[gnso-dow123] Text in Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the United States regarding Domain names

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Tonkin 
Sent: Tuesday, 18 July 2006 6:16 PM
To: Council GNSO
Subject: Text in Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the United
States

Hello All,
 
During the ICANN public forum in Marrakesh, there was mention of domain
names in a free trade agreement between the USA and Chile.  Search for
"ERICK IRIARTE" in the transcript at:
http://www.icann.org/meetings/marrakech/captioning-forum1-28jun06.htm
 
Vint Cerf asked for a reference.

I asked Melbourne IT's General Counsel to check the Australian/USA Free
trade agreement, and there is similar text.

>From Chapter 17 of the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement on
Intellectual Property Rights:
http://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/negotiations/us_fta/final-text/chapter_17.h
tml 


"Article 17.3 : Domain Names On The Internet

1. In order to address trademark cyber-piracy, each Party shall require
that the management of its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) provide
an appropriate procedure for the settlement of disputes, based on the
principles established in the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution
Policy.

2. Each Party shall require that the management of its ccTLD provide
online public access to a reliable and accurate database of contact
information for domain-name registrants."


Regards,
Bruce Tonkin