Domain Renewals

[Peter Micek]

Thanks for getting this idea going. I wholly support calling on the
industry to take mitigation measures that acknowledge the financial
pressures and other burdens on registrants at this time.

Not every registrar has to take the same action. Look at this great
spreadsheet that Steve Song started compiling showing actions by
regulators, telcos and ISPs, for example, to see the breadth of actions
available to service providers:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DsJ6YS8hBIpD9CQqVcrASCgGsFo6syDIakZCQohABGQ/edit#gid=0


It is entirely reasonable to ask similar of this industry, and I would
argue that providing discounts, postponing fees, or providing in kind
services for free at times of crisis aligns with the private sector's duty
to respect human rights under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and
Human Rights. Specifically, it would mitigate the risk of people losing
access to public health information and data that is crucial to understand
the threat they face to health and wellbeing. Domain registrars can avoid
causing or contributing to this lack of access by extending services and
delaying costs.

Best,
Peter

On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 4:38 PM Vaibhav Aggarwal <va at bladebrains.com> wrote:

> Thanks Kristy. I appreciate it.
>
> Amr my few points :
>
> 1. There is definitive news in the market where renewals by digital
> businesses r being curtailed due to their business cycles taking a hit. The
> data at this juncture may b suppressed or undeclared for obvious reasons;
>
> 2. ICANN may not have the power to interfere in the business of individual
> registries, but it’s obligation is surely not towards them but the
> consumers. So if NCSG mounts enough pressure, even a recommendation in that
> direction would have achieved a significant push for the “Non-Commercial”
> SG, making a statement in the larger interest of the society !
>
> 3. There Is a responsibility for every group that should be there to
> support digital businesses. Zoom for instance, from 5 million users, have
> gone to 100mil + users over just in 7 days. Please appreciate that the
> subscriptions that zoom has, are yearly or some are long term.  So we are
> asking for a couple of months !!
>
> 4. As far as the technical aspect is concerned, it is very simple. I don’t
> suppose as the NCSG we should Not worry about anyone’s business & their
> revenue cycles.
>
> 5. Legally, My suggestion is iron clad. The force Majure Clause in all
> international agreements including those of the local contracting parties
> will take care of the extension of the domain renewal dates. 100%
> enforceable by law !
>
> Just a few points to ponder. We can discuss more.
>
> Regards
> -VA
>
> Sent from my mobile device. Typos regretted.
>
> On Apr 8, 2020, at 1:31 AM, Kristi Hoffmaster <kristi.hoffmaster at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Kristi - first commment since joining.  I think that is very smart and
> makes sense. Great idea.
>
> On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 3:46 PM Vaibhav Aggarwal <va at bladebrains.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Team,
>>
>> I hope everyone is Well & taking good care in this tough global
>> situation.
>>
>> I have a question - while the business globally is stand still, there are
>> domain renewals that are coming up. Why should the domain renewals be not
>> given a grace of at least 2 months before they expire (for the months of
>> April & May).
>>
>> Most of the Digital platforms which are there for listing, online
>> businesses, are allowing extended listing complimentary in the interest of
>> business.
>>
>> Just raising - if we agree, which makes complete sense, then we can draft
>> a formal letter to the board & the registry group for taking this forward
>> quickly.
>>
>> Regards
>> -Vaibhav Aggarwal
>> Vaibhavaggarwal.com
>> Twitter : @TheVaibhavAg
>> FB : vaibhav.tiger
>>
>> Sent from my mobile device. Typos regretted.
>
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