Re: [gnso-dow123] NCUC Procedural Proposal - recirculated

[Thomas Keller <tom@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve,

it is my understanding of free business that any company can give things away
for free as much as they want as long as they are paying for it themselfs.
Assuring payment might as well mean that a registrar has enough money to
pay for it. Giving names away for free is a very normal business model
in the webhosting world in which hosting companies try to attract customers 
to their hosting planes.

Best,

tom

Am 27.04.2006 schrieb Steve Metalitz:
> Bruce, 
> 
> On what basis can "registrars offer domain names for free," in light of
> the following provision of the RAA: 
> 
> 3.7.4 Registrar shall not activate any Registered Name unless and until
> it is satisfied that it has received a reasonable assurance of payment
> of its registration fee.
> 
> Steve  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Bruce Tonkin
> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 1:57 AM
> To: gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [gnso-dow123] NCUC Procedural Proposal - recirculated 
> 
> Hello Kathy,
>  
> As discussed during the last GNSO Council meeting, the WHOIS task force
> does not have as part of its terms of reference a change to the data
> being collected.  The WHOIS task force is tasked with considering what
> data collected should be available for public access, in the context of
> the purpose of WHOIS.    The WHOIS task force work specifically
> addresses the current clause 3.3 "Public Access to Data on Registered
> Names" of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) (see
> http://www.icann.org/registrars/ra-agreement-17may01.htm#3.)
> 
> While work on considering the data collected may also be a useful area
> of policy development, this would require a separate PDP under the
> GNSO's processes.  For information, registrars are required to retain
> certain information (clause 3.4 "Retention of Registered Name Holder and
> Registration Data."), and are also required under clause 3.7 "Business
> Dealings, Including with Registered Name Holders." to provide
> information on the purpose for which data is collected:
> 
> "Registrar shall provide notice to each new or renewed Registered Name
> Holder stating:
> 
> - The purposes for which any Personal Data collected from the applicant
> are intended;
> 
> - The intended recipients or categories of recipients of the data
> (including the Registry Operator and others who will receive the data
> from Registry Operator);
> 
> - Which data are obligatory and which data, if any, are voluntary; and
> 
> - How the Registered Name Holder or data subject can access and, if
> necessary, rectify the data held about them."
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Note that the purposes that data is collected may vary by registrar, and
> registrants should check those purposes.  For example some registrars
> may offer domain names for free, but in return provide the personal
> information to marketing companies etc.
> 
> Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin
> Chair, GNSO.
> 
> 
> 
> 

Gruss,

tom

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