PM
> To: Neuman, Jeff
> Cc: Tim Ruiz; Gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] What do we mean by "single registrant"?
> 
> Jeff,
> 
> Are you making the case for brand-TLD applicants which are incapable
> (whether for lack of technical competency, lack of business
> capability, lack of ...) of using two or more registrars equitably?
> 
> Eric
> 
> 
>