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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><b>Call for Volunteers for
Drafting Team to develop Charter for PDP on the requirement to lock a domain
name subject to UDRP proceedings<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><i>Introduction<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri">At its meeting on 15
December, the GNSO Council initiated a Policy Development Process (PDP) on the
requirement to lock a domain name subject to Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy
(UDRP) proceedings (see <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/%23201112">http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#201112</a>).
As per the new GNSO PDP, a group of volunteers should be convened to draft the
charter for the PDP Working Group, which is to be approved by the GNSO Council.
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text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><i>Task of the Drafting
Team</i></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
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text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The Drafting Team will
be tasked with developing a charter for the PDP Working Group to address the
requirement to lock a domain name subject to UDRP Proceedings. The elements of
the Charter should include, at a minimum, the following elements as specified
in the <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/summary-gnso-wg-guidelines-06apr11-en.pdf">GNSO
Working Group Guidelines</a>: Working Group identification; Mission, Purpose
and Deliverables; Formation, Staffing and Organization, and; Rules of
Engagement. The proposed charter will be submitted to the GNSO Council for its
consideration.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
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text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><i>Volunteers</i></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><b>If you are interested to
participate, please send an email to the GNSO Secretariat (</b><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><b>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</b></a><b>).
You will be required to complete a Statement of Interest in order to
participate.</b></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><i>Background Information
on the Issue<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri">A discussion on the
requirements of locking a domain name subject to UDRP Proceedings was initially
conducted as part of the Inter-Registrar Transfer Part B Policy Development
Process where it was noted that ‘that locking a domain name registration
subject to a UDRP dispute should be a best practice’ however, the WG ‘noted
that any changes to making this a requirement should be considered in the
context of any potential UDRP review’. Subsequently, an <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/udrp/udrp-final-issue-report-03oct11-en.pdf">Issue
Report</a> was requested on the state of the UDRP in which this specific issue
was also highlighted in various contributions (E.g. ‘No requirement to lock
names in period between filing complaint and commencement of proceedings’, ‘Need
clarification of domain locking’, ‘Unclear what is meant by "Status
Quo". No explanation of “Legal Lock” mechanisms and when they go into
effect or when they should be removed’). As a result, the GNSO Council decided
to initiate a PDP on this specific issue only.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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