RE: [gnso-vi-feb10] Single Registrant TLDs in VIWG Brussels report

["Kathy Kleiman" <kKleiman@xxxxxxx>]

Jarkko,

I don't quite see consensus here yet, not on the details.  As I see it,
each proposal for a Single Registrant TLD has come out differently on
key issues - who might register, for what purpose, etc.  Some proposals
crafted the Single Registrant TLD for employees only, others for
affiliated parties, some for 3rd parties (others strongly opposed this).

 

In addition, there was no consensus as to thresholds, assignments and
transfers, and especially equal access provisions below the threshold
(big split on this latter issue among the proposals). 

 

I would see this as an ongoing issue and work for the WG, but not one
ready to move onward at this point in time....

Best,

 

Kathy Kleiman

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From: owner-gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of frederick felman
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 12:18 PM
To: jarkko.ruuska@xxxxxxxxx; Gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] Single Registrant TLDs in VIWG Brussels
report

 


Yes, agreed. +1

On 6/7/10 7:20 AM, "jarkko.ruuska@xxxxxxxxx" <jarkko.ruuska@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Dear all,
 
It is my observation that recently we haven't really spent much time on
the Single Registrant TLDs. However, according to previous discussion
(and also according to the newest proposal matrix)  it is evident that
Single Registrant TLDs could be vertically integrated and should not
need to use registrars. The exact conditions to that need a bit of
fine-tuning but are essentially available in the current proposals.
 
My understanding is that this is something almost everyone agrees on and
should therefore be noted in our Brussels report. I would even go a step
further and suggest that this is something we have a consensus on and it
should be part of our recommendation to be included in the final
Applicant Guidebook. 
 
I also want to point out that Single Registrant TLDs should be noted as
an exception regardless whether we reach a consensus about the
cross-ownership in general.
 
Thanks,
 
-jr
 
JARKKO RUUSKA
Head of Internet Domain Initiatives
Compatibility and Industry Collaboration,  Tampere, Finland
Nokia Corporation
Tel: +358 50 324 7507
E-Mail: jarkko.ruuska@xxxxxxxxx <jarkko.ruuska@xxxxxxxxx>