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Outline for discussion of RAA comments today
by Steve DelBianco May 2, 2013

May 2, 2013

Here's an outline for today's member discussion of BC comments on the RAA. (11am eastern US time) Public Comment page is here<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/proposed-raa-22apr13-en.htm>. The proposed final RAA is here<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-agreement-22apr13…>. Initial comments due 13-May Outline: 1. Privacy/Proxy Specification (link<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-registrant-rights…>) There is no Service level specified for timing and methods to relay communications and reveal data to complainant. 2. Whois Maintain bulk access to Whois (port 43) "Willful provision of inaccurate or unreliable whois information" as basis to suspend a registration (3.7.7.2) If Registrant data isn't validated in 15 days, should registrations be suspended during manual validation? Should same accuracy requirement apply to Account Holder data as well? 3. Enforcement of Registrant Rights (link<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-registrant-rights…>), in particular: "You shall not be subject to false advertising or deceptive practices by your Registrar or though any proxy or 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." Do we need additional clarity in order to enforce Registrar obligations? Proposed RAA says: RAA 3.7.10 Registrar shall publish on its website(s) and/or provide a link to the Registrants’ Rights and Responsibilities Specification attached hereto and shall not take any action inconsistent with the corresponding provisions of this Agreement or applicable law. Note: during the Beijing meeting, ICANN attorney Samantha Eisner told the BC that Public comment would be particularly valuable in these areas: Registrant rights & responsibilities. This was drafted by registrars. Validation of registrant data (registrant and account holder?) Penalties for inaccurate data Registrars want to drop Port 43 access for thick registries Unilateral amendment by ICANN. -- Steve DelBianco Executive Director NetChoice http://www.NetChoice.org and http://blog.netchoice.org +1.202.420.7482

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Has ICANN Already Taken the GAC’s Advice on “Closed Generic” gTLDs?
by Phil Corwin May 2, 2013

May 2, 2013

BC members – I have just published a guest post entitled “Has ICANN Already Taken the GAC’s Advice on “Closed Generic” gTLDs?’. You may find it of interest… http://www.thedomains.com/2013/05/02/guest-post-has-icann-already-taken-the… Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey

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Re: [bc-gnso] Outline for discussion of RAA comments today
by Marilyn Cade May 2, 2013

May 2, 2013

Apologies to miss call today, and yesterday. Will read transcripts of course, and try to provide relevant comments. Pre existing commitmebts precluded availabilty. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco(a)netchoice.org> Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 14:26:16 To: <bc-gnso(a)icann.org> Subject: [bc-gnso] Outline for discussion of RAA comments today Here's an outline for today's member discussion of BC comments on the RAA. (11am eastern US time) Public Comment page is here <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/proposed-raa-22apr13-en.htm> . The proposed final RAA is here <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-agreement-22apr13… > . Initial comments due 13-May Outline: 1. Privacy/Proxy Specification (link <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-registrant-rights…> ) There is no Service level specified for timing and methods to relay communications and reveal data to complainant. 2. Whois Maintain bulk access to Whois (port 43) "Willful provision of inaccurate or unreliable whois information" as basis to suspend a registration (3.7.7.2) If Registrant data isn't validated in 15 days, should registrations be suspended during manual validation? Should same accuracy requirement apply to Account Holder data as well? 3. Enforcement of Registrant Rights (link <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-registrant-rights…> ), in particular: "You shall not be subject to false advertising or deceptive practices by your Registrar or though any proxy or 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." Do we need additional clarity in order to enforce Registrar obligations? Proposed RAA says: RAA 3.7.10 Registrar shall publish on its website(s) and/or provide a link to the Registrants' Rights and Responsibilities Specification attached hereto and shall not take any action inconsistent with the corresponding provisions of this Agreement or applicable law. Note: during the Beijing meeting, ICANN attorney Samantha Eisner told the BC that Public comment would be particularly valuable in these areas: Registrant rights & responsibilities. This was drafted by registrars. Validation of registrant data (registrant and account holder?) Penalties for inaccurate data Registrars want to drop Port 43 access for thick registries Unilateral amendment by ICANN. -- Steve DelBianco Executive Director NetChoice http://www.NetChoice.org and http://blog.netchoice.org +1.202.420.7482

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New member, introducing myself
by Stéphane Van Gelder Consulting May 1, 2013

May 1, 2013

Hello BC members, As the firm I represent is now officially a BC member, and as I am its voting representative, I wanted to thank this group for welcoming me and introduce my firm and myself. STEPHANE VAN GELDER CONSULTING (SVGC) was set up to leverage my experience as a professional journalist, a seasoned member of the domain industry and an entrepreneur. SVGC is a UK-based company operating in both England and France. It has clients in the UK, France, the US, Asia and the Arab countries. It provides consultancy in a number of areas, including: setting up companies in France, managing Internet-based projects, developing clients' online presence and strategy (including domain name related strategies and social media related strategies), lobbying, working and interacting with governments and governmental authorities, interfacing with registries and registrars, drafting targeted media content, understanding Internet governance, conducting business reviews. I am the company's founder and chairman. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science. I studied at university in England. I am fully bilingual and bicultural in English and French. My first career was in journalism, where I worked as a print and TV journalist for more than 10 years. I then cofounded a corporate registrar in France called INDOM, which I built up to become France's market leader and then sold to UK-based Group NBT (now NetNames) in 2010. I stayed with NetNames until December 2012. I left NetNames to set up SVGC. I have good experience of the world of Internet governance. I served as an elected Board member for the French registry AFNIC from 2004 to 2010. I was nominated by European registry EURid to serve on its Requirements Panel and its Code of Conduct Council. INDOM has been a member of the Registrar Stakeholder Group since 2007 and I have been a member of that group's Executive Committee since 2008, when I was elected treasurer. In 2009 I was elected GNSO Council rep and nominated to be the CPH's Vice Chair in 2010. I was elected Chair of the GNSO Council in 2011 and again in 2012. I currently sit on the NomCom as the RrSG's rep there. I have already informed the RrSG Excom that I am now a BC member and that once my current NomCom term ends in Q3 this year, I will no longer seek to represent the RrSG in any position. I am delighted to be a member of the BC and look forward to meeting as many of you as possible in the months to come, either in person or via this list. I will be attending the INTA meeting in Dallas next week, so if any BC members are around, it would be a pleasure to meet you. Thanks for reading and sorry for this long first email to the BC list ;) Best, Stéphane Van Gelder Chairman and Managing Director/Fondateur STEPHANE VAN GELDER CONSULTING T (UK): +44 (0)7583 457053 T (FR): +33 (0)6 20 40 55 89 Skype: SVANGELDER www.StephaneVanGelder.com ---------------- Follow us on Twitter: @stephvg and "like" us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/DomainConsultant LinkedIn: fr.linkedin.com/in/domainconsultant/

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Re: [bc-gnso] New member, introducing myself
by Marilyn Cade May 1, 2013

May 1, 2013

Joining Chris in welcome to Stephane, It is always helpful for new members to introduce themselves! I think there may be other new members/and would be great to hear from you as well. Marilyn Cade Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Chris Chaplow <chris(a)andalucia.com> Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 12:12:31 To: <svg(a)stephanevangelder.com>; <bc-gnso(a)icann.org> Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] New member, introducing myself Welcome on board Stephane! I am sure you will make a valuable contribution to the work of the BC. Best Chris Chaplow Managing Director Andalucia.com S.L. Avenida del Carmen 9 Ed. Puertosol, Puerto Deportivo 1ª Planta, Oficina 30 Estepona, 29680 Malaga, Spain Tel: + (34) 952 897 865 Fax: + (34) 952 897 874 E-mail: chris(a)andalucia.com <mailto:chris@andalucia.com> Web: www.andalucia.com <http://www.andalucia.com/> Information about Andalucia, Spain. De: owner-bc-gnso(a)icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] En nombre de Stéphane Van Gelder Consulting Enviado el: miércoles, 01 de mayo de 2013 13:11 Para: bc-gnso(a)icann.org Asunto: [bc-gnso] New member, introducing myself Hello BC members, As the firm I represent is now officially a BC member, and as I am its voting representative, I wanted to thank this group for welcoming me and introduce my firm and myself. STEPHANE VAN GELDER CONSULTING (SVGC) was set up to leverage my experience as a professional journalist, a seasoned member of the domain industry and an entrepreneur. SVGC is a UK-based company operating in both England and France. It has clients in the UK, France, the US, Asia and the Arab countries. It provides consultancy in a number of areas, including: * setting up companies in France, * managing Internet-based projects, * developing clients' online presence and strategy (including domain name related strategies and social media related strategies), * lobbying, * working and interacting with governments and governmental authorities, * interfacing with registries and registrars, * drafting targeted media content, * understanding Internet governance, * conducting business reviews. I am the company's founder and chairman. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science. I studied at university in England. I am fully bilingual and bicultural in English and French. My first career was in journalism, where I worked as a print and TV journalist for more than 10 years. I then cofounded a corporate registrar in France called INDOM, which I built up to become France's market leader and then sold to UK-based Group NBT (now NetNames) in 2010. I stayed with NetNames until December 2012. I left NetNames to set up SVGC. I have good experience of the world of Internet governance. I served as an elected Board member for the French registry AFNIC from 2004 to 2010. I was nominated by European registry EURid to serve on its Requirements Panel and its Code of Conduct Council. INDOM has been a member of the Registrar Stakeholder Group since 2007 and I have been a member of that group's Executive Committee since 2008, when I was elected treasurer. In 2009 I was elected GNSO Council rep and nominated to be the CPH's Vice Chair in 2010. I was elected Chair of the GNSO Council in 2011 and again in 2012. I currently sit on the NomCom as the RrSG's rep there. I have already informed the RrSG Excom that I am now a BC member and that once my current NomCom term ends in Q3 this year, I will no longer seek to represent the RrSG in any position. I am delighted to be a member of the BC and look forward to meeting as many of you as possible in the months to come, either in person or via this list. I will be attending the INTA meeting in Dallas next week, so if any BC members are around, it would be a pleasure to meet you. Thanks for reading and sorry for this long first email to the BC list ;) Best, Stéphane Van Gelder Chairman and Managing Director/Fondateur STEPHANE VAN GELDER CONSULTING T (UK): +44 (0)7583 457053 T (FR): +33 (0)6 20 40 55 89 Skype: SVANGELDER www.StephaneVanGelder.com <http://www.stephanevangelder.com/> ---------------- Follow us on Twitter: @stephvg and "like" us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/DomainConsultant <http://www.facebook.com/DomainConsultant> LinkedIn: fr.linkedin.com/in/domainconsultant/ <http://fr.linkedin.com/in/domainconsultant/>

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