Forwarded Message from Steve Metalitz on September 10
[Message from Steve Metalitz orginally submitted September 10, 2007, posted now due to a posting error] From: "Metalitz, Steven" <met@xxxxxxx> Date: September 10, 2007 2:02:14 PM PDT To: <pritz@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: IPC draft redline of RAA Dear Kurt, Following up on our previous conversations, and on the phone call with the IPC task force on the RAA revision process in which you participated, attached please find a DRAFT redline of the current Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). It has been prepared by a task force of the IPC and approved by the IPC for submission as a contribution to the process of revision of the RAA. Per your suggestion, we are observing the September 10 public comment deadline for submission of this draft redline. The changes are intended to address a number of the issues previously identified as under discussion between ICANN and the registrars as part of the RAA revision process. It also expands somewhat beyond those issues to address topics such as more detailed ground rules for proxy/private registration services (see, secs. 3.3.9, 3.7.7.3) and registrar responsiveness and accessibility (see sec. 3.7.10). Some previously identified revision issues are noted only as placeholders in this draft, e.g., graduated sanctions for non-compliance with contractual obligations, sec. 5.3.9. The task force concluded that graduated sanctions are likely to be negotiated between ICANN and the registrars directly and that it would be more sensible to react to what those negotiations produce rather than try to devise a graduated sanctions system on our own. Of course, IPC has long supported the introduction of graduated sanctions as a key means of achieving better compliance with contractual obligations. IPC views this submission as a first step - and, we hope, a constructive contribution - in what we understand will be an iterative process of revising and improving the RAA. We look forward to your review, and that of registrars, and would be glad to answer any questions concerning this draft. Steve Metalitz, IPC president Attachment:
RAA redline consolidated FINAL 091007 _1531074_.pdf |