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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear drafting group members and Councilors,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Please see the summary of public comments below – the single
comment on-topic was posted by Danny Younger and is included in full in the
summary. As the GNSO handling of this PDP has concluded and the outcome is now
due for the ICANN Board, I would appreciate comments to the statements made by
Danny Younger, in order to fully inform the Board’s handling of the PDP
outcome.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Very best regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Olof Nordling<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Summary of
Comments for the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Denials Definitions PDP</span></b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
<br>
The comment period ran from 15 September 2008 to 6 October 2008. Two comments
were received of which one off-topic (from</span> <span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Shantanu Panigrahi) expressing concerns over a particular
transfer case and one comment (from Danny Younger) objecting to a part of the
definition in the proposed new text for Denial Reason #9. The proposed text for
Denial Reason #9 is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“A
domain name is within 60 days (or a lesser period to be determined) after being
transferred (apart from being transferred back to the original Registrar in
cases where both Registrars so agree and/or where a decision in the dispute
resolution process so directs). “Transferred” shall only mean that
an inter-registrar transfer, or transfer to the Registrar of Record has
occurred in accordance with the procedures of this policy.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Danny Younger
states the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“<i>With
regard to Denial Reason #9, I take issue with the clause "or transfer to
the Registrar of Record" included therein.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In the
first instance, this clause is out of scope as the clarifications requested
were only to pertain to inter-registrar transfers.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In the
second place, the clause serves to validate the unacceptable practice known as
the Registrar Direct Transfer, i.e. "Should you<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>choose not
to renew your domain name during any applicable grace period, you agree that we
may, in our sole discretion, renew and transfer the domain name to a third
party on your behalf (such a transaction is hereinafter referred to as a
"Direct Transfer")."<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Third, the
clause is anticompetitive. With this language, the following scenario
would unfold:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1. a
registrant doesn't renew his domain name and the domain is transfered to the
registrar of record<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2.
The registrar auctions the domain to a third party<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>3. The third-party is prevented from readily
transferring the registration to another registrar because of the 60-day lock.
This practice serves to keep most Direct Transfers at the incumbent registrar
(as such impeding free competition for domain name registration
services).”</span></i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
<br>
</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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