RE: [council] FW: Statement of New Registry Services PDP
Hello Jeff,
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> I think the statement is pretty clear. Even discussions
> regarding a policy development process (from those in the
> community that could be compeititors (i.e., registrars, ISPs,
> other businesses, etc.)) on new registry services has
> implications on competition from a legal standpoint.
Just a reminder that the GNSO Council successfully completed a policy
development process for transfers which is at its core a competition
issue between registrars. The inclusion of members of council that are
not registrars, along with extensive public comment processes, ensured
that this process was handled without bias.
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> It is for this reason that we are requesting a formal legal
> opinion from ICANN's general counsel on this issue and are
> also obtaining our own legal advice from our own counsels.
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That is the purpose of the issues report - it is a formal opinion from
the ICANN staff and General counsel. The correct process is to raise
issues that we would like addressed within the issues report.
Regards,
Bruce