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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I wonder if it would also be possible to
add “mass, automated sending of cease and desist letters by TM and copyright
holders based on Whois data” to the list of abuses. The idea here is that automated
string searches often produce matches for registrations that are not actually
abusive, but the threatening letters are sent out anyway. Reverse domain name
hijacking shold also be added.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>--MM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Non-Commercial
User Constituency [mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</st1:PersonName>]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Edward Nunes<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:16
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] GNSO
working group</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Hey all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>I just wanted to
update you all on what's been happening with the Registration Abuse Policy
Working Group.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Since I joined the
GNSO Registration Abuse Policies Working Group the discussion within the group
has focused on the definition of registration abuse. During the April 27<sup>th</sup> meeting
we decided on a working definition of abuse:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Abuse is an action
that:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>1. Causes actual and
substantial harm, or is a material predicate of such harm, and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>2. Is illegal or illegitimate,
or is otherwise considered contrary to the intention and design of a stated
legitimate purpose, if such purpose is disclosed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Notes:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>* This is a working
definition as per group consensus on April 27, 2009 and may be re-visited
should the WG find it inadequate after examining some specific examples.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>* The party or
parties harmed, and the substance or severity of the abuse, should be
identified and discussed in relation to a specific proposed abuse.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>* The term
"harm" is not intended to shield a party from fair market
competition.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>* The above definition
of abuse is indebted to the definition of "misuse" in the document
"Working Definitions for Key Terms that May be Used in Future WHOIS
Studies" prepared by the GNSO Drafting Team [18 February 2009, at <a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-working-definitions-study-terms-18feb09.pdf"
target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-working-definitions-study-terms-18feb09.pdf</a>].</span></font><font
size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
Helvetica;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>While this is the
definition we are sticking with for now, there has been numerous issued raised
about this definition both in and outside the working group. Issues raised
included:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.75pt;
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size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
Helvetica;color:black'>The use of “stated” and “disclosed in clause 2 is
redundant.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.75pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
Helvetica;color:black'>The use of “illegal” and “illegitimate” in clause 2 is
redundant.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.75pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
Helvetica;color:black'>There should be an intent requirement for violators, so
as to limit abuse to malicious abusers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.75pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
Helvetica;color:black'>“Illegal” is too vague of a term, as the law varies
among the jurisdictions of the world.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.75pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
Helvetica;color:black'>“Harm” is too broad of a term.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.75pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
Helvetica;color:black'>The section “material predicate of such harm” creates an
overly broad definition of abuse.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.75pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
Helvetica;color:black'>“Illegitimate” is too vague of a term.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.75pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
Helvetica;color:black'>“Illegal” is a legal conclusion derived from a court
proceeding.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.75pt;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=1 color=black
face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>There
has been some preliminary talk about the process to determine if whether
something constitutes registration abuse, but no decisions have been made on
this subject.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=1 color=black
face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>While
we are sticking with this definition for now, we understand there are issues
with it and expect to revisit it at a later time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>In the May 11<sup>th</sup> meeting
we focused on defining “registration”, and how this definition will effect the
scope of the working group. It appears that there is no easily borrowed
definition of “registration” from ICANN, and there is debate about whether
registration abuse can only occur at the exact moment in time the registration
is created, or whether it can refer to an abuse at any time regarding
registration. <br>
This debate on the definition of "registration" in registration abuse
continued into the June 1st meeting. As RAP-WG member George Kirikos put
it, the problem was a definitional one as to whether registration refers to a)
the act of registering, or b) an entry in a register. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>This definitional
issue was important because, for example, if registration were taken to mean an
entry in a register a person who registered a domain name could be found guilty
of registration abuse for causing consumer confusion with a site that was
registered after it. While there was much debate we determined that
registration abuse refers to abuse at the time of registration because abuse
after registration would be abuse of domain use, not abuse of domain
registration.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>At our most recent
meeting we started gearing up for compiling more information on types of
registration abuse, a major part of the RAP-WG charter. A preliminary
list of abuses is available at <b><span style='font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://tinyurl.com/l8kzsb">http://tinyurl.com/l8kzsb</a>. </span></b>We
began discussing the abuses on this list, but there is still much more work to
be done. This topic will be continued to worked on in the coming
weeks/months.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>And that's the word
from the RAP-WG.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:5.75pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Ed Nunes<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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