Re: [gnso-pednr-dt] A Question to the Registrars on the List

["Michele Neylon :: Blacknight" <michele@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 11 Sep 2009, at 16:45, Michael D. Palage wrote:

> Hello All:
>
> In trying to take a step back from the use of the politically  
> charged "M" word, perhaps the registrars on the list could answer a  
> couple of questions.
> Question 1: A registrar's primary obligation with regard to this  
> WG's scope of work is to make sure that a registrant has multiple  
> options to renew a domain name and prevent unintended expirations/ 
> deletions. Yes/No
That would be my understanding.

> Question 2: Assuming that a registrar provides the registrant with  
> multiple informed options to renew the domain name, and assuming  
> that the registrant declines to exercise those rights, it is totally  
> permissible for that registrar through their terms of service to  
> take exclusive limited control of that domain name for potential  
> reallocation or deletion? Yes/No

> Question 3: If an ICANN domain name registration authority such as a  
> Registrar is permitted to unilaterally amend the terms of service to  
> take over a name that a registrant does not want at expiration, is  
> there anything prohibiting a registry from amending its terms of  
> service to provided a new registry service for an limited exclusive  
> period of time? Yes/No.  If no, please explain the difference.

I don't understand that question. Could you please elaborate?

I also don't see how it is pertinent to this WG's terms of reference

> Question 4: Given a registrar network of approximately 1,000  
> registrars and a reseller network of perhaps hundreds of thousands,  
> would it not be best to build in consumer/registrant safeguards that  
> promote openness, transparency, and predictability at the registry  
> level? Yes/No.  Please explain.
Again, I don't really understand what you are asking.



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