[kictanet] ICANN News Alert -- New gTLD Program Makes Available New Documents for Community Discussion

alice alice at apc.org
Thu Feb 18 22:22:59 EAT 2010




 

ICANN <http://www.icann.org/>


    News Alert

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-4-15feb10-en.htm

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    New gTLD Program Makes Available New Documents for Community Discussion

15 February 2010

ICANN is publishing today several materials related to the New gTLD 
Program. These materials have been grouped below in categories to 
facilitate understanding.

Highlight: The Board plans to decide whether to conduct an Expressions 
of Interest (EOI) exercise for new gTLDs at the ICANN Meeting in Nairobi 
<http://nbo.icann.org/>. The Board and the community will have the 
opportunity to discuss the Expressions of Interest and Pre-Registrations 
model, which takes into account the community feedback during the two 
recent public comment periods. Besides the background information and 
description of the current proposed model, the Explanatory Memo also 
presents some discussion points about costs and other implementation 
aspects.  You can download here 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/discussion-eoi-pre-registration-process-model-15feb10-en.pdf> 
[PDF, 1.26 MB] the current Explanatory Memo – Discussion of the 
Expressions of Interest (EOI)/Pre-Registration Process Model.

Below is a list and direct link to the new Public Forum. All open 15 
February 2010 and close on 1 April 2010.

 

	

*Document*

	

*Redline*

	

*Topic*

	

*Direct link to Public Forum*

*TRADEMARK & COMMUNITY PROTECTIONS*

	

*Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-urs-clean-15feb10-en.pdf> 
[PDF, 128 KB] *

	

redline 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-urs-redline-15feb10-en.pdf> 
[PDF, 181 KB]

	

The URS is one of the proposed mechanisms to address trademark 
protection concerns – one of the open issues being addressed by staff 
and community experts.

The Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) Procedure describes an expedited 
process to provide trademark holders with a rapid take-down in clear cut 
instances of trademark abuse.  The URS procedure is expected to provide 
trademark holders with a new, cost effective remedy in addition to those 
available under the UDRP and applicable law.

	

View 
<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#urs>

*TM Clearinghouse 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/trademark-clearinghouse-proposal-clean-15feb10-en.pdf>[PDF, 
153 KB] *

	

redline 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/trademark-clearinghouse-proposal-redline-15feb10-en.pdf> 
[PDF, 124 KB]

	

The trademark clearinghouse is one of the proposed mechanisms to address 
trademark protection concerns – one of the open issues being addressed 
by staff and community experts. The Trademark Clearinghouse Model 
describes a proposal for a central repository of authenticated trademark 
information for use by registries to support their  sunrise or trademark 
claims processes. This Model is designed to introduce efficiencies into 
the pre-launch processes for trademark holders and new gTLD registries.

	

View 
<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#tmc>

*Post Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure (PPDRP) 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-trademark-pddrp-clean-15feb10-en.pdf> 
[PDF, 65 KB] *

	

redline 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-trademark-pddrp-redline-15feb10-en.pdf> 
[PDF, 105 KB]

	

The Trademark PPDRP is one of the proposed mechanisms to address 
trademark protection concerns – one of the open issues being addressed 
by staff and community experts. This post delegation procedure should 
only afford trademark holders the right to proceed against registry 
operators who have acted in bad faith, with the intent to profit from 
the systemic registration of infringing domain names (or systemic 
cybersquatting) or who have otherwise set out to use the gTLD for an 
improper purpose.

	

View 
<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#ppdrp>

*Registry Restrictions Dispute Resolution Procedure (RRDRP) 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-rrdrp-clean-15feb10-en.pdf> 
[PDF, 61 KB] *

	

redline 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-rrdrp-redline-15feb10-en.pdf> 
[PDF, 69 KB]

	

The RRDRP is one of the proposed mechanisms to address post delegation 
concerns. The purpose of the RRDRP is to handle complaints from a harmed 
organization or individual alleging that a community-based restricted 
gTLD registry operator was not meeting its obligations to police the 
registration and use of domains within the restrictions stated in the 
terms of the gTLD registry agreement.

	

View 
<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#rrdrp>

*IDN ISSUES*

	

*IDN 3 Character 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/idn-3-char-requirement-15feb10-en.pdf> 
[PDF, 148 KB]*

	

 

	

This document is a follow-up to the independent Implementation Working 
team’s recommendation on IDN string requirements.  The previous 
requirement for at least three characters in all gTLD strings was 
considered problematic for some languages, and the team released a 
recommendation to relax the requirement in some cases. An excerpt of 
guidebook text is included to help inform the discussion.

	

View 
<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#3-char>

*IDN Variants 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/idn-variants-15feb10-en.pdf> 
[PDF, 160 KB]*

	

 

	

An independent Implementation Working team has proposed an approach to 
IDN variant management at the top level.  Language communities that use 
variant characters are affected by the management and implementation of 
variants in new TLDs .  An excerpt of guidebook text is included to help 
inform the discussion. 

	

View 
<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#variants>

*REGISTRY OPERATIONS & AGREEMENT*

	

*Bench Marking of Registry Operations 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/benchmarking-report-15feb10-en.pdf>[PDF, 
648 KB]*

	

 

	

An exercise to gather industry data on registry operations was 
undertaken as part of the ongoing implementation of the evaluation 
criteria and procedures for the New gTLD Program.  This took the form of 
a study including analysis of public industry information and data 
collected through a survey of existing registry operators. 

	

View 
<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#benchmarking>

*Process for gTLD Registry Agreement Amendment 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/registry-agreement-amendment-process-15feb10-en.pdf> 
[PDF, 129 KB] *

	

 

	

An update on discussions concerning the process for future amendments to 
the registry agreements for new gTLDs. The paper outlines and seeks 
comment on several possible amendment process models, including a model 
recently proposed by the GNSO's Registry Stakeholder Group.

	

View 
<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#agreement-amendment>

 

*Public Comment Summaries and Analyses *

After each public comment forum closes, a summary and analysis in 
response to the general public is usually published. Below is a list of 
summary analysis regarding New gTLD Program related public forums 
recently closed.

*Document*

	

*Related Public Forum*

*Summary & Analysis of Draft Applicant Guidebook, Version 3 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/summary-analysis-agv3-15feb10-en.pdf> 
[PDF, 1.13 MB] *

	

http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200911.html#agbv3

*Summary & Analysis of GNSO Public Comments on Uniform Rapid Suspension 
(URS) and Clearinghouse 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/summary-analysis-special-trademarks-issues-report-15feb10-en.pdf> 
[PDF, 332 KB] *

	

http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201001.htm#sti

*Summary of Proposed Rights Protection Mechanims 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/summary-analysis-clearinghouse-urs-15feb10-en.pdf>[PDF, 
204K] *

	

http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200911.html#prpm-new-gtlds 


*Summary & Analysis of Expressions of Interest and Pre-Registrations 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/summary-analysis-eoi-15feb10-en.pdf> 
[PDF, 844 KB] *

	

This summary combines the two Public Fora: 11 Dec 2009 to Jan 11 2009 
<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200912.htm#eoi-new-gtlds> 
and 17 of Dec 2009 to 26 January 2010 
<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201001.htm#draft-eoi>. 
It is important to note that there were comments received past the 
deadline might not be part of the summary analysis, even if they were 
posted on the Forum.

*Summary & Analysis of Final Report on Three-Character Requirement and 
Variant Management 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/summary-analysis-3-character-and-variants-15feb10-en.pdf> 
[PDF, 116 KB] *

	

http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201001.htm#3cv-final-report

 

*Other Open Issues*

_Malicious Conduct_

As a component of activities that ICANN has initiated to reduce 
malicious conduct activities in new gTLDs, ICANN has created an 
initiative called the *High Security Zone Top Level Domain ("HSTLD")* 
Advisory Group. This group brings together community representatives to 
evaluate the viability of a voluntary program, supporting control 
standards and incentives that could potentially be adopted to provide an 
enhanced level of trust and security over the baseline 
registration-authority controls. A concept paper was published as a 
component of the new gTLD Draft Applicant Guidebook version 3 and can be 
referenced on the following link: 
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/high-security-zone-verification-04oct09-en.pdf 
[PDF, 214 KB]

The HSLTD Advisory Group continues to work on the concept of a voluntary 
HSTLD program. Relevant next steps include a review and approval working 
draft material and work on controls necessary to support the HSTLD 
purpose, goals and principles.

Also part of addressing malicious conduct concerns is the creation of 
another advisory group addressing *Zone File Access*. The group was 
formed to study and discuss (benefits and methods) to effectively and 
efficiently enhance access to zone file information (anticipating an 
environment with many gTLDs). Details of this groups work can be found 
here: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/zone-file-access-en.htm.

Updated documentation on the malicious conduct work will be available 
prior to the Nairobi Meeting.

_Market/Economic Analysis_

Additional economic analysis is being undertaken. ICANN has contracted 
to retain the services with Greg Rosston of Stanford University and 
Michael Katz of University of California Berkeley, both in the United 
States. The work will be done in a three-phase project plan with the 
initial reports expected to be released in mid March and the second 
early June. During the first phase, the economists will survey published 
studies and resources that describe the potential impacts of new gTLD 
introduction; examine theoretical arguments about benefits and costs of 
increased gTLDs; consider and propose empirical studies to identify 
areas where additional work can serve to assess costs and benefits. A 
verbal report on results will be presented during the ICANN Nairobi 
Meeting <http://nbo.icann.org/>.

_Vertical Integration (aka Registry/Registrar Separation)_

Based on debates on the subject held at the ICANN meetings in Seoul, 
discussion during the consultation with certain community 
representatives held on 7 January 2010 in Washington D.C., and ongoing 
study, ICANN will propose for community comment a new registry-registrar 
separation model for inclusion in the next draft of the gTLD agreement. 
Additionally, theBoard and community members will be discussing the 
issue in Nairobi.

_Root Scaling_

Staff anticipates a report from SSAC and RSSAC soon. Also, four demand 
scenarios for application volumes have been modeled: below expected, 
expected, above expected and significantly above expected. For each 
demand scenario, there's an assumption that only a fraction of the 
applications will lead to delegations, and that the processing time for 
the successful applications will be spread out. If there are more than, 
say, 500 applications, the processing will be batched further spreading 
out the delegation rates. These models will be published before the 
Nairobi meeting.

*Upcoming Critical Program Meetings*

During the ICANN Meeting in Nairobi <http://nbo.icann.org/>, staff will 
hold several New gTLD sessions, including:

    * Program update and a panel discussion regarding the Expressions of
      Interest and Pre-Registrations proposed process;
    * Trademark Protection;
    * High Security Top-Level Domains (HSTLD) & Zone File Access
      Advisory Group Meetings;
    * New gTLD introduction session for new comers.

* *The Draft Applicant Guidebook, Version 4 is expected to be published 
prior to the ICANN Brussels Meeting (20-25 June 2010).

*Related Resources:*

    * New gTLD Program: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm
    * Additional information about the HSTLD program, the HSTLD AG and
      recordings of the HSTLD AG meetings can be accessed at the
      following link:
      http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/hstld-program-en.htm
    * Draft Applicant Guidebook, Version 3
      <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-rfp-clean-04oct09-en.pdf>
      [PDF, 1.5 MB]

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