[PC-NCSG] Proposed statement on Registrants' Rights and Responsibilities -- for review/approval

[Robin Gross]

Yes this is great.  Thank you Wendy!

Robin

On Apr 10, 2013, at 5:31 AM, Kathryn Kleiman <kleiman at fhhlaw.com> wrote:

> Outstanding. I think this should go in as soon as possible!
> ________________________________________
> From: pc-ncsg-bounces at ipjustice.org on behalf of Wendy Seltzer
> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 6:06 AM
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> Subject: [PC-NCSG] Proposed statement on Registrants' Rights and Responsibilities -- for review/approval
> 
> We heard again in the Board-GAC meeting that the RAA is near final. As
> discussed on the NCUC and NCSG lists, I propose that we send this
> statement to the Board, if possible, before we leave Beijing.
> 
> --Wendy
> 
> Dear Steve and Fadi,
> 
> The latest Draft Registrar Accreditation Agreement makes reference to a
> "Registrants? Rights and Responsibilities Specification,"
> https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-registrant-rights-responsibilities-07mar13-en.pdf
> As drafted, that document is insufficient, short-changing the real
> rights domain name registrants expect.
> 
> Registrants of domain names depend on the DNS to provide stable online
> location-pointers for their speech, association, commercial, and
> non-commercial activites. They derive rights and responsibilities from
> applicable law as well as from the web of ICANN-based contracts. As a
> matter of policy, ICANN should ensure that its contracts can support a
> wide range of lawful and innovative end-user activities and free
> communications.
> 
> Accordingly, we propose this positive statement of Registrants' Rights
> and Responsibilities:
> 
> Registrants have the right to:
> * reliable neutral resolution of registered domain names
> * no suspension or termination of registration without due process
> * privacy in the provision and display of registration data (registrant
> information should be private by default)
> * fair and non-discriminatory treatment from registrars and registries
> no censorship of domain use, content, or communications through
> registries or registrars
> * timely transfer of registered domain names between registrars
> * renewal (or choice not to renew) of domain name registrations on
> clearly disclosed terms
> and to accomplish that,
> * to be informed of the registrar's terms, conditions, and pricing
> information
> 
> Registrants have the responsibilities:
> * to be contactable, or to provide an alternative such as allowing the
> registrar to suspend registration upon an unresponded-to allegation of abuse
> * not to use the domain name for abuse of the DNS (to be defined more
> specifically: e.g., specific DNS attacks, deliberate malicious
> distribution of malware, or criminal activity)
> * not to cybersquat, as defined in the UDRP
> 
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