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Re: [registrars] 100 year domain registration
- To: Darshaun Nadeau <dnadeau@xxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [registrars] 100 year domain registration
- From: "John Berryhill, Ph.d., Esq." <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:05:17 -0400
- Cc: Registrars Constituency and observers <registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- In-reply-to: <53192563-F20A-4366-B93F-87733859CCB3@solis.jp>
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>> Does anyone know if this violates any policies, rules,
regulations, etc.?
The ICANN-VRSN contract limits .com registrations to ten years.
http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/verisign/registry-agmt-com-01mar06.htm
"(f) Adjustments to Pricing for Domain Name Registrations.
Registry Operator shall provide no less than six months prior notice in
advance of any increase for new and renewal domain name registrations
and for transferring a domain name registration from one
ICANN-accredited registrar to another and shall continue to offer for
periods of up to ten years new and renewal domain name registrations
fixed at the price in effect at the time such offer is accepted."
However, that does not prevent any third party from offering some sort
of pledge to renew domain names subject to the prevailing terms of
renewal that continue to be available. Some years ago, I recall a
scheme whereby the service provider would set up some sort of annuity
fund to pay future registrations.
If the service is advertised as a "100 year domain registration", then
one might consider whether the terms of the service are adequately
described in a manner which is not deceptive, but that would be an issue
of consumer law in the relevant jurisdiction, and not an ICANN
compliance issue.
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