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<DIV>I urge everyone to read Milton's blog post (below) - it really does give a good sense of where things stand in the Working Group, and for those members who have not been following the vertical integration issue closely, provides an excellent place to catch up!</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>
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<DIV>Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: <A href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</A></DIV><BR><BR>>>> </DIV>
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<TD><STRONG>From: </STRONG></TD>
<TD>Milton L Mueller <mueller@SYR.EDU></TD></TR>
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<TD><STRONG>To:</STRONG></TD>
<TD><NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu></TD></TR>
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<TD><STRONG>Date: </STRONG></TD>
<TD>7/20/2010 9:24 AM</TD></TR>
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<TD>Re: Status of VI WG Efforts</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I just blogged about this. It’s a short summary but gives you all the essence. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> NCSG-NCUC [mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Debra Hughes<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 20, 2010 8:47 AM<BR><B>To:</B> NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> [NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS] Status of VI WG Efforts<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Can someone</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">in the VI WG provide an</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">update on</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">how things are going? </SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">There is a lot of</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">traffic on the</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Council</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">list indicating that it is possible</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">the WG may not have consensus on important</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">points</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">before</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">the Board meeting in September. </SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I think many would agree that allowing</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">the</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">current</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">language</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">in</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">DAG4 to remain</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">unchanged is problematic.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I certainly hope the</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">single registrant/private registry</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">exception</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">has</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">support. </SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">As I mentioned in Brussels, this exclusion is</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">important for not-for-profit organizations or other</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">entities that may consider a new gTLD for</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">purposes that are not driven</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">by</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">a</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">profit motive, but rather, to create a safer place to</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">execute its mission or to deliver its services. Many</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">companies and</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">not-for-profit organizations that are considering new gTLDs may</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">not</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">intend to offer registrations to</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">the public.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thanks,<BR>Debbie</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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