RE: [gnso-vi-feb10] Depressing consequences

["Mike Rodenbaugh" <icann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Isn't the better question, how many of those new TLDs can be considered to
have any remote resemblance of "market power"?

Mike Rodenbaugh
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Milton L Mueller
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 1:00 PM
To: 'Drazek, Keith'; 'Antony Van Couvering'; Gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [gnso-vi-feb10] Depressing consequences


And how many of those new TLDs can be considered successful? 

> Milton, while the current separation system may have originally been
> designed to address the legacy monopoly of .com/.net/.org, it was also
> in place for all subsequent new TLDs before their first domains were
> registered. The 15% ownership cap and functional separation
> requirements extended well beyond "incumbent registries with market
> power in established TLDs." Neustar, Afilias, Tralliance, Telnic and
> the rest were once start-ups too. Regards, Keith
>