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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> NCSG-NCUC
[mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Mary Wong<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 21 July 2010 4:31
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Status of VI WG
Efforts</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>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!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Mary <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=purple face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:purple'>Mary W S Wong</span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Professor of Law & Chair, Graduate IP Programs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Pierce</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Law</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
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Street</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Concord</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">NH</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">03301</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Email: <a href="mailto:mwong@piercelaw.edu">mwong@piercelaw.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Phone: 1-603-513-5143<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Webpage: <a
href="http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php">http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Selected writings available on the Social Science
Research Network (SSRN) at: <a href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>I just
blogged about this. It’s a short summary but gives you all the essence. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2010/7/20/4582700.html">http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2010/7/20/4582700.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> NCSG-NCUC
[mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Debra Hughes<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, July 20, 2010
8:47 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS]
Status of VI WG Efforts<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Can
someone</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>in the VI WG provide an</span></font> <font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>update on</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>how
things are going? </span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>There is a lot of</span></font> <font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>traffic on
the</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Council</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>list indicating that it is
possible</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>the WG may not have consensus on important</span></font> <font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>points</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>before</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>the
Board meeting in September. </span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I think many would agree that
allowing</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>the</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>current</span></font> <font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>language</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>in</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>DAG4
to remain</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>unchanged is problematic.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I
certainly hope the</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>single registrant/private registry</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>exception</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>has</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>support. </span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>As I
mentioned in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Brussels</st1:place></st1:City>,
this exclusion is</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>important for not-for-profit
organizations or other</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>entities that may consider a new
gTLD for</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>purposes that are not driven</span></font> <font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>by</span></font> <font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>a</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>profit
motive, but rather, to create a safer place to</span></font> <font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>execute its
mission or to deliver its services. Many</span></font> <font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>companies and</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>not-for-profit
organizations that are considering new gTLDs may</span></font> <font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>not</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>intend
to offer registrations to</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>the public.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks,<br>
Debbie</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><a name=""><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Debra Y. Hughes</span></font></b></a><b><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:
bold'> l</span></font></b><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>
Senior Counsel</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>American Red Cross</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Office of the General Counsel </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>2025 E Street, NW </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Washington</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:black'>, <st1:State w:st="on">D.C.</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">20006</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Phone: (202) 303-5356 </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Fax: (202) 303-0143</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="mailto:HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org"><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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