RE: [council] Motions re Domain Tasting

["Mike Rodenbaugh" <mxrodenbaugh@xxxxxxxxx>]

I do not see how this would prescribe or limit the price of a Registry Service. 
 It simply says that whatever price is charged cannot be refunded under certain 
circumstances, in order to mitigate a practice that the ICANN Counsel has 
already found to be within GNSO policy-making purview.  

I think there is no harm in continuing with the 21-day public comment period, 
and hopefully we can get any additional guidance from Counsel during that 
timeframe as well.

-Mike Rodenbaugh



-----Original Message-----
From: Adrian Kinderis [mailto:adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 2:30 PM
To: mxrodenbaugh@xxxxxxxxx; owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; gnso-dt-wg@xxxxxxxxx; 
GNSO Council
Cc: Registrars Constituency
Subject: RE: [council] Motions re Domain Tasting

Thanks for your response Mike.

One question from the Registrar Constituency to the Council;

Is it possible to get ICANN General Counsel's Office to review this proposal 
and advise whether it is viable under the existing registry agreements?

The .com agreement states that Consensus Policies may not "prescribe or limit 
the price of Registry Services" (see Section 3.1(b)(v)(A) 
http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/verisign/registry-agmt-com-01mar06.htm).

Would a policy dictating how much VeriSign could refund registrars during the 
AGP be considered a prescription or limitation on the price of Registry 
Services? 

This is fundamental to the progressing of this issue and was discussed briefly 
at the meeting in India.

We, the Registrar Constituency, would certainly like to have this answered 
prior to utilising resources in reviewing a proposal that may, indeed, be 
unenforceable.

Thanks.


Adrian Kinderis
Managing Director
AusRegistry Group Pty Ltd
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Rodenbaugh [mailto:mxrodenbaugh@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, 4 March 2008 12:19 AM
To: Adrian Kinderis; owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; gnso-dt-wg@xxxxxxxxx; GNSO 
Council
Cc: Registrars Constituency
Subject: Re: [council] Motions re Domain Tasting

Hi Adrian.

The team was me, Kristina, Tim, Alan and recently Jeff Neuman.  Text was 
unanimously agreed although i made some minor edits at last turn that some may 
not have seen.

There is precedent for Council to monitor implementation of its policies, and 
seemed like a good idea for this.

Thanks,
Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: "Adrian Kinderis" <adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:57:11 
To:"Mike Rodenbaugh" <mxrodenbaugh@xxxxxxxxx>, <gnso-dt-wg@xxxxxxxxx>,       
"Council GNSO" <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc:"Registrars Constituency" <registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [council] Motions re Domain Tasting



Mike,

I have a few issues with what you have suggested but will wait for the
Registrar Constituency's response prior to proposing them.

That said, I am not sure I understand Part 3 of your motion and would
like some clarification.

I am of the opinion that once the Board decides on supporting a request
or a policy, that it becomes a "Board policy". Why are we instructing
staff to report back to the GNSO council? Surely the Board would want to
grapple with the effectiveness and implications arising out of the
policy "they" implemented. It is up to them, I would think, to set the
parameters of measurement.

I could be wrong, but I thought that we, as the GNSO Council were to
suggest policy and provide background to enable the ICANN Board to make
informed decisions. It is the ICANN Board that makes policy and reviews
the effectiveness of those decisions.

Is it our job to get ICANN staff to report to us on matters of the
Board? 

Also, can you please provide some clarity around "the Design Team"
(perhaps just to remind me again). Who were the members exactly and how
did you arrive at the motion? How was consensus for the actual wording
reached?

Thanks for this and sorry if I am backtracking unnecessarily.

Regards,

Adrian Kinderis
Chief Executive Officer
AusRegistry International Pty Ltd
Level 8, 10 Queens Road
Melbourne. Victoria Australia. 3004
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Mike Rodenbaugh
Sent: Monday, 3 March 2008 1:33 PM
To: gnso-dt-wg@xxxxxxxxx; 'Council GNSO'
Subject: [council] Motions re Domain Tasting

The Domain Tasting team has devised the following motion, which
effectively would put the attached substantive motion out for public
comments for 21 days and set a timeline for final vote in our April 17
Council meeting.
 
Whereas, the GNSO Council has discussed the Issues Report on Domain
Tasting and the Final Outcomes Report of the ad hoc group on Domain
Tasting;
 
Whereas, the GNSO Council resolved on 31 October 2007 to launch a PDP on
Domain Tasting and to request Constituency Impact Statements with
respect to issues set forth in the Issues Report and in the Final
Outcomes Report;
 
Whereas, the GNSO Council authorized on 17 January 2008 the formation of
a small design team to develop a plan for the deliberations on the
Domain Tasting PDP (the "Design Team"), the principal volunteers to
which had been members of the Ad Hoc Group on Domain Tasting and were
well-informed of both the Final Outcomes Report of the Ad Hoc Group on
Domain Tasting and the GNSO Initial Report on Domain Tasting
(collectively with the Issues Report, the "Reports on Domain Tasting");
 
Whereas, the Design Team has met and agreed on a Draft Motion [attached]
to be set out for public comment and for Constituency Impact review;
 
The GNSO Council RESOLVES:
 
1.    The Draft Motion shall be posted for 21-day public comment on
March 7,
2008.  Each Constituency shall have 21 days from March 7, 2008 to update
its Constituency Impact Statement with respect to this motion, if it so
chooses.
The deadline for amended Statements shall be March 28, 2008.
 
2.    ICANN Staff please shall provide a summary of any public comments
and/or amended Constituency Impact Statements to the Council, via
submission of a Final Report with respect to this PDP, by April 4, 2008.
 
3.    The Design Team shall then meet and confer with respect to the
Final
Report, in order to consider any public comments and/or amended
Constituency Impact Statements and to consider any suggested amendments
to the Draft Motion, and shall recommend a Final Motion to be considered
by Council for vote in its scheduled meeting April 17, 2008.
 
4.    It is the intention of the GNSO for the Staff to produce a Board
Report on this PDP for consideration by the ICANN Board, in the hope
that the Board may vote on any recommendations of the GNSO with respect
to this PDP, at the scheduled ICANN meeting in Paris in June, 2008
 
 
 
Mike Rodenbaugh