-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Thanks Robin - I think calling these "rights" is somewhat misleading- they are a small set consumer related contractual rights ... and not particularly strong ones at that. The concept of "registrants rights" and "responsibilities" in relation to domain names are referred to in a variety of RFCs (eg 1591) - might be worth considering whether any of these are relevant So far as human rights obligations go (due process, privacy, freedom of association, non-discrimination and so on) - I'm not entirely sure about relegating these to contractual terms and conditions since my understanding is that these are obligations which pertain regardless of private contract via ICANN. I wouldn't want to see these somehow curtailed or read down by only partial reference or inclusion (as I have seen happen in other non-ICANN contractual contexts). Has there been any previous work in NCSG around "registrants rights" that might help? Cheers Joy On 6/03/2013 9:21 a.m., Robin Gross wrote: > Below is a draft of what is said to be a near-final version of a > 'domain name registrant's rights and responsibilities' (according > to ICANN staff). > > Unfortunately it doesn't include rights like due process of law > and gives short shrift to registrants' privacy rights. It might > be worthwhile to draft our own version of registrant rights and > responsibilities or an official comment on the deficits in the > staff-drafted version. It would be great if we could encourage > staff to come up with a final version that describes the fuller > range of rights available to registrants. > > Best, Robin > > > http://domainincite.com/12025-icann-to-reveal-registrant-rights-responsibilities-and-heres-a-draft-copy > > Registrants’ Rights and Responsibilities > > Domain Name Registrants’ Rights: > > 1. Your domain name registration and any privacy services you may > use in conjunction with it must be subject to a Registration > Agreement with an ICANN Accredited Registrar. * You are entitled to > review this Registration Agreement at any time, and download a copy > for your records. 2. You are entitled to accurate and accessible > information about: * The identity of your ICANN Accredited > Registrar; * The identity of any privacy service provider > affiliated with your Registrar; * Your Registrar’s terms and > conditions, including pricing information, applicable to domain > name registrations; * The terms and conditions, including pricing > information, applicable to any privacy services offered by your > Registrar; * The customer support services offered by your > Registrar and the privacy services provider, and how to access > them; * How to raise concerns and resolve disputes with your > Registrar and any privacy services offered by them; and * > Instructions that explain your Registrar’s processes for > registering, managing, transferring, renewing, and restoring your > domain name registrations, including through any privacy services > made available by your Registrar. 3. You shall not be subject to > false advertising or deceptive practices by your Registrar or > though any privacy services made available by your Registrar. This > includes deceptive notices, hidden fees, and any practices that are > illegal under the consumer protection law of your residence. > > Domain Name Registrants’ Responsibilities: > > 1. You must comply with the terms and conditions posted by your > Registrar, including applicable policies from your Registrar, the > Registry and ICANN. 2. You must review your Registrar’s current > Registration Agreement, along with any updates. 3. You will assume > sole responsibility for the registration and use of your domain > name. 4. You must provide accurate information for publication in > directories such as WHOIS, and promptly update this to reflect any > changes. 5. You must respond to inquiries from your Registrar > within fifteen (15) days, and keep your Registrar account data > current. If you choose to have your domain name registration renew > automatically, you must also keep your payment information > current. > > > > > 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] > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJRNrGhAAoJEA9zUGgfM+bqPu8H/2NHHtdR8b1S+z4iVHOGGCRz 8K447Ua2xatWIpYenCOXb+FlhsNEAzNmv5lDGnUWINyvK6BwDsxk4eYZ2NSEYexY DVX1XugyMBuj8vKYoFRgrrexbr4Q8tD8hx5ZRQMDGmyzmRRk8TO/4itASne3qck0 L3TXFughPoOm/Be5iYQ/nVoXtl9EYZtxyHFgLRyv6cljvKAMpyhUldjU9gwpPBhl 2lY04X0UPbhQSrdulTAnAaP+Q9RD3sPH+GRyjfZ3p6HHzG2zPD6qweR3wxMxtDj1 0wr8U/fu50znEeMVtI3ktyCuzm3TfzlG+HuikhpVUmX27W1vw00nCgyjWBP4llI= =KpQL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----