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<h1><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-03jul13-en.htm"><span
class="Titre1Car"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"
lang="EN-US">https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-03jul13-en.htm</span></span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><br>
Last Contractual Hurdle Cleared in the Introduction of New
Domain Names<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">ICANN Board Approves 2013 Registry Agreement<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="date-display-single"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">3 July 2013</span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">ICANN's New generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD)
program has reached another milestone with passage of the
</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/agreement-approved-02jul13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">2013 Registry Agreement</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 809 KB] (RA).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The new baseline agreement was approved by
the New gTLD Program Committee of the ICANN Board of
Directors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">"New gTLDs are now on the home stretch," said
Chris Disspain, a member of ICANN's New gTLD Program
Committee. "This new Registry Agreement means we've
cleared one of the last hurdles for those gTLD applicants
who are approved and eagerly nearing that point where
their names will go online."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Among the key points in the new Registry
Agreement:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Includes a Trademark Clearinghouse that
will serve as a one-stop shop where trademark holders
can protect their rights.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Provides for a process for a rapid,
efficient way to take down infringing domain names.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Provides a procedure where trademark rights
holders can assert claims directly against a registry
operator for domain name abuse if that operator has
played an active role in the abuse.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Requires registry operators to have a
single point of contact responsible for handling abuse
complaints.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">"We're getting to the point now where new
gTLD applicants can see the finish line," said Akram
Atallah, President of the ICANN's Generic Domains
Division. "Much like the 2013 Registrar Accreditation
Agreement approved by the Board last week, this new
Registry Agreement is the culmination of input from a wide
range of stakeholders and marks a dramatic improvement
over the previous baseline agreement."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The New gTLD Registry Agreement is intended
to enhance the security and stability of the Domain Name
System while bolstering competition in domain name
industry. </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
security provisions include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1
level1 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">A requirement that registry operators
implement Domain Name System Security Extensions
(DNSSEC), reducing so-called "man-in-the-middle" attacks
and spoofed DNS records.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1
level1 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">A requirement of enhanced WHOIS service at
the registry level with a common interface, and more
rapid search capabilities, facilitating efficient
resolution of malicious activities.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">"This isn't just a gradual step forward,"
said Atallah. "This is a major move that translates to far
greater security protections."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">To read the 2013 Registry Agreement, go here:
</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/agreement-approved-02jul13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/agreement-approved-02jul13-en.pdf</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 809 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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