Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] Free Trade Proposal

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

hi all,

i'm kinda out of time here.  i've built the proposal into the "atoms" poll as 
it came across the wire.  i can drop it, but i probably can't handle a major 
revision unless it comes to me within the next hour or so.

let me know how you want to proceed.

mikey

On Jul 13, 2010, at 3:26 PM, Sivasubramanian M wrote:

> Dear Mike and Berry,
> 
> The final version is one half of the original Free Trade proposal. 
> 
> The essence of the original free trade model was a proposal that all limits 
> should  be completely lifted with a focus on the list of harms with the 
> observation that the discussion on limits actually distracts the attention 
> away from the
> issues in vertical integration (Discrimination, Insider trading, Domain 
> registration
> abuse, Domain tasting, Front-running, Predatory pricing, Account lock-ins, 
> Transfer out pricing, Less product variety) 
> 
> In summary, one half of the proposal was that all limits are lifted. The 
> other half was that measures are devised to safeguard against harms. Together 
> it made the Free Trade proposal.
> 
> The revised proposal is emphatic on the first half of the original proposal. 
> But on harms, it observes that "The revised draft observes that "No harms 
> have been shown to have occurred unmanageably to date, in any namespace, due 
> to lack of VI/CO restrictions." and the toughest statement is " Clarity in 
> rules would greatly benefit new TLD operators"ICANN funding of contractual 
> compliance ... must match the demands of the new TLD expansion"
> 
> This is not enough to capture the spirit of the Free Trade proposal. What we 
> have here - at the moment - is an incomplete revision. If this revised 
> proposal intends to examine harms and propose measures to prevent harms, it 
> is not so reflected in this revision.
> 
> Sivasubramanian M
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 1:14 AM, Mike O'Connor <mike@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> thanks Berry (and all).
> 
> mikey
> 
> 
> On Jul 13, 2010, at 2:31 PM, Berry Cobb wrote:
> 
>> VI WG,
>>  
>> Attached is the Free Trade model based on Mikey’s format.  Please post any 
>> questions the WG may have to the list.
>>  
>> Free Trade team, if you catch any misstatements, please advise and I will 
>> funnel all updates.  I appreciate the group’s work over the last 24 hours. 
>> Our discussions around this model combined with our  compromise made this a 
>> great experience.
>>  
>> Thank you.  B
>>  
>>  
>> Berry Cobb
>> Infinity Portals LLC
>> berrycobb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> http://infinityportals.com
>> 866.921.8891
>>  
>> <FreeTrade_Model_v1.0.pdf>
> 
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