Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] Another drafting effort -- "Response to DAGv4 2% limitation"

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

sure -- or we can just drop it.  


On Jul 8, 2010, at 7:56 AM, Jon Nevett wrote:

> I don't agree with the first bullet at all.  Can we discuss this on our call 
> today?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Jon
> 
> 
> On Jul 8, 2010, at 8:47 AM, Mike O'Connor wrote:
> 
>> hi all,
>> 
>> during the last call i abruptly changed my mind about the need to launch a 
>> "reaction to current DAGv4" paragraph -- going with Amadeu's suggestion that 
>> we just do a poll instead.  now i've changed my mind back -- i think we 
>> still need a paragraph or two to describe the question and frame it for us 
>> to vote on.  so i've appointed myself the convener of a little sub-group to 
>> write this section and invite anybody who's interested to join me (just 
>> chime in on the list if you see something that needs to be fixed).
>> 
>> here's a sketch of the language i'm thinking we need to write -- i don't 
>> think this needs to be real long.
>> 
>> - the group needs more time to arrive at a consensus view of the larger 
>> issue of VI and cross-ownership,
>> 
>> - but there is [some kind of consensus, to be determined with a poll] that 
>> the current 2% limitation in DAGv4 is unworkably low and needs, at a 
>> minimum, to be increased in order to align with the ownership-disclosure 
>> requirements for public companies around the world (Jeff Neuman's point -- 
>> jazzed up with the need to accommodate more than just US securities law).
>> 
>> - there was also [some kind of consensus, to be determined with a poll] that 
>> setting the threshold at 15% was desirable in that it would be similar to 
>> current practice in most existing TLDs
>> 
>> anybody want to help me tune this up?  
>> 
>> mikey
>> 
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