[CPWG] .NET Public Comment Period

[Naveed Bin Rais]

A perspective on this ongoing issue after the ICANN statement on April 29.

https://www.internetgovernance.org/2023/04/30/the-narrative-vlops-and-vlosers-net-renewal-stablecoins/


Naveed -

On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 2:46 PM mike palage.com via CPWG <cpwg at icann.org>
wrote:

> Hello All,
>
>
>
> In response to the constructive dialog regarding the .NET Registry
> Agreement, or more specifically the Registry Registrar Agreement (RRA), I
> wanted to bring the community the following update to the .NET Public
> Comment Page posted April 26th, see
> https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/proposed-renewal-of-the-registry-agreement-for-net-13-04-2023
>
>
>
> I believe ICANN echoes many of the points I was previously trying to make
> on the CPWG list about this being a largely standardized provision in other
> agreements. Interestingly, ICANN has provided specific links to RRAs of
> other major Registry Operators. What I find somewhat concerning is that 2
> of the documents are labeled confidential (GoDaddy and Google) and 1 is
> labeled “Not for Publication” (Identity Digital).
>
>
>
> By way of background, ICANN operates a mailing list which I believe is
> restricted to ICANN accredited registrars to which ICANN posts any
> potential Registry RRA changes for Registrar review.  I know the registries
> that I have worked with generally do not make these documents publicly
> available, which I believe is why most are labeled confidential.  Verisign
> to my knowledge is the only Registry Operator required to publicly publish
> their RRA as part of their Registry Agreement.
>
>
>
> So on one hand it is a good thing that ICANN is providing clear evidence
> of the previous point I was trying to make. However, I am hopeful that
> ICANN got permission from these Registry Operators before posting their RRA
> which many consider confidential.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Michael
>
>
>
>
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