RE: [registrars] More clauses removed from new .NET Contract

["Bhavin Turakhia" <bhavin.t@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> See Section 7.1 Registry-Registrar Agreement
> (a) Access to Registry Services
> 
> Not sure how this compares to the old agreement, but it does 
> set out the provisions for non-discriminatory access.
> 

Already saw this. Does not compare with the one that was there in the older
contract. The older contract had clauses that protected registrars interests
in other ways. For instance - "revenues and assets of Registry Operator are
not utilized to advantage registrars that are affiliated with Registry
Operator" etc etc

bhavin

> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Bhavin Turakhia
> > Sent: Monday, 8 August 2005 6:01 AM
> > To: registrars@xxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [registrars] More clauses removed from new .NET Contract
> > 
> > 
> > Check out another clause below. The older .NET Agreement had a 
> > specific clause which laid out that all registrars will be treated 
> > fairly. This whole clause is missing in the new .NET 
> agreement. I have 
> > pasted the clause below for reference. I don't see why a 
> clause whose 
> > title was "Fair treatment of ICANN-Accredited Regisrars" should be 
> > REMOVED.
> > 
> > I must clarify here that by the older .NET Agreement I mean the one 
> > prevailing before the RFP was posted.
> > 
> > Please click on the link below to access this agreement -
> > 
> > *
> >
http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/verisign/registry-agmt-net-25may01.htm
> > 
> > 3.5 Fair Treatment of ICANN-Accredited Registrars.
> > 
> > 3.5.1 Registry Operator shall provide all ICANN-Accredited 
> Registrars 
> > that have Registry-Registrar Agreements in effect, and that are in 
> > compliance with the terms of such agreements, equivalent access to 
> > Registry Operator's Registry Services, including to its shared 
> > registration system.
> > 
> > 3.5.2 Registry Operator shall certify to ICANN every six 
> months, using 
> > the objective criteria set forth in Appendix H, that 
> Registry Operator 
> > is providing all such ICANN-Accredited Registrars with equivalent 
> > access to its Registry Services, including to its shared 
> registration 
> > system.
> > 
> > ........
> > 
> > 3.5.5 Registry Operator will ensure, in a form and through ways 
> > described in Appendix H, that the revenues and assets of Registry 
> > Operator are not utilized to advantage registrars that are 
> affiliated 
> > with Registry Operator to the detriment of other ICANN-Accredited 
> > Registrars. For purposes of this Subsection 3.5.5, funds 
> distributed 
> > to debt or equity participants in Registry Operator shall 
> no longer be 
> > deemed revenues and assets of Registry Operator once they are 
> > distributed.
> > 
> > ........
> > 
> > - Bhavin
> > 
> > 
>