Vertical integration off gTLD agenda for now
12 March 2010
Managing Internet Intellectual Property
The Icann Board has said it will strictly enforce separation between registrars and registries in the new gTLDs, unless a workable solution is proposed within 16 weeks
The surprising decision follows a lively debate over so-called vertical integration between registries and registrars. Present agreements allow a registrar to own 15% of a registry.
But the Board has paved the way for reconsideration of the issue pending a workable solution from the public development process (PDP) initiated by...
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