Re: [ga] Registration Abuse Policies Working Group Publishes Initial Report

["Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Glen and all,

  Well we've seen all this clap-trap before.  Same tired and old
problems with the same non-solutions.  Ergo, this report is for
all practical purposes, worthless.


-----Original Message-----
>From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Feb 12, 2010 2:31 PM
>To: "ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [ga] Registration Abuse Policies Working Group Publishes Initial 
>Report
>
>
>
>http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-12feb10-en.htm
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>Public Comment: Registration Abuse Addressed
>
>Registration Abuse Policies Working Group Publishes Initial Report
>
>12 February 2010
>
>The Registration Abuse Policies Working Group has published its Initial Report 
>today. The Report includes concrete recommendations to address domain name 
>registration abuse in gTLDs for Community consideration and input. Included 
>are recommendations related to:
>
>Cybersquatting: recommending the initiation of a Policy Development Process to 
>investigate the current state of the UDRP. 
>
>Whois access problems: seeking ways to ensure that WHOIS data is accessible in 
>an appropriately reliable, enforceable, and consistent fashion; and requesting 
>that the ICANN Compliance Department publish data about WHOIS accessibility. 
>
>Malicious use of domain names: recommending the creation of best practices to 
>help registrars and registries address the illicit use of domain names. 
>
>Front-running: recommending possible enforcement actions by ICANN Compliance 
>
>Fake renewal notices 
>
>Domain kiting 
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>Deceptive and/or offensive domain names 
>
>Uniformity of contracts: recommending the creation of an Issues Report to 
>evaluate whether a minimum baseline of registration abuse provisions should be 
>created for all in-scope ICANN agreements.
> 
>GNSO-wide practices for the collection and dissemination of best practices, 
>and for uniformity of reporting. 
>
>At the same time, a public comment period has been opened to allow for 
>Community input and feedback on the report and its recommendation (to submit 
>comments, please go to: rap-initial-report@xxxxxxxxx). 
>
>Comments can be submitted until 28 March 2010. 
>Furthermore, the Working Group will be organizing a public information session 
>at the ICANN Meeting in Nairobi. 
>After reviewing and analyzing the public comments received, the Working Group 
>will finalize the report and submit it to the Generic Names Supporting 
>Organisation (GNSO) for its consideration.
>
>Background
>
>On 25 September 2008, the GNSO Council adopted a motion requesting an issues 
>report on registration abuse provisions in registry-registrar agreements. The 
>issues report was submitted to the GNSO Council on 29 October 2008 and 
>provides an overview of existing provisions in registry-registrar agreements 
>relating to abuse and includes a number of recommended next steps. In December 
>2009, the GNSO Council agreed to charter a Working Group to investigate the 
>open issues identified in Registration Abuse Policies report, before deciding 
>on whether or not to initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP). A 
>Registration Abuse Policies Working Group (RAPWG) was chartered in February 
>2009. The GNSO Council committed to not making a decision on whether or not to 
>initiate a PDP on registration abuse policies until the RAPWG has presented 
>its findings.
>
>Further information
>
>Registration Abuse Policies Working Group Initial Report - 
>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap-wg-initial-report-12feb10-en.pdf [PDF, 1.8 MB]
>
>Registration Abuse Policies Workspace - https://st.icann.org/reg-abuse-wg/
>
>ICANN Meeting in Nairobi - http://nbo.icann.org/
>
>Public Comment Forum - 
>http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#rap-initial-report
>
>Glen de Saint Géry
>GNSO Secretariat
>gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>http://gnso.icann.org
>
>
>

Regards,

Jeffrey A. Williams
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