[registrars] FW: [alerts] ICANN News Alert -- Updated Proposed .MUSEUM sTLD Registry Agreement Posted for Public Comment

["Nevett, Jonathon" <jnevett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-31aug07.htm

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Updated Proposed .MUSEUM sTLD Registry Agreement Posted for Public
Comment


31 August 2007

An updated version of the proposed .MUSEUM sponsorship agreement is
posted today for public comment. The amendment from the previous draft
agreement is a result of significant collaboration between the registry
sponsor and community members. The updated agreement is posted today
with the intention of submitting it to the ICANN Board for approval
after the 30-day comment period. 

Background 

The proposed .MUSEUM sTLD registry agreement and appendices were
originally posted for public comment on 2 March 2007
(http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-02mar07.htm). After
consultation with the community an amendment was made to Appendix S of
the agreement that describes some of the duties and rights of the
registry sponsor, MuseDoma. (Amended Proposed .MUSEUM Appendices
<http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/museum/draft-proposed-museum-appen
dices-26aug07.pdf>  [PDF, 141K]) 

During the public comment period that was open through 23 March 2007,
concern was expressed about proposed language in Part VII of Appendix S,
that allowed for up to 5,000 domain names to be directly managed by
MuseDoma. This language was created by MuseDoma recognizing that the
"wildcard" capability that was allowed in the original agreement was
eliminated from this renewal agreement. (For more on "wildcards" see,
http://www.icann.org/committees/security/sac015.htm.) 

On 27 March 2007, at ICANN's public meeting in Lisbon, MuseDoma and the
ICANN Registrar Constituency held a public exchange on the purpose of
the proposed language and on various forms that language might take.
MuseDoma agreed to propose language in response to the public exchange.
There have been additional telephonic conferences among some interested
parties since that time. 

Amendment  

Original Language 

Proposed Language 

Sponsor may register up to 5,000 domain names directly with the Registry
Operator and keep these names under direct management until the
conclusion of its designation by ICANN as the Sponsor for the Sponsored
TLD.

Recognizing that: i) the charter of the .MUSEUM top-level domain is
sufficiently restrictive so that it has appeal to a small, identifiable
and limited community, and that said restrictions have created
conditions that substantially limit market demand and as a result,
registrar uptake; ii) MuseDoma is a not-for-profit entity as is the
community it is required to serve by the definition of its charter; and
iii) MuseDoma makes available to its community members under certain
conditions, at no cost, third-level domain names. Therefore, MuseDoma is
permitted to maintain up to 4,000 domain names directly with the
Registry Operator and keep these names under direct management for
purposes stated in iii) of this Section until the conclusion of its
designation by ICANN as the Sponsor for the Sponsored TLD.

No other changes have been made to the version of the agreement posted
on 2 March 2007. As previously reported, the proposed agreement is for a
ten-year term, and provides for: 

*	the elimination of the wildcard; 
*	ICANN fees based on the total number of registrations; 
*	continuation of the existing requirements for: 

	*	compliance with consensus and temporary policies except
to the extent policy development has been delegated to the sponsoring
organization; 
	*	comprehensive registry data escrow; and, 
	*	approval of new registry services and modifications to
existing registry services. 

Comments on the updated proposed agreement can be posted to
museum-renewal-2007@xxxxxxxxx no later than 5:00PM PST, 30 September
2007 and viewed at http://forum.icann.org/lists/museum-renewal-2007. 

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