[gnso-dt-wg] Clarification - BC statement update also received

[Liz Gasster <liz.gasster@xxxxxxxxx>]

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gnso-dt-wg@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-dt-wg@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
Of Mike Rodenbaugh
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 4:34 PM
To: Liz Gasster; gnso-dt-wg@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gnso-dt-wg] RE: [council] ICANN's GNSO Solicits Public Comments on 
Draft Resolution to Curb Domain Tasting


Liz, the following constitutes the BC's update to its Constituency Impact
Statement as requested by Council.  Thanks.

The Business Constituency supports the motion released for public comment by
the GNSO Council.  It is consistent with the existing BC position on this
issue:  that either the AGP should be dropped altogether, or ICANN should
implement a combination of both a non-refundable 'ICANN fee' as proposed by
the ICANN Board, and 'excess delete fees' as proposed in the GNSO's draft
motion.  Hopefully that combination will severely curtail commercial domain
tasting, and resultant cybersquatting and other harm to the internet
community.

-Mike Rodenbaugh
 GNSO Councilor
 Business Constituency

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of GNSO.SECRETARIAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 8:56 AM
To: 'Council GNSO'
Subject: [council] ICANN's GNSO Solicits Public Comments on Draft Resolution
to Curb Domain Tasting


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[To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org]
[To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org]

http://www.icann.org/public_comment/#domain-tasting

ICANN's GNSO Solicits Public Comments on Draft Resolution to Curb Domain
Tasting
Comment period 7 March 2008 to 28 March 2008

Please submit comments to:
<domain-tasting-motion@xxxxxxxxx>
Comments may be viewed at:
http://forum.icann.org/lists/domain-tasting-motion/

Explanation:  The GNSO Council is considering the issue of "domain
tasting", a term used to describe the case when someone registers a
domain name and then tests to see if the name has sufficient traffic to
provide more income than the annual registration fee (usually through
pay-per-click advertising). If the name is deemed sufficiently
profitable, it is kept.

If not, the current "add grace period" (AGP) - where domains can be
returned within five days without cost - is used to return the domain at
no net cost to the registrant. Recently there has been a significant
increase in the number of domains registered and returned within the
AGP. ICANN staff prepared an Issues Report in June 2007
http://www.gnso.icann.org/issues/domain-tasting/gnso-domain-tasting-report-1
4jun07.pdf
and subsequently a GNSO working group published an Outcomes Report in
October 2007.
http://www.gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-domain-tasting-adhoc-outcomes-report-f
inal.pdf
The GNSO Council decided on 31 October 2007 to launch a policy
development process (PDP) on domain tasting. An Initial Report
http://www.gnso.icann.org/issues/domain-tasting/gnso-initial-report-domain-t
asting-07jan08.pdf
was produced for public comment, outlining the policy development
process, possible actions that might be taken, and the arguments put
forward for and against such actions. Public comments were incorporated
into a draft Final Report (posted 8 February)
http://www.gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-final-report-domain-tasting-08feb08.p
df
for GNSO Council review and action.

Members of the Council subsequently drafted this motion
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/domain-tasting/dnt-motion-6mar08.shtml
to curb domain tasting. It would prohibit any gTLD operator that has
implemented an add grace period from offering a refund for any domain
name deleted during the AGP that exceeds 10% of its net new
registrations in that month, or fifty domain names, whichever is
greater. An exemption may be sought for a particular month, upon the
documented showing of extraordinary circumstances, as detailed in the
motion.

The GNSO Council will consider public comments and constituency impact
statements regarding the draft motion and incorporate them into a
further draft for Council consideration at its scheduled 17 April meeting.

Please submit comments to:
<domain-tasting-motion@xxxxxxxxx>
Comments may be viewed at:
http://forum.icann.org/lists/domain-tasting-motion/
--
Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat - ICANN
gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org
http://gnso.icann.org