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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma">That's interesting. Did they explain why they withheld it for so long?</font></div>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> Non-Commercial User Constituency [NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Mary Wong [MWong@PIERCELAW.EDU]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 09, 2010 6:34 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NCUC-DISCUSS] Economists' Report on Vertical Integration<br>
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<div>This report (which was commissioned by ICANN some time ago) was just released to the community:
<a href="http://blog.icann.org/2010/03/vertical-integration-options-report-available-to-community/" target="_blank">
http://blog.icann.org/2010/03/vertical-integration-options-report-available-to-community/</a></div>
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<div>As you know, the GNSO has launched a Policy Development Process (PDP) on the issue. A draft Charter is expected to be approved by the Council at its meeting tomorrow, at which point a Working Group (WG) will be formed comprising volunteers from each Stakeholder
Group. The GNSO PDP is a parallel process to work apparently also being done by ICANN staff to produce a model on vertical integration at around the same time.</div>
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<div>Cheers</div>
<div>Mary</div>
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<div><strong><font color="#800080">Mary W S Wong</font></strong></div>
<div>Professor of Law & Chair, Graduate IP Programs</div>
<div>Franklin Pierce Law Center</div>
<div>Two White Street</div>
<div>Concord, NH 03301</div>
<div>USA</div>
<div>Email: <a href="mailto:mwong@piercelaw.edu">mwong@piercelaw.edu</a></div>
<div>Phone: 1-603-513-5143</div>
<div>Webpage: <a href="http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php" target="_blank">
http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php</a></div>
<div>Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at:
<a href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584" target="_blank">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</a></div>
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