Fwd: [gtld-council] GNSO PDP Dec 05: Draft Recommendations Summary

[Carlos Afonso]

Maybe not... having new TLDs with a registry doing also all the 
registrars' work is not new and no one died about it. In the ICANN 
gTLD-sTLD bids, are there obligations to [1] run it like a for-profit 
joint and [2] adopting the registry-registrar model?

In the case of ccTLDs, there are some cases as well (BR included).

--c.a.

Milton Mueller wrote:
> I agree with Danny's analysis here. However, the constituency as a whole
> has not discussed this issue. Note also that registrars will go berserk
> about this position! 
> 
>>>> Danny Younger <dannyyounger at YAHOO.COM> 9/15/2006 12:06:15 AM >>>
> Mawaki,
> 
> Another issue in the Summary Report:
> 
> 2.6  "The registry shall not act as a registrar with
> respect to the TLD (consistent with the current
> registry-registrar structural separation requirements,
> for example, see clause 7.1 (b) and (c) of the .jobs
> registry agreement)."
> 
> I can think of situations where there would be no
> particular need for traditional registrars.  For
> example, if Google decided to launch a .google TLD and
> offered everyone a free domain (the same way that
> Blogger offers anyone a free subdomain)...
> 
> Why in this case would the sponsoring organization
> require any registrars when it could handle all of its
> own registrations for free domains?  In effect, the
> sponsor would be acting as a registrar with respect to
> the TLD.
> 
> Also, I see nothing wrong with having a registry
> pursue its own dealership model, the same way that
> automobile manufacturers have car dealerships. 
> Instead of the TLD being offered to all registrars, it
> could be offered to registrars wholly-owned by the
> sponsor.  Please see the following URL for further
> comments exploring the dealership competition model:
> http://forum.icann.org/lists/psc/msg00018.html 
> 
> The registry-registrar separation model is a legacy
> that we have inherited owing to our history with
> VeriSign.  We should question whether this model is
> indeed sacrosanct.
> 
> best regards,
> Danny
> 
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Carlos A. Afonso
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