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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>So do we.<BR>
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<HR ALIGN=CENTER SIZE="3" WIDTH="95%"><B>De : </B>"Nevett, Jonathon" <jnevett@networksolutions.com><BR>
<B>Date : </B>Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:11:15 -0400<BR>
<B>À : </B>Registrar Constituency <registrars@gnso.icann.org><BR>
<B>Conversation : </B>Registrar Resolution<BR>
<B>Objet : </B>[registrars] Registrar Resolution<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000080"><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Registrars:<BR>
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A number of folks have collaborated in drafting the following resolution in response to the recent events related to the de-accreditation of RegisterFly.<BR>
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Please indicate if you support the resolution and I will read it in Lisbon along with a copy of those registrars in support.<BR>
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Thanks.<BR>
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Jon<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Whereas, registrars only succeed if they provide valuable services to their customers;<BR>
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Whereas, registrants must be protected against the potential bad acts of “fly-by-night” registries and registrars;<BR>
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Whereas, it is incumbent on ICANN to protect registrants against the potential bad acts of “fly-by-night” gTLD registries and registrars;<BR>
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Whereas, ICANN Staff has recently formulated a new Compliance Program for gTLD Registries and Registrars; <BR>
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Whereas, ICANN Staff has recently announced its success in furthering a data escrow requirement for gTLD registries <a href="http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-05mar07.htm;">http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-05mar07.htm;</a><BR>
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Whereas, ICANN Staff has not yet specified a schedule, terms, or a format of a data escrow requirement for gTLD registrars; <BR>
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Whereas, many registrars currently secure registrant and domain name data through various back-up methods, but that this practice is by no means uniform or compulsory across all accredited registrars;<BR>
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Whereas, the various back-up methods used by registrars may not be sufficient in all cases to assist ICANN Staff in recovering such data in the event of registrar business failure; and<BR>
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Whereas, recent events have highlighted the need for a registrar data escrow program and enhanced compliance efforts with regard to requirements in the Registrar Accreditation Agreement.<BR>
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Be it resolved that the undersigned registrars call for ICANN Staff to work with the ICANN Registrar Constituency to finalize the terms of a gTLD registrar data escrow program; and <BR>
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Be it further resolved that the undersigned registrars call for ICANN Staff to work with the ICANN Registrar Constituency to improve the effectiveness of the ICANN Compliance Program for gTLD Registrars. <BR>
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