[bc-gnso] Paperless UDRP proposal

[George Kirikos <icann@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi folks,

ICANN announced a public comment period for a paperless UDRP:

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-13jul09-en.htm

Our own comments are at:

http://forum.icann.org/lists/eudrp/msg00001.html

NAF's comment included an interesting tidbit:

http://forum.icann.org/lists/eudrp/msg00000.html

"The UDRP requires a “formalities” or “deficiency” check before a
Complaint can be accepted by the Provider and served on the Respondent
(UDRP Rule 4). In over 90% of cases (anectodally), the Complaint has
at least one “deficiency” that needs to be corrected." (from bottom of
page 1 of the PDF)

90% is a shocking statistic, given that complainants have unlimited
time to prepare their complaints. This highlights the lack of fairness
and lack of due process in the short time period for domain name
registrants to respond to UDRP complaints (and potentially to URS
complaints).

Sincerely,

George Kirikos
416-588-0269
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