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Registration Abuse Policies WG

Registration Abuse Policies WG. Marika Konings Registrar Stakeholder Group Meeting 9 March 2010. Background. Registries and registrars seem to lack uniform approaches to deal with domain name registration abuse What role ICANN should play in addressing registration abuse?

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Registration Abuse Policies WG

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  1. Registration Abuse Policies WG Marika Konings Registrar Stakeholder Group Meeting 9 March 2010

  2. Background • Registries and registrars seem to lack uniform approaches to deal with domain name registration abuse • What role ICANN should play in addressing registration abuse? • What issues, if any, are suitable for GNSO policy development? • Registration Abuse Policies Pre-PDP Working Group launched in March 2009

  3. Objective RAP WG tasked to address issues such as: • What is the difference between registration abuse and domain name use abuse? • What is the effectiveness of existing abuse policies? • Would there be benefits to a more uniform approach by registries and registrars? • Initial Report published on 12 Feb 2010

  4. Initial Report WG developed a list of abuses, developed definition, determined what registration issues exists (if any), scope and policy issues involved Recommendations included relate to: • Cybersquatting • Whois Access • Malicious Use of Domain Names • Front-Running • Fake Renewal Notices • Domain Kiting • Deceptive and/or Offensive Domain Names • Uniformity of Contracts • Meta Issues

  5. Next Steps • RAPWG will review and analyze the comments received during the public comment period • Update Report accordingly • Presentation of Final Report to the GNSO Meeting in time for the ICANN meeting in Brussels • GNSO Council to consider recommendations and decide on next steps

  6. Further Information & Participation • Public Comment Forum on the Initial Report (until 28 March): http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#rap-initial-report • Registration Abuse Policies Initial Report http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap-wg-initial-report-12feb10-en.pdf • More detailed presentation of Initial Report recommendations to GNSO Council in Wednesday during Open Meeting • RAP Initial Report Information Session on Wednesday from 16.00 – 17.30

  7. QUESTIONS?

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