[gnso-vi-feb10] "livability"

[Milton L Mueller <mueller@xxxxxxx>]

When we talk about whether one can "live with" the DAGv4 proposal, I have one 
major uncertainty. My understanding is that DAGv4 ownership limits and 
separations would ONLY apply to new applicants, and NOT to incumbents and their 
existing TLDs. Thus, DAGv4 would prevent registrars from having any significant 
ownership interest in registries of new gTLDs, but it would not require 
Afilias/Neustar/VeriSign et al to divest their existing ownership interests in 
registrars. Is that correct? 

Milton L. Mueller
Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
XS4ALL Professor, Technology University of Delft