Bayern Connect comments on Vertical Information & Economic Studies
<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">First of all I like to thank ICANN for the opportunity to comment on the Proposed Final Applicant Guidebook.<div><br></div><div>1) We are satisfied with the Cross-Ownership decision. ICANN had many good reasons to do so.</div><div>First of all, the community did not come to a consensus and it was time for ICANN to make a decision. The decision that was made is a natural one as the restrictions on cross-ownership are from an old era that helped to give some entities in the market place monopolist power. But with the growth of smaller registries and their need to market their TLDs directly to the desired community, the termination of this restriction will help to create a new and fair ecosystem of TLDs. Registries will be in fact not dependent on big registrars who have no real interest on promoting a TLD for a special community. </div><div><br></div><div>Additionally, the decision will benefit new gTLD applicants to make their TLD a success. This will support the whole program and reduce registry failure risk. In addition, potential trademark owners who like to apply (and we know there are going to be several) will not have to go to another company in order to register their own domain name that they just want for their own use anyway. Naturally, registrars will be able to apply for Top Level Domains by themselves. This decision on vertical integration is a natural one and ICANN has positioned itself as a globally orientated organisation that is willing to adapt with time and to enhance competition.</div><div><br></div><div> 2) Furthermore we want to support the view that many have argued before. Several economic studies have been made and a lot of financial resources have been spent. Economic studies will not help to figure out what exactly the benefits and costs are. Nobody can predict such thing. However, competition and consumer choice will be generated. In fact, the whole process has enhanced competition already among potential applicants. This is the best indication that there is an existing demand for new TLDs. Rather to analyses TLDs launched years ago, which was done in the last economic study, ICANN and the community should look at the recent success and launch of the IDN TLD for .ru and the .co TLD. The outcome has surprised all and even the registries behind these great projects.</div><div><br></div><div>In general, we believe benefits will outweigh the costs and it is time to start the process. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Caspar Veltheim <br><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">Geschäftsführer: Caspar von Veltheim <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">HRB 177369 Amtsgericht München</span></span></font></div></span></span></font></div></div></span></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div></span></span></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><span></span></div></body></html> Attachment:
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