<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">David Olive <<a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org">david.olive@icann.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>[Soac-infoalert] Fwd: [council] ICANN Board Approves 2013 Registry Agreement</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">July 3, 2013 9:39:27 AM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"<a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a>></span></div><div dir="auto"><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><h1><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-03jul13-en.htm"><span class="Titre1Car"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-03jul13-en.htm</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>Last Contractual Hurdle Cleared in the Introduction of New Domain Names<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ICANN Board Approves 2013 Registry Agreement<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="date-display-single"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3 July 2013</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ICANN's New generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) program has reached another milestone with passage of the </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/agreement-approved-02jul13-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">2013 Registry Agreement</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> [PDF, 809 KB] (RA).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The new baseline agreement was approved by the New gTLD Program Committee of the ICANN Board of Directors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"New gTLDs are now on the home stretch," said Chris Disspain, a member of ICANN's New gTLD Program Committee. "This new Registry Agreement means we've cleared one of the last hurdles for those gTLD applicants who are approved and eagerly nearing that point where their names will go online."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Among the key points in the new Registry Agreement:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Includes a Trademark Clearinghouse that will serve as a one-stop shop where trademark holders can protect their rights.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Provides for a process for a rapid, efficient way to take down infringing domain names.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Provides a procedure where trademark rights holders can assert claims directly against a registry operator for domain name abuse if that operator has played an active role in the abuse.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Requires registry operators to have a single point of contact responsible for handling abuse complaints.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"We're getting to the point now where new gTLD applicants can see the finish line," said Akram Atallah, President of the ICANN's Generic Domains Division. "Much like the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement approved by the Board last week, this new Registry Agreement is the culmination of input from a wide range of stakeholders and marks a dramatic improvement over the previous baseline agreement."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The New gTLD Registry Agreement is intended to enhance the security and stability of the Domain Name System while bolstering competition in domain name industry. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The security provisions include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A requirement that registry operators implement Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC), reducing so-called "man-in-the-middle" attacks and spoofed DNS records.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A requirement of enhanced WHOIS service at the registry level with a common interface, and more rapid search capabilities, facilitating efficient resolution of malicious activities.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"This isn't just a gradual step forward," said Atallah. "This is a major move that translates to far greater security protections."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To read the 2013 Registry Agreement, go here: </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/agreement-approved-02jul13-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/agreement-approved-02jul13-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> [PDF, 809 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div>_______________________________________________<br>soac-infoalert mailing list<br><a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a><br>https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-infoalert<br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>