Hello TPR WG members,
The TPR Working Group will
be meeting
this Saturday, 21 October, at 08:30 UTC (10:30
Hamburg time) for ICANN78. Please find the
proposed meeting agenda below.
As a reminder, today is the deadline to submit comments on the Changes
to Bulk Transfer Recommendations Google Doc.
If you have any substantive
concerns regarding these preliminary recommendations, please submit them by end of day.
Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you in Hamburg/virtually!
Kind regards,
Christian, Caitlin, Berry and Julie
Transfer Policy Review - Meeting #108
Proposed Agenda
21 October 2023
1. Welcome and Chair updates
2. Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy (“TDRP”) – Registrant Access
The Working Group recommends the GNSO request an Issues Report or other suitable mechanism to further research and explore the pros and cons of (i) expanding the TDRP to registrant filers and (ii) creating a new standalone dispute
resolution mechanism for registrants who wish to challenge improper transfers, including compromised and stolen domain names. In making this recommendation, the Working Group recognizes that if such an effort were ultimately adopted by the GNSO Council, this
request could be resource-intensive and will require the Council to consider the appropriate timing and priority against other policy efforts.
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Require registrar-provided rationale in the event registrar refuses to file TDRP
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Registrant responsibility for TDRP fee
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Open TDRP to registrant filers (where registrant is responsible for payment of fee, irrespective of outcome – similar to UDRP). In this case, also similar to UDRP, the registrars would be responsible
for registrar verification of data.
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Leave recommendation as is
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Other Options?
3. TDRP updates in light of EPDP – Temp Spec – Phases 1, Recommendation 27
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Registry Registration Data Directory Services Consistent Labeling and Display Policy
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Thick WHOIS Transition Policy for .COM, .NET, .JOBS
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Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
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WHOIS Data Reminder Policy
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Transfer Policy
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Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) Rules
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Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy
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Relevant Excerpt from ICANN Impact Paper:
“TDRP section 3.2.4 provides that a panel appointed by a TDRP provider will “review all applicable documentation and compare registrant/contact data with that contained within the authoritative Whois database and reach a conclusion not later than thirty
(30) days after receipt of Response.” This provision relies on comparison with the "authoritative Whois database," which does not have a clear analogue in the new Registration Data Policy.”
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ICANN Impact Paper notes:
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Data could be requested by the panel (similar to UDRP), though that may result in duplicative data; OR
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Requirements could be written at a higher level
o
In the
current draft, both are included – thoughts?
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Further discussion
4. If time allows, presentation of Group 2 – ICANN-approved transfers recommendations and any feedback received
5. AOB