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color=#0000ff size=2>I will add it as an item 6 on the
agenda.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Bruce</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Philip Sheppard
[mailto:philip.sheppard@aim.be] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 6 January 2005
12:49 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Bruce Tonkin<BR><B>Cc:</B>
council@gnso.icann.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Draft Agenda for Council meeting
Thursday 13 January 2005<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Bruce, would you be
kind enough to table this resolution for the 13 January Council meeting on
behalf of the BC?</FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P><SPAN lang=en-gb><B><FONT face=Arial size=2>Issue - Re-selling of valuable
deleted domain names in a secondary market</FONT></B></SPAN> </P>
<P><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial size=2>The typical model for selling
deleted TLDs is first-come first-served and this works well for ordinary names
where the profit to registries and registrars is small and similar. But
it does not work for special names where the domain name equity is much
higher, either because the name has perceived value, or there is a desirable
level of associated traffic with the name. A secondary market has grown up to
remarket the names. Some names are bought for speculative resell; others
because they have traffic still active and are resold to redirect the traffic
to other, sometimes undesirable, sites. This market has created a new business
opportunity for registrars and a problem for the registries. Certain
registrars are “slaming” the registries with automated requests for desirable
names. Because the present system provides equal access to all registrars,
some registrars have created new ICANN accredited daughter registrars whose
sole purpose is to request deleted names – thus increasing the chance for the
parent registrar to get desirable names. This massive set of requests is
affecting the ability of the registrars to manage their existing bona fide
business efficiently. This impacts on stability. The implication of these new
types of ICANN accredited registrars needs to be assessed.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=en-gb><B><FONT face=Arial size=2>Proposal</FONT></B></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial size=2>Council needs to investigate the
issue fully and so should consider the need for a PDP with a request for ICANN
staff to write an issues report.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=en-gb><B><FONT face=Arial size=2>Draft
resolution</FONT></B></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Whereas the re-selling of certain deleted or expiring
names has lead to unforeseen strains on the ability of registries and
registrars to manage their business efficiently,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Whereas this affects
the service level provided to users and the meaning of ICANN accredited as it
applies to registrars,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Council
resolves,</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>to request the ICANN staff manager to write an issues report (as
specified in annex A to the ICANN by-laws) on the "</FONT><B><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Re-selling of valuable deleted/expiring domain names in a
secondary market",</FONT></B> <FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>so that
Council can subsequently decide if a policy development process would be
appropriate</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>.</FONT><B></B></SPAN></P><BR><BR>
<P><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many thanks</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial size=2>Philip</FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial size=2>PS I am open to friendly
amendments to improve the wording of the resolution should this help
clarity.</FONT></SPAN> </P><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>