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Re: [ga] keeping expired domains by a registrar

So basically, this list is acceptable to you as long as it totally agrees with whatever the registries and registrars want to do? But if anyone suggests it might not be good for consumers or that it might not be in compliance with regulations that have been put into place, you no longer want to play?

The list doesn't have an obligation to agree or rubber stamp policies the way ICANN does. it is not unconstructive to question business practices that affect users directly. One of the reasons that things do not change from the status quo is exactly that attitude. The "I'll participate only if you agree with us, but if you question anything I'm doing I'll take my toys and go home" attitude. Many current and formaer board members and staff have this same affliction

Chris McElroy aka NameCritic
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Nevett, Jonathon" <jnevett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Danny Younger" <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>; "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Bashar Al-Abdulhadi" <bashar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <stacy.burnette@xxxxxxxxx>; <halloran@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 3:40 PM
Subject: RE: [ga] keeping expired domains by a registrar


Danny:

Especially considering the way in which Network Solutions' handles
direct transfers -- permitting opt-outs by and sharing revenue with
registrants, I am confident that we are in full compliance with the
Consensus Policy.

I was under the impression that the goal of this list is to promote an
open and constructive dialogue between members of the community.  If so,
e-mails like yours below likely will not further that goal.  This will
have to be my last posting on this topic.

Best,

Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: Danny Younger [mailto:dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 1:56 PM
To: Nevett, Jonathon; Gomes, Chuck; Bashar Al-Abdulhadi
Cc: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; stacy.burnette@xxxxxxxxx; halloran@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ga] keeping expired domains by a registrar

Dear Stacy Burnette,

In your capacity as ICANN's Director of Contractual
Compliance, I would appreciate a formal determination
as to whether the "direct transfer clauses" in most
registrar Terms of Service agreements stand in
violation of ICANN's Expired Domain Deletion Policy --
please note the correspondence below for a further
explication of the issue.

I have copied this correspondence also to Deputy
General Counsel Dan Halloran.  I look forward to
clarification of this issue from ICANN staff.

Thank you for your attention to this matter,
Danny Younger


--- "Nevett, Jonathon" <jnevett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Chuck:

Most registrars now have some kind of similar direct
transfer clause.
The things to look for are whether a registrant can
opt out of it -- as
one can in our clause below -- and whether the
registrant may share in
the proceeds of a post-expiration auction of the
domain name -- as we
also provide.

In the past, most of these names were being grabbed
by a few registrars
in the drop pool and auctioned off post-deletion
with no benefit to the
former registrant.

Thanks.

Jon Nevett





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