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Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] .ROYAL prezzo
- To: "Richard Tindal" <richardtindal@xxxxxx>, <Gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] .ROYAL prezzo
- From: "Phil Buckingham" <pjbuckingham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:43:26 +0100
Richard,
I really appreciate this follow up . As an accountant I seriously question this
upper limit of 15% level . Just because it has been set at this level in the
past , why should "we " continue with it ? I equate this VI structure to a
group accounting structure and the most important thing is to define "control,
" voting rights " and " shareholdings ". I think Scott (?) started to raise
this issue today . Would like to continue to discuss this "topic" Wednesday.
There also seems to be misinterpretations on the word " audit " .
Need to go - as I have to run my brothers' robotics business in UK, whilst he
is stuck in Malawi due to the closure of Heathrow from volcanic dust cloud. !
Cheers
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Tindal
To: Gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 2:09 AM
Subject: [gnso-vi-feb10] .ROYAL prezzo
Phil B,
I wanted to follow up on the comments I made during your presentation today,
because I didn't do a good job explaining myself -- and I think it's
important these concepts are well understood by everyone in the WG.
In a couple of places you mingled (you may have even co-mingled) the ideas
of: 1) Equivalent Registrar Access; and (2) Cross Ownership.
Equivalent Registrar Access is a long standing principle (it has been in all
TLD contracts so far) that says the registry will:
a. make its TLD available to all interested registrars who meet the
registry's requirements; and
b. treat those registrars on a non-discriminatory basis; and
c. sell names only through those registrars
This doesn't mean you would have to sell .ROYAL through every registrar that
shows up. You could set reasonable requirements associated with your TLD and
only do business with registrars who comply (just as .MOBI and others do
today).
Equivalent Registrar Access is behind the GNSO's New gTLD Implementation
Recommendation 19 which says "Registries must use only ICANN accredited
registrars in registering domain names and may not discriminate among such
accredited registrars". The Nairobi Board resolution (that initiated this
WG) did not raise the issue of Equivalent Registrar Access, though it has
been discussed in the WG - notably in the context of Single Registrant Single
User TLDs.
Cross Ownership is the extent of mutual ownership (and/or control) permitted
between registries and registrars (as well as any holding companies). At
it's simplest level it asks - Can your .ROYAL registry also own a registrar
company that sells .ROYAL names? ICANN Registry contracts have historically
varied on this issue of Cross Ownership, though most currently limit it to 15%.
The two concepts aren't exclusive though. We could permit 100% Cross
Ownership but still require Equivalent Registrar Access, which might mean 10
registrars meet your requirements to sell .ROYAL names and you (the registry)
happen to own one of those registrars. Equivalent Registrar Access would mean
your registry couldn't favour its own registrar (if it did so it would be in
breach of its registry contract).
To throw in a third concept that's being discussed (let's call it Strict
Separation) some proposals, such as PIR's, take an even tougher line on
Equivalent Registrar Access. Those proposals require, in addition to the
contractual prohibition on discrimination, a strict operational and financial
separation of registry company and registrar company assets, as well as audits.
Wanted to make sure all that is clear. Apologize to WG members who are
already very familiar with this, but I suspect there are some in the WG who
are not.
RT
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