Fadi mentioned this document https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-registrant-rights-responsibilities-07mar13-en.pdf in his opening, and other Board members raised it again this evening. We've characterized it as a toothless document. I suggest that we draft an alternative document, with REAL rights, including: The rights to: * persistent neutral resolution of the registered domain * no suspension or termination of registration without due process * privacy options in the provision and display of registration data * fair and non-discriminatory treatment from registrars and registries * no censorship of domain use, content, or communications through registries or registrars * right to use the registered domain for any purpose * to transfer the registered domain name between registrars without hassle * to renew (or choose not to renew) a domain registration on clearly disclosed terms and to accomplish that, * to be informed of the registrar's terms, conditions, and pricing information (since this is the only thing the ICANN document says, we can borrow some of that language) Responsibilities, including: * to be contactable, or to provide an alternative such as allowing the registrar to suspend registration on unresponded-to allegation of abuse * not to use the domain name for abuse of the DNS (to be defined more specifically: e.g., specific DNS attacks, deliberate malicious distribution of malware, or criminal activity) * not to cybersquat (already defined in UDRP) To have the most impact, it would be great if we could get a statement together during the Beijing meeting, since the Board may well be asked to vote on the RAA by late April. Please feel free to add to the above. --Wendy