Re: [ga] Status of the Review Task Force

[Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>]

On Tue, Sep 04, 2001 at 10:55:46AM -0400, Sandy Harris wrote:
> Chuck Gomes of Verisign wrote:
> 
> > Should ccTLDs then be able to freely compete with gTLDs without having the
> > same controls that are imposed on gTLDs?
> 
> Yes, absolutely. 
> 
> Protecting Verisgn's competitive position is definitely not a legitmate
> concern for ICANN. If anything, our concern should be to foster competition.
> It is irrelevant here whether ccTLds "compete" with gTLDs. The only question
> is what forms of control are appropriate for their registrars.

At some point Verisign gets to invoke "restraint of trade" arguments,
with the net result that controls get removed from Verisign.  I'm sure
Verisign would like that, actually.

-- 
Kent Crispin                               "Be good, and you will be
kent@songbird.com                           lonesome." -- Mark Twain
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