RE: [council] Motion re VRSN RSEP request

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for clarifying Tim.

Chuck 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Ruiz [mailto:tim@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 6:43 PM
> To: Gomes, Chuck
> Cc: Alan Greenberg; icann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; GNSO Council 
> Subject: RE: [council] Motion re VRSN RSEP request
> 
> Registry EPP implementations only support registrations in 
> increments of one year. A registrar can offer a monthly plan 
> (and many do), but they have to pay a year up front to the 
> registry. But we're both contractually bound to registering 
> names for a maximum of 10 years.
> 
> Tim 
>  
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: RE: [council] Motion re VRSN RSEP request
> From: "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, April 12, 2010 4:21 pm
> To: "Alan Greenberg" <alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxx>, 
> <icann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "GNSO Council " <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Alan,
>  
> I do not believe that there is any policy or requirement that 
> registrars offer registration periods of one year.  And it 
> should be noted that not registrars require one-year registrations.
>  
> Chuck
> 
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Alan Greenberg
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 4:51 PM
> To: icann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; 'GNSO Council '
> Subject: Re: [council] Motion re VRSN RSEP request
> 
> 
> 
> Mike, one of the other things that the registry service would 
> do is effectively introduce the concept of reducing the 
> effective minimum registration period from one year to one 
> month, without the benefit of any ICANN policy discussion. 
> That may be worth mentioning in the motion.
> 
> Alan
> 
> At 12/04/2010 02:28 PM, Mike Rodenbaugh wrote:
> The BC makes the following motion for Council consideration 
> in our next meeting, and would appreciate a 'second'.  In 
> sum, we request that the Council ask ICANN Staff to 'slow 
> down' the process of approving Versign's latest RSEP proposal 
> and accept community input on it. 
> Thanks.
>  
>  
> Whereas, Verisign has recently made a proposal for an 
> additional registry service called "domain exchange" for the 
> .net TLD. 
> http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/verisign-dnex-05apr10-
> en.pdf    
>   
>  
> Whereas, it appears the proposal may permit resumption of 
> abusive "domain tasting" activities which have been curbed by 
> the AGP Limits policy, and therefore appropriate limitations 
> on the proposed registry service must be considered.
>  
> RESOLVED:
>  
> The Council requests that Staff make the preliminary 
> determination that this RSEP proposal requires further study 
> and public comment, because it could raise significant issues 
> with security and stability and/or competition. 
>  
>  
>  
> Mike Rodenbaugh
> RODENBAUGH LAW
> tel/fax:  +1 (415) 738-8087
> http://rodenbaugh.com
> 
>