Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] Statement of Harms from initial and later revisited Vertical Separation

["Michele Neylon :: Blacknight" <michele@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd agree as well


On 6 Sep 2010, at 19:29, Stephane Van Gelder wrote:

> 
> I am in full agreement with Volker here!
> 
> Stéphane Van Gelder
> Directeur général / General manager
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> INDOM.com Noms de domaine / Domain names
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> Sent from my iPad
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> Le 6 sept. 2010 à 19:32, Volker Greimann <vgreimann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> 
>> 
>> Many proponents of a strict restriction against VI have voiced the opinion 
>> that such a restriction is necessary for now, but can be released once the 
>> new gTLDs have been introduced (rounds two and three). I must voice a strong 
>> opposition to this view as it would place the parties currently restricted 
>> into an even worse competitive position.
>> 
>> Limiting the competition from registrars on the registry market completely, 
>> as is currently proposed by ICANN and RACK will prevent the registrar from 
>> getting a foot on the ground in this new market. If such policies are later 
>> revisited and removed, the registrar community will no longer be in a 
>> position to benefit from this review. Such a retroactive change of policy 
>> will only benefit those parties with market power, meaning the incumbent 
>> registrars and (gTLD) registry service providers while squeezing the 
>> registrar community in their own markets.
>> 
>> This is one of the reasons I have continued to state that effectively, there 
>> is only one round of gTLDs. A preliminary limitation, that is later removed 
>> when all parties realize it was not really necessary to implement VS, will 
>> do more harm to competition in the gTLD market than VI can ever do.
>> 
>> Volker Greimann
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