[gnso-rpm-wg] URS Proposal #33 - putting URS providers under contract

[George Kirikos]

Hi Kristine,

Yes.

If some folks feel that MoUs are generally "sufficient", then please
explain to me why all the sections of the RAA that compel registrars
to require compliance with the UDRP/URS shouldn't be completely
eliminated from the RAA, and instead handled separately in some MoU?
;-)

Sincerely,

George Kirikos
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On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 10:00 PM, Dorrain, Kristine <dorraink at amazon.com> wrote:
> Hi George,
>
> I'm not entirely sure what you're getting at.. is it that the MOUs ICANN has with the providers are insufficient?  https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/urs
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kristine
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gnso-rpm-wg [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org] On Behalf Of George Kirikos
> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2018 5:14 PM
> To: gnso-rpm-wg <gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org>
> Subject: [gnso-rpm-wg] URS Proposal #33 - putting URS providers under contract
>
> Hi folks,
>
> In preparing for tomorrow's presentation, I stumbled upon the following blog post by Philip Corwin (then of the ICA) in 2013:
>
> https://www.internetcommerce.org/urs_truth_breach/
>
> which documented that "the STI-RT unanimously recommended that URS providers be placed under contract, and then the board unanimously adopted all of its recommendations regarding the URS"
>
> Steve Crocker (ICANN Chairman at that time), in response to a question, noted that:
>
> "Yes, a contract is being developed and additional URS providers will be added."
>
> The blog post went on to say:
>
> "But to ICANN we give a total FAIL for its disingenuous response to our question about contracts for URS providers. Rest assured, this is a subject on which we do not intend to rest or retreat."
>
> I didn't reference this document in my proposal, but did want to put it into the record in advance of our call, to further support the background and rationale of the proposal. Folks may want to read it in its entirety, instead of simply the snippets above.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> George Kirikos
> 416-588-0269
> http://www.leap.com/
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