[gnso-vi-feb10] Resending -- list of questions for proposal-summary people

["Mike O'Connor" <mike@xxxxxxxxxx>]

hi proposal-summarizers...

here's that list of questions i sent earlier.

take a quick look now and make sure that there's a spot in here for you to 
document the major facets of your proposal.  if you need another 
question/category/atom, reply to this on the list and i'll get it added in to a 
final version.

thanks,

mikey



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Questions:

What is the best way to prevent gaming in a cross-owned entity -- percentage 
ownership caps, restrictions on control, both or something else?

Do the benefits of increased competition (registrars becoming registries or 
back-end service providers) outweigh the potential risks of gaming from a 
cross-owned entity, or vice-versa?

Common ownership

Should a registry be able to own a registrar, and vice versa, provided it 
doesn't distribute its own TLD?

What is an acceptable level of cross-ownership (0 - 100%) if self-distribution 
is permitted?

What is an acceptable level of cross-ownership (0 - 100%) if self-distribution 
is prohibited?

Control 

Should a registry be able to control a registrar, and vice versa, provided it 
doesn't distribute its own TLD?

Absent an arbitrary restriction on percentage of cross-ownership, what 
constitutes control?

What restrictions should be put in place to prevent control?  Do these vary if 
self-distribution is prohibited?

Enforcement and compliance

Is ICANN capable of enforcing contract compliance to prevent gaming in a 
cross-owned entity?

If the answer is "no," what steps would ICANN need to take to overcome this 
problem?

If the answer is "no," what steps would ICANN need to take to demonstrate an 
ongoing commitment to fulfilling this role?

Scope

Should the scope of ICANN contracts be increased?

Specifically, should Registry Service Providers be required to enter into 
contracts with ICANN?

Should other entities (eg Resellers) also be required to enter into contracts 
with ICANN?

Exceptions to cross-ownership and self-distribution restrictions

Permitted for Single-Registrant, Single-User (SRSU) TLDs?

Permitted for "orphaned" TLDs that can't get registrar distribution?

Permitted for "community" TLDs?

Should there be numeric caps for any or all of these

Interim solution

Should the results of this first-phase VI-WG PDP be limited to the first round 
of new TLDs only?

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