Begin forwarded message: > From: "[log in to unmask]" > <[log in to unmask]> > Date: March 8, 2008 8:55:45 AM PST > To: "'Council GNSO'" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [council] ICANN’s GNSO Solicits Public Comments on Draft > Resolution to Curb Domain Tasting > > > [To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] > [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] > [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] > > http://www.icann.org/public_comment/#domain-tasting > > ICANN’s GNSO Solicits Public Comments on Draft Resolution to Curb > Domain Tasting > Comment period 7 March 2008 to 28 March 2008 > > Please submit comments to: > <[log in to unmask]> > Comments may be viewed at: > http://forum.icann.org/lists/domain-tasting-motion/ > > Explanation: The GNSO Council is considering the issue of "domain > tasting", a term used to describe the case when someone registers a > domain name and then tests to see if the name has sufficient > traffic to provide more income than the annual registration fee > (usually through pay-per-click advertising). If the name is deemed > sufficiently profitable, it is kept. > > If not, the current "add grace period" (AGP) - where domains can be > returned within five days without cost - is used to return the > domain at no net cost to the registrant. Recently there has been a > significant increase in the number of domains registered and > returned within the AGP. ICANN staff prepared an Issues Report in > June 2007 > http://www.gnso.icann.org/issues/domain-tasting/gnso-domain-tasting- > report-14jun07.pdf > and subsequently a GNSO working group published an Outcomes Report > in October 2007. > http://www.gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-domain-tasting-adhoc-outcomes- > report-final.pdf > The GNSO Council decided on 31 October 2007 to launch a policy > development process (PDP) on domain tasting. An Initial Report > http://www.gnso.icann.org/issues/domain-tasting/gnso-initial-report- > domain-tasting-07jan08.pdf was produced for public comment, > outlining the policy development process, possible actions that > might be taken, and the arguments put forward for and against such > actions. Public comments were incorporated into a draft Final > Report (posted 8 February) > http://www.gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-final-report-domain- > tasting-08feb08.pdf > for GNSO Council review and action. > > Members of the Council subsequently drafted this motion > http://gnso.icann.org/issues/domain-tasting/dnt-motion-6mar08.shtml > to curb domain tasting. It would prohibit any gTLD operator that > has implemented an add grace period from offering a refund for any > domain name deleted during the AGP that exceeds 10% of its net new > registrations in that month, or fifty domain names, whichever is > greater. An exemption may be sought for a particular month, upon > the documented showing of extraordinary circumstances, as detailed > in the motion. > > The GNSO Council will consider public comments and constituency > impact statements regarding the draft motion and incorporate them > into a further draft for Council consideration at its scheduled 17 > April meeting. > > Please submit comments to: > <[log in to unmask]> > Comments may be viewed at: > http://forum.icann.org/lists/domain-tasting-motion/ > -- > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat - ICANN > gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org > http://gnso.icann.org IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask]