I slogged through it so you don't have to -- ICANN Vertical Integration WG for dummies

Mon Jul 26 20:09:43 UTC 2010

On 7/26/10 3:28 PM, Jorge Amodio wrote:
>> Now seriously, just how many pages of the IV Initial Report did you read
>> before coming up with "the fifth option"?
>
> I read the entire thing. Of the 138 pages, take out the Summary, the
> ToC and several of the Annexes where many of them are sort of cut&
> past of discussions/text circulated through email lists/blogs/tweets,
> and positions that were clearly stated in meetings and conference
> calls, you are left with few pages with some novelty stuff.

Being one of the rare known external readers, is there any bit of it 
you have a view on not already reflected in the para above and below?

> Hard to believe there will be any consensus before the Cartagena
> meeting (even after), the BoD will end directing staff to use the

That was my initial view, that there would be consensus around three 
proposed policy -- a 15% cap with minor variation, no cap with minor 
variation, and happy brand owners, with no consensus between any two 
of these three positions. Now I think the no-cap advocates and the 
brand advocates will tactically compromise.

> magic wand and negotiate something with VeriDaddy and NeuSign.

Actually the alliances visible at present are:

JN2 proposal: Verisign, NeuStar, NetSol and eNom and others,

RACK proposal: Afilas, PIR, GoDaddy, and others, including CORE.

I look forward to your public comments, here or at the ICANN comment 
site.

Eric