November 2008 - council - lists.icann.org

ISO Registry Operator Monthly Reports for July 2008
by Rosette, Kristina 02 Nov '08

02 Nov '08

Hi, I'm posting to the list because I don't know to whom I should send this request: The Registry Operator Monthly Reports for July 2008 are not up yet. Would the appropriate person please release them? Many Thanks. K

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ICANN Cairo: Working Session on Single-Character Names Added to Schedule
by Glen de Saint Géry 02 Nov '08

02 Nov '08

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-02nov08-en.htm ICANN Cairo: Working Session on Single-Character Names Added to Schedule 2 November 2008 ICANN has added an open Working Session on Single-Character Second-Level Domain Names to the schedule for Wednesday 5 November 2008, from 1700-1800 Cairo Time. The working session will be in Al Saraya 2-4. Several gTLD registries have submitted requests to ICANN on the allocation of single-character second-level domain names in their respective gTLDs, including DotCoop, dotMobi and NeuStar, Inc. (.BIZ). More information on these requests can be found at http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/. In addition, in June 2008, ICANN solicited public comment on a Single-Character Second-Level Domain Name Allocation Framework document (see announcement at http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-13jun08-en.htm). Participants attending the 33rd International Public ICANN meeting in Cairo, Egypt are welcome to attend this working session. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Issues Report on Registration Abuse Policies
by Marika Konings 02 Nov '08

02 Nov '08

Dear All, As requested by the GNSO Council, please find attached the Issues Report on Registration Abuse Policies. With best regards, Marika

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Fast Track Receives over 50 Responses
by Glen de Saint Géry 02 Nov '08

02 Nov '08

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-01nov08-en.htm Fast Track Receives over 50 Responses 1 November 2008 Following the recommendation from the IDNC WG Final report, ICANN sent letters to all countries and territories requesting information about their interest in participating in the Fast Track process. A sample letter is available at http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-02oct08-en.htm The request for information included a brief questionnaire intended to ascertain interest in the Fast Track Process. While ICANN is still receiving responses, the following data is being made available to help the continued discussions in the community, and to inform the draft Implementation Plan for IDN ccTLDs, and make it available for use for the countries and territories. Total number of letters to national governments: 252 Total number of letters to ccTLD operators: 252 Total number of received responses: 58 Number of received responses stating an interested in obtaining an IDN ccTLD during the fast-track process: 32 A total of 30 respondents specified one or more IDN ccTLD labels and 10 respondents at this stage did not yet specify the IDN ccTLD label(s). Some of the respondents that specified the IDN ccTLD label(s) also specified that they had no interest in participating in the Fast Track process. A reason for not participating may be that these respondents are not eligible to participate in the fast track process because the IDN ccTLD they are interested in is based on characters from the Latin script. A total of 14 languages are anticipated to be represented initially through the IDN ccTLD fast Track process. The responses estimate the earliest availability for launching an IDN ccTLD within 3 months and the latest being available per the end of 2010. ICANN will provide updates to the statistics listed above as additional responses are being received. The data above is based on responses received per 1 November 2008. For more details about the IDN ccTLD fast Track Process, please see: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/ Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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FYI
by Denise Michel 01 Nov '08

01 Nov '08

Stacy Burnette, ICANN's Contractual Compliance Director, posted the following update on WHOIS-related compliance work that I thought you might find informative. I've included it below for your inforation. Regards, Denise -- Denise Michel ICANN VP, Policy policy-staff(a)icann.org What's happening with Whois compliance activities?<http://blog.icann.org/?p=384> October 31st, 2008 by Stacy Burnette Whois has been a complex issue within ICANN, and continues to receive attention at the policy level. While this important policy work goes on, ICANN still has the clear responsibility to enforce existing Whois provisions in the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), and to better understand the real world status of Whois accuracy and Whois related services (e.g. privacy and proxy registration services). So, what is ICANN doing for Whois compliance? Here is a recent survey of activities: *1. A Whois Accuracy Study to Assess the Accuracy of Registrant Data in the Whois Database * Understanding the Whois environment is important. The GNSO is considering, and the GAC has called for, various Whois-related studies. You may or may not know that there has been study work underway, and some new work is just starting. There has been a long-running and challenging effort underway to statistically answer the question "How accurate is Whois data?" After multiple starts on such a study, an initial study/contract phase has just been completed with the National Opinion Research Center (associated with the University of Chicago) to design such a study. NORC recently provided ICANN with a proposed methodology for selecting a representative sample of domain names and a proposed methodology for verifying the accuracy of Whois data. ICANN is analyzing this information and we're optimistic that this will turn into an executable study plan within the next few weeks. *2. A Registrar Privacy/Proxy Registration Services Study to Assess the Extent to Which Registrants Are Using Privacy/Proxy Registration Services* ICANN has initiated a study of Proxy/Privacy Registration Services. The purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which registrants are using privacy and proxy registration services and to obtain information regarding the business models used to provide such services. As part of this study, ICANN will send a survey to all ICANN-accredited registrars requesting that they provide, among other things, information regarding the number of registrations they manage that currently use privacy or proxy registration services. The survey is being finalized and it is anticipated that registrars will receive ICANN's survey before the end of 2008. *3. ICANN's Whois Data Problem Report System (WDPRS) is Undergoing a Redesign to Improve Functionality and Meet Community Needs* The Whois Data Problem Report System (WDPRS), implemented in 2002 to assist registrars in complying with their obligation to investigate Whois inaccuracy claims, is undergoing a system redesign. ICANN frequently receives thousands of Whois inaccuracy claims through this system per day. The redesigned software system (to be completed in November), will include components that allow for better, hands-on analysis of actual problem reports and processing of bulk Whois inaccuracy claims. I'm happy to note that there has been consultation with high volume submitters and representatives from the Intellectual Property and Registrar constituencies regarding the system redesign (these high volume submitters account for about 80% of inaccuracy complaints filed through the WDPRS.) A demonstration of the redesigned WDPRS will be provided at the Cairo meeting as well as information regarding ICANN's findings relative to our manual reviews of Whois inaccuracy claims. This work should result in quality improvements for users of the WDPRS and system improvements that allow ICANN to better monitor Whois accuracy compliance. Moreover, we anticipate the use of the redesigned WDPRS to lead to a better understanding of the environment: How long does it take to go from an inaccuracy complaint to resolution of that complaint? How many complaints are successfully resolved the first time? *4. Recent Whois-Related Enforcement Action – Notices of Breach* The community may have noted that in October two registrars, Joker.com and DNS.com.cn, were sent breach notices regarding insufficient follow-up on complaints of Whois inaccuracy. Inaccuracy investigation, per the RAA, is a requirement and it is important that this requirement be taken seriously. ICANN analyzed both registrars' responses to ICANN's notices of breach and found that Joker.com appeared to take reasonable steps to investigate the Whois inaccuracy claims provided. Conversely, DNS.com.cn was found non-compliant, as it failed to take reasonable steps to investigate the Whois inaccuracies indentified by ICANN. Consistent with RAA requirements, DNS.com.cn cured the cited breach within 15 days to avoid termination by ICANN. However, in an effort to ensure that DNS.com.cn complies with the registrar Whois accuracy requirements set forth in Section 3.7.8 of the RAA, ICANN developed a remediation plan that requires DNS.com.cn to provide monthly reports identifying, among other things, exactly what steps were taken to investigate each Whois inaccuracy claim sent to DNS.com.cn via the WDPRS. DNS.com.cn has agreed to remain on ICANN's remediation plan for six months. *5. Whois Data Inaccuracy Audit - Ongoing* ICANN has conducted a Whois Data Inaccuracy Investigation Audit, and will continue to do this in the future. Thirty ICANN-accredited registrars were part of the audit. Each of these 30 registrars was asked to provide specific information on 10 domain names randomly selected from the WDPRS. From the selected sample, 187 domain names were included in the audit. Registrars took action on 89 of them, and as of 12 June 2008, registrars report they are currently investigating an additional 26 domain names. *6. Whois Data Reminder Policy Audit - Ongoing* The Whois Data Reminder Policy Compliance Audit has been ongoing. In the first half of 2008, reports showed 850 of 901 registrars responded, and 98% of responders were found in compliance. (Follow-up action has been taken with non-respondants.) This means that the vast majority of gTLD registrants are contacted at least annually regarding updating their Whois records. *Conclusion* ICANN will continue to broaden its efforts to enforce the Whois provisions of the RAA and study trends that impact Whois accuracy, but I thought it would be useful to review the plans for future Whois compliance action and the Whois compliance actions underway right now. For current information regarding ICANN's Whois-related compliance activities, community members are encouraged to read and subscribe to the monthly ICANN Compliance Newsletter (seehttp://www.icann.org/en/compliance/newsletter/). In almost every issue, you'll find some update on Whois compliance actions.

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New Registry Services Proposal Posted
by Patrick Jones 01 Nov '08

01 Nov '08

This email services as notice of information to the Council that ICANN has posted a new Registry Service proposal on behalf of NeuStar for the .BIZ 1 and 2 Character Marketing Proposal (see http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/#2008010). This request is currently in ICANN's 15-calendar day preliminary determination period. Although public comments can be submitted at any time on a registry services proposal to registryservice at icann.org, this is not notification of a formal comment period. Information on the Registry Services Evaluation Process can be found at http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/. Please let me know if you have any questions. I hope to arrive in Cairo this afternoon. Regards, Patrick -- Patrick L. Jones Registry Liaison Manager & Staff Manager, ICANN Nominating Committee Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330 Marina del Rey, CA 90292 Tel: +1 310 301 3861 Fax: +1 310 823 8649 patrick.jones(a)icann.org

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