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<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hello,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=781582405-28082008>A signficant </SPAN>discrepancy in registry
contracts <SPAN class=781582405-28082008>exists, with respect to language
intended to allow registries to take action against abuse. T</SPAN>he
recent Afilias funnel request <SPAN class=781582405-28082008>highlights the
issue, as has</SPAN><SPAN class=781582405-28082008> a </SPAN>related
discussion in the Fast Flux WG. <SPAN class=781582405-28082008> The BC
</SPAN>propose<SPAN class=781582405-28082008>s </SPAN>a Council resolution
to request Staff to lay out the facts and potential options around this issue,
for further community discussion. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=781582405-28082008>I hope we can discuss this and have a vote
at </SPAN>our next meeting on Sept. 4<SUP>th</SUP>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mike R<SPAN
class=781582405-28082008>odenbaugh</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN class=781582405-28082008><FONT color=#000000>Councilor,
Business Constituency</FONT> </SPAN><SPAN
class=781582405-28082008> </SPAN><SPAN
class=781582405-28082008> </SPAN></FONT> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Whereas:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=1><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><SPAN dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ICANN’s mission is to
ensure the security and stability of the DNS, and to develop policy reasonably
related to that mission.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">2.<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=1><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><SPAN dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Various forms of DNS
abuse, in isolation and/or in the aggregate, cause a less secure and stable
DNS.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">3.<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=1><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><SPAN dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Some of ICANN’s gTLD
registry agreements and appended registry-registrar agreements contain a
provision such as Section 3.6.5 of the .info Registry Agreement, Appendix 8 (<A
title=blocked::http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/info/appendix-08-08dec06.htm
href="http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/info/appendix-08-08dec06.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/info/appendix-08-08dec06.htm</A>):<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 111pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>3.6.5.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]><SPAN dir=ltr><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2>[Registrars] acknowledge and agree that Afilias reserves
the right to deny,<BR>cancel or transfer any registration or transaction, or
place any<BR>domain name(s) on registry lock, hold or similar status, that it
deems<BR>necessary, in its discretion; (1) to protect the integrity
and<BR>stability of the registry; (2) to comply with any applicable
laws,<BR>government rules or requirements, requests of law enforcement, or
any<BR>dispute resolution process; (3) to avoid any liability, civil
or<BR>criminal, on the part of Afilias, as well as its
affiliates,<BR>subsidiaries, officers, directors, and employees; (4) per the
terms of<BR>the registration agreement or (5) to correct mistakes made by
Afilias<BR>or any Registrar in connection with a domain name
registration.<BR>Afilias also reserves the right to place upon registry lock,
hold or<BR>similar status a domain name during resolution of a
dispute.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">4.<FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]><SPAN dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Afilias, the dotInfo Registry Operator, per its recent RSEP request, has
sought to clarify and implement its specific abusive registration policy with
respect to this provision. This request has been approved by ICANN,
</FONT><A
title=blocked::http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/afilias-to-icann-06aug08.pdf
href="http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/afilias-to-icann-06aug08.pdf"><FONT
face=Arial
size=2>http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/afilias-to-icann-06aug08.pdf</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2>. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">5.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]><SPAN dir=ltr>Some of ICANN’s gTLD registry
agreements, notably the Verisign contracts for .com and .net, have no such
provision. Other gTLD registry agreements do contain such provision, but
the registry operators have not developed or have inconsistently developed
abusive registration policies.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The GNSO
Council resolves to request an Issues Report from ICANN Staff with respect to
the following:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=2> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]><SPAN dir=ltr><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To identify and describe the various
provisions in existing and previous gTLD registry and registry-registrar
agreements which relate to contracting parties’ <SPAN
class=781582405-28082008>ability </SPAN>to take action in response to
abuse.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">2.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=2> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]><SPAN dir=ltr><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To identify and describe various
provisions in a representative sampling of gTLD registration agreements which
relate to contracting parties’ and/or registrants rights and obligations with
respect to abuse.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">3.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=2> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]><SPAN dir=ltr><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To identify and describe any
previous discussion in ICANN fora which substantively pertains to provisions of
this nature in any of these agreements.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">4.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=2> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]><SPAN dir=ltr><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To identify and describe potential
options for further Council consideration, relating to consistency and propriety
of provisions of this nature in all of these
agreements.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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