Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] Draft exception process

[Antony Van Couvering <avc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Milton, I agree -- but I'd also very much like to see policy set in this forum, 
instead of at the Board level.  Therefore we all will have to swallow what see 
as absurdities if we hope to reach a compromise.


On Jul 8, 2010, at 11:13 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote:

> I would see Antony's proposal as simpler, easier to enforce and preferable to 
> Tim's. 
> Even Antony's proposal is too restrictive, however. I know I've said this a 
> million times, but the idea of putting massive limits on start up TLDs as if 
> they were Network Solutions in 1998 is just crazy. 
> 
> --MM
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-vi-
>> feb10@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Antony Van Couvering
>> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 9:57 AM
>> To: Tim Ruiz
>> Cc: Gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] Draft exception process
>> 
>> As a member of the exceptions subgroup, I regret that I can't support
>> Tim's draft as it stands.  The conditions for an exception are costly
>> and punitive (strict structural separation) and impose expensive after-
>> delegation conditions (after setting up a registrar, being forced to
>> abandon it after 30K names).  Furthermore, these exceptions would apply
>> only to a  subset of those registries/registrars who would be negatively
>> impacted.
>> 
>> I have therefore made changes to Tim's draft, which I submit here as
>> Word docs (in redline and clean versions) and the clean version in PDF
>> format for those who don't have my version of Word, and I submit it to
>> the subgroup and the working group as a whole.
>> 
>> With these meaningful exceptions in place, I would be willing to
>> acquiesce to one of the proposals to impose limitations on cross-
>> ownership or control.  Please note that my exceptions are easy to
>> understand and do not require either (a) substantial compliance efforts
>> or (b) arbitrary judgment on who is deserving and who isn't.
>> 
>> Antony
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