I agree - I'm just reading it now! It's really helpful Cheers Rosemary Rosemary Sinclair Managing Director, ATUG Chairman, INTUG T: +61 2 94958901 F: +61 2 94193889 M: +61 413734490 Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Skype: rasinclair Please visit the ATUG website for Updates and Information www.atug.com.au ________________________________ From: NCSG-NCUC [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mary Wong Sent: Wednesday, 21 July 2010 4:31 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Status of VI WG Efforts 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! Cheers Mary Mary W S Wong Professor of Law & Chair, Graduate IP Programs Franklin Pierce Law Center Two White Street Concord, NH 03301 USA Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: 1-603-513-5143 Webpage: http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: http://ssrn.com/author=437584 >>> From: Milton L Mueller <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Date: 7/20/2010 9:24 AM Subject: Re: Status of VI WG Efforts I just blogged about this. It's a short summary but gives you all the essence. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2010/7/20/4582700.html From: NCSG-NCUC [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Debra Hughes Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 8:47 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS] Status of VI WG Efforts Can someone in the VI WG provide an update on how things are going? There is a lot of traffic on the Council list indicating that it is possible the WG may not have consensus on important points before the Board meeting in September. I think many would agree that allowing the current language in DAG4 to remain unchanged is problematic. I certainly hope the single registrant/private registry exception has support. As I mentioned in Brussels, this exclusion is important for not-for-profit organizations or other entities that may consider a new gTLD for purposes that are not driven by a profit motive, but rather, to create a safer place to execute its mission or to deliver its services. Many companies and not-for-profit organizations that are considering new gTLDs may not intend to offer registrations to the public. Thanks, Debbie Debra Y. Hughes l Senior Counsel American Red Cross Office of the General Counsel 2025 E Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20006 Phone: (202) 303-5356 Fax: (202) 303-0143 [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> <http://www.piercelaw.edu/>