RE: [registrars] Registrar Resolution

[Steinar Grøtterød <Steinar.Grotterod@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Active 24 ASA support this resolution
 
Steinar Grøtterød 
Director Business Unit Domain 
Active 24 ASA 
Phone: +47.21933016 
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From: owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nevett, Jonathon
Sent: 20. mars 2007 23.11
To: Registrar Constituency
Subject: [registrars] Registrar Resolution
Importance: High



Registrars:

 

A number of folks have collaborated in drafting the following resolution in response to the recent events related to the de-accreditation of RegisterFly.

 

Please indicate if you support the resolution and I will read it in Lisbon along with a copy of those registrars in support.

 

Thanks.

 

Jon

 

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Whereas, registrars only succeed if they provide valuable services to their customers;

 

Whereas, registrants must be protected against the potential bad acts of "fly-by-night" registries and registrars;

 

Whereas, it is incumbent on ICANN to protect registrants against the potential bad acts of "fly-by-night" gTLD registries and registrars;

 

Whereas, ICANN Staff has recently formulated a new Compliance Program for gTLD Registries and Registrars; 

 

Whereas, ICANN Staff has recently announced its success in furthering a data escrow requirement for gTLD registries http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-05mar07.htm;

 

Whereas, ICANN Staff has not yet specified a schedule, terms, or a format of a data escrow requirement for gTLD registrars; 

 

Whereas, many registrars currently secure registrant and domain name data through various back-up methods, but that this practice is by no means uniform or compulsory across all accredited registrars;

 

Whereas, the various back-up methods used by registrars may not be sufficient in all cases to assist ICANN Staff in recovering such data in the event of registrar business failure; and

 

Whereas, recent events have highlighted the need for a registrar data escrow program and enhanced compliance efforts with regard to requirements in the Registrar Accreditation Agreement.

 

Be it resolved that the undersigned registrars call for ICANN Staff to work with the ICANN Registrar Constituency to finalize the terms of a gTLD registrar data escrow program; and 

 

Be it further resolved that the undersigned registrars call for ICANN Staff to work with the ICANN Registrar Constituency to improve the effectiveness of the ICANN Compliance Program for gTLD Registrars.