[gnso-vi-feb10] IPC Summary for Section 6
Copied below and attached is the IPC summary. 245 words by my count and
I think I've stripped all the advocacy out of it. (Mikey, as far as I'm
concerned, its DIR.)
K
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IPC Proposal
The IPC proposed three models of .brand exceptions. Under the .brand
SRSU, the .brand Registry Operator ("bRO") is the registrant and user of
all second-level domain names. Wholly-owned subsidiaries and otherwise
affiliated companies could register and use second-level names. Under
the .brand SRMU, the bRO is the registrant for all second-level names
and may license them to third parties that have a pre-existing
relationship with the brand owner (e.g., suppliers) for other
goods/services. Under the .brand MRMU, the bRO and its trademark
licensees are the registrants and users of all second-level names.
Seven additional criteria for these .brand exceptions apply
including, inter alia, (1) the trademark must be identical to the .brand
string and the subject of registrations of national effect in at least
three countries in three ICANN regions; (2) trademark owners whose
principal business is to operate a domain name registry, register domain
names, or resell domain names are ineligible; (3) under MRMU, the bRO
delegates second-level names subject to trademark license agreement
quality control provisions that allow at-will termination of
registrations; and (4) .brand TLDs with second-level names registered to
unrelated third parties are ineligible.
A new gTLD registry that satisfied a model and the criteria (a) could
control an ICANN-accredited registrar solely for registrations in that
TLD; (b) did not need to use an ICANN-accredited registrar for
registrations within the TLD; and/or (c) could enter into arrangements
with a limited number of ICANN-accredited registrars for registrations
in that TLD.
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