Hi, Anyone willing and able to speak on registration abuse? Bill Begin forwarded message: > From: Marika Konings <[log in to unmask]> > Date: February 23, 2009 11:59:17 AM GMT+01:00 > To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask] > > > Subject: FW: [council] GNSO Council resolution 19 February 2009 > > Dear William, > > As discussed by Mike Rodenbaugh in the last GNSO Council call, the > Registration Abuse Policies Drafting Team would like to invite a > representative from the NCUC Constituency to participate in the > Registration Abuse Policies Workshop (see draft programme attached) > to take part in a panel discussion on ‘The way forward – what role > for ICANN?’. Could you please confirm to me whether the NCUC > Constituency is interested in participating, and if so, who would be > participating on behalf of your Constituency? The Registration Abuse > Policies Workshop takes place on Tuesday 3 March from 17.30 – 19.00. > > Thanks, > > Marika > > ------ Forwarded Message > From: Glen de Saint Géry <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:49:07 -0800 > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [council] GNSO Council resolution 19 February 2009 > > > > > Dear Council Members, > > Ahead of the complete minutes please find the resolution that was > passed at the GNSO Council meeting on 19 February 2009. > > Thank you. > Kind regards, > Glen > > MOTION on Registration Abuse Policies Charter > ================================================ > > Proposed by Kristina Rosette > Seconded by Mike Rodenbaugh > > Whereas GNSO Council Resolution (20081218-3) dated December 18, 2008 > called for the creation of a drafting team "to create a proposed > charter for a working group to investigate the open issues > documented in the issues report on Registrations[sic] Abuse Policy". > > Whereas a drafting team has formed and its members have discussed > and reviewed the open issues documented in the issues report. > > Whereas it is the view of the drafting Team that the objective of > the Working Group should be to gather facts, define terms, provide > the appropriate focus and definition of the policy issue(s), if any, > to be addressed, in order to enable the GNSO Council to make an > informed decision as to whether to launch PDP on registration abuse. > > Whereas the drafting team recommends that the GNSO Council charter a > Working Group to (i) further define and research the issues outlined > in the Registration Abuse Policies Issues Report; and (ii) take the > steps outlined below. The Working Group should complete its work > before a decision is taken by the GNSO Council on whether to launch > a PDP. > > The GNSO Council RESOLVES: > To form a Working Group of interested stakeholders and Constituency > representatives, to collaborate broadly with knowledgeable > individuals and organizations, to further define and research the > issues outlined in the Registration Abuse Policies Issues Report; > and take the steps outlined in the Charter. The Working Group should > address the issues outlined in the Charter and report back to the > GNSO Council within 90 days following the end of the ICANN meeting > in Mexico City. > > CHARTER > Scope and definition of registration abuse - the Working Group > should define domain name registration abuse, as distinct from abuse > arising solely from use of a domain name while it is registered. The > Working Group should also identify which aspects of the subject of > registration abuse are within ICANN's mission to address and which > are within the set of topics on which ICANN may establish policies > that are binding on gTLD registry operators and ICANN-accredited > registrars. This task should include an illustrative categorization > of known abuses. > > Additional research and identifying concrete policy issues - The > issues report outlines a number of areas where additional research > would be needed in order to understand what problems may exist in > relation to registration abuse and their scope, and to fully > appreciate the current practices of contracted parties, including > research to: > > 'Understand if registration abuses are occurring that might be > curtailed or better addressed if consistent registration abuse > policies were established' > > 'Determine if and how [registration] abuse is dealt with in those > registries [and registrars] that do not have any specific [policies] > in place' > > 'Identify how these registration abuse provisions are [...] > implemented in practice or deemed effective in addressing > registration abuse'. > > In addition, additional research should be conducted to include the > practices of relevant entities other than the contracted parties, > such as abusers, registrants, law enforcement, service providers, > and so on. > > The Working Group should determine how this research can be > conducted in a timely and efficient manner -- by the Working Group > itself via a Request for Information (RFI), by obtaining expert > advice, and/or by exploring other options. > > Based on the additional research and information, the Working Group > should identify and recommend specific policy issues and processes > for further consideration by the GNSO Council. > > SSAC Participation and Collaboration > The Working Group should (i) consider inviting a representative from > the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) to participate > in the Working Group; (ii) consider in further detail the SSAC's > invitation to the GNSO Council to participate in a collaborative > effort on abuse contacts; and (iii) make a recommendation to the > Council about this invitation. > > Workshop at ICANN meeting in Mexico City on Registration Abuse > Policies - In order to get broad input on and understanding of the > specific nature of concerns from community stakeholders, the > drafting team proposes to organize a workshop on registration abuse > policies in conjunction with the ICANN meeting in Mexico City. The > Working Group should review and take into account the discussions > and recommendations, if any, from this workshop in its deliberations. > > The working group established by this motion will work according to > the process defined in working_group_process. > https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?working_group_process > > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > [log in to unmask] > http://gnso.icann.org > > > > > > ------ End of Forwarded Message > > ------ End of Forwarded Message *********************************************************** William J. Drake Senior Associate Centre for International Governance Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Geneva, Switzerland [log in to unmask] New book: Governing Global Electronic Networks, http://tinyurl.com/5mh9jj ***********************************************************