Task of the Drafting
Team
The Drafting Team will
be tasked with developing a charter for the PDP Working Group to address the
requirement to lock a domain name subject to UDRP Proceedings. The elements of
the Charter should include, at a minimum, the following elements as specified
in the GNSO
Working Group Guidelines: Working Group identification; Mission, Purpose
and Deliverables; Formation, Staffing and Organization, and; Rules of
Engagement. The proposed charter will be submitted to the GNSO Council for its
consideration.
Volunteers
If you are interested to
participate, please send an email to the GNSO Secretariat ([log in to unmask]).
You will be required to complete a Statement of Interest in order to
participate.
A discussion on the
requirements of locking a domain name subject to UDRP Proceedings was initially
conducted as part of the Inter-Registrar Transfer Part B Policy Development
Process where it was noted that ‘that locking a domain name registration
subject to a UDRP dispute should be a best practice’ however, the WG ‘noted
that any changes to making this a requirement should be considered in the
context of any potential UDRP review’. Subsequently, an Issue
Report was requested on the state of the UDRP in which this specific issue
was also highlighted in various contributions (E.g. ‘No requirement to lock
names in period between filing complaint and commencement of proceedings’, ‘Need
clarification of domain locking’, ‘Unclear what is meant by "Status
Quo". No explanation of “Legal Lock” mechanisms and when they go into
effect or when they should be removed’). As a result, the GNSO Council decided
to initiate a PDP on this specific issue only.