[council] RE: Ballot on Motion to Commence a Policy Development Process on Vertical Integration

[Adrian Kinderis <adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

* On the motion I vote:

* [ ] Yes

* [X] No

* [ ] Abstain

* Password: Green-5



This process should be completed within 72 hours of the meeting which ended at 
12:54 UTC on Thursday 28 January 2010.

(Completed ballots are due NLT 12:54 UTC, Sunday, 31 January 2010) (Melbourne, 
Sunday, 28 January 23:54)





Motion to commence A Policy Development Process on Vertical Integration 
proposed by Mike Rodenbaugh and seconded by Debra Hughes with friendly 
amendments.



Whereas, on 24 September 2009, the GNSO Council requested ICANN Staff to 
prepare an Issues Report on the topic of vertical integration between 
registries and registrars;



Whereas, on 11 December 2009, the Issues Report on vertical integration between 
registries and registrars was delivered to the GNSO Council;



Whereas, the Issues Report includes recommendations that the GNSO Council delay 
the initiation of a Policy Development Process (PDP) on the issue for a period 
of 1-2 years;



Whereas, notwithstanding the recommendations in the Issues Report, the GNSO 
Council has decided to initiate a PDP on vertical integration between 
registries and registrars; and



Whereas, the GNSO Council has decided against initiating a Task Force as 
defined in the ICANN Bylaws;



Now therefore, be it:



RESOLVED, that the GNSO Council has reviewed the recommendations contained in 
the Issues Report, and nonetheless approves the initiation of a PDP on the 
topic of vertical integration between registries and registrars;



FURTHER RESOLVED, that the PDP shall evaluate which policy recommendations, if 
any,  should be developed on the topic of vertical integration between 
registrars and registries affecting both new gTLDs and existing gTLDs, as may 
be possible under existing contracts and as allowed under the ICANN Bylaws;



FURTHER RESOLVED, that the GNSO Council shall convene a Working Group to 
fulfill the requirements of the PDP, including a review of ICANN Staff's prior 
work with respect to vertical integration, and develop recommendations 
accordingly; and



FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Working Group shall deliver its Final Report to the 
GNSO Council no later than sixteen weeks from the date of this resolution.



Thank you.



Glen de Saint Géry

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