.info Abuse Policy as a "New Service" might be barred by ICANN's agreement with Afilias

[George Kirikos <gkirikos@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi folks,

According to paragraph 3.1.(d)(iii) of the .info agreement:

http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/info/registry-agmt-08dec06.htm

"(c) any other products or services that only a registry operator is
capable of providing, by reason of its designation as the registry
operator;

Obviously the registrar is currently *equally* capable of cancelling or
removing a domain name from the zone file, and handling abuse issues.
So *by definition* this can't be a product or service that only the
registry operator is capable of providing.

Furthermore, 3.1.(d)(iv)(G) provides specific definitions of "Security"
and "Stability" that I do not believe are met by this proposal.

I believe the proper course forward is for Afilias to cancel its
proposal as a "new service", and instead propose a Consensus Policy for
review by the GNSO Council. I would invite them to do so, as I'm
against abuse. Through a Consensus Policy we can ensure that the rights
of registrants to due process will be protected through input from all
constituencies, and ensure that a policy that has proportionality and
predictability is created.

Sincerely,

George Kirikos
http://www.kirikos.com/