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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Hello fellow NCSG members.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>As an NCSG representative to the Transfer Policy Review Working Group (TPRWG), I seek your input on proposed preliminary recommendations currently under discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Specifically, the working group is looking for feedback on the section of the transfer policy related to <b>Change of Registrant</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>This document contains the text of the preliminary recommendations under discussion. Please use this document to add any comments that I can take back to the working group or questions that I will try to answer. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z8wx8KXhrwGmeKQEt2SJ8r271YcQ8-yk/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105988793481216121706&rtpof=true&sd=true">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z8wx8KXhrwGmeKQEt2SJ8r271YcQ8-yk/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105988793481216121706&rtpof=true&sd=true</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Note that the working group leadership emphasized that this is not final language, but simply a way to gauge response from a wider audience.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Great if I can have all comments or questions by next Friday, April 5. If there is enough interest, I can arrange a zoom session and invite some speakers who are familiar with the working group.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Some background/context:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-GB>The current transfer policy (see the link below) includes a section “II. Inter-Registrant Transfer (Change of Registrant)” which the working group charter (also linked below) considered to be a problem. As noted in the charter, “According to the Transfer Policy Review Scoping Team Report, the Change of Registrant policy ‘does not achieve the stated goals’ and ‘is not relevant in the current & future domain ownership system.’ ”<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-GB>The working group, as you can see in the preliminary recommendations, suggests changing title from “Change of Registrant’ to “Change of Registrant Data” (aka CORD), in recognition of the fact that changing a registrant is mainly the action of altering the contact information associated with a domain name registration.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-GB>The working group also suggests removing this section from the transfer policy and creating a new, separate policy governing any change in registrant information.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-GB>One issue that the group contended with concerns a 60-day lock on any transfer of a domain after changes to registration information and decided to eliminate any transfer lock. The rationale was that the lock was confusing and restrictive to registrants. The TPR WG Charter also refers to this: “Survey responses and data provided by ICANN’s Global Support Center indicate that registrants do not understand the 60-day lock and express frustration when it prevents them from completing an inter-registrar transfer.”<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-GB>A substantial amount of discussion within the WG has focused on the ability of registrants to “opt out” of notifications of changes to registration data. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Personally, I did not see anything in the discussion or the recommendations that would be a cause of concern, with the possible exception of the issues around opting out of notifications of changes to registration data. But there might be some issues I am not aware of so please have a look and let me know what you think. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Ken Herman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>NCUC EC NA Rep<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><a href="mailto:ken@kherman.com">ken@kherman.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Current transfer policy:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/transfer-policy-2024-02-21-en">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/transfer-policy-2024-02-21-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>TPR WG details:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/TPRPDP/Transfer+Policy+Review+PDP">https://community.icann.org/display/TPRPDP/Transfer+Policy+Review+PDP</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>