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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>
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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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