[gnso-vi-feb10] RE: Innovative Proposal

[Jeff Eckhaus <eckhaus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kathy,

Thanks again for the proposal and I would like to follow up on some of the 
questions I had during our unfortunately abbreviated call today. 

The basis of your proposal is that the community needs structural separation or 
else there is a clear and present danger to the security and stability of the 
internet. That we cannot afford to make changes as it is in the public interest 
to maintain the status quo. 

Do you plan on sharing with the group what the dangers of having cross 
ownership are to the security and stability of the internet? There is a 
presumption of bad things happening but am still unsure what these bad things 
are. I would love to know what PIR is concerned with. Maybe it will help on the 
development of the MMA and other proposals and safeguards. 


Also you have stated that the current structure is tried and true and has 
worked so we must maintain separation. Can you explain how .PRO and other 
ccTLDs that have fully integrated models can exist ? 

I am hoping we can have an informed discussion on harms and benefits. I believe 
if we have everything in front of us we can take the next steps toward 
compromising on the proposals. See where the real issues are and address them. 



Looking forward to more informed discussions


Thanks

Jeff E. 



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From: owner-gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx [owner-gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
Of Kathy Kleiman [kKleiman@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 9:21 AM
To: Gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gnso-vi-feb10] Innovative Proposal

Dear VI WG,

Now is the time to rollout new competition and new gTLDs that will service the 
growth and future of the Net.  Now is not the time to tamper with tried and 
true systems.

The subprime mortgage crisis in the United States was led by cries for 
innovation and unwinding of the regulations that had long held a steady hand in 
the financial markets. Few relatively small experiments ultimately had the 
unintended, unanticipated and domino-like effect of the collapse of multiple 
financial institutions.  As one failure precipitated another, it soon became 
evident that the damage could not be constrained, or easily reversed.  In the 
end, the public trust was lost in not only in the institutions themselves but 
also in the regulatory bodies which had heard but not heeded the call for 
restraint.

With stakes high for serving the public interest, and preserving the security 
and stability of the Internet, tampering with a proven model is not an option – 
not for us, nor for the millions of registrants, websites, listserves and other 
systems which depend on the domain names we offer.  It is far easier to 
determine the right structure to drive behavior, than to police conduct after 
the fact.

PIR hereby submits a proposal which relies on the most basic of principles, as 
well as some innovative ideas.  In the interest of delivering this proposal to 
the Working Group by today’s deadline, we provide a framework here, and will 
follow with further details and explanations. We look forward to the discussion 
today, and in the days and weeks ahead. Please find our new proposal for our 
discussion attached.

Best,
Kathy Kleiman
Director of Policy, PIR


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From: owner-gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Margie Milam
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 11:53 PM
To: Gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gnso-vi-feb10] Vertical Integration Antitrust and Competition 
Memorandum

Dear All,

In preparation for tomorrow's call, please review the attached Antitrust 
Memorandum.    Amy Stathos will be available to participate on the VI-WG  call 
to discuss this document.

Best Regards,

Margie

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Margie Milam
Senior Policy Counselor
ICANN
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