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 <[log in to unmask]> 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 > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- Carlos A. Afonso diretor de planejamento Rits - Rede de Informações para o Terceiro Setor *************************************************************** Projeto Sacix - Apoio técnico a iniciativas de inclusão digital com software livre, mantido pela Rits em colaboração com o Coletivo Digital. Para mais informações: www.sacix.org.br www.rits.org.br www.coletivodigital.org.br ***************************************************************