[ncdnhc-discuss] Resolution on .org and protection ofexisting domain name holders

[James Love]

The US government now regulates what Netsol can charge to run the .org
registry.  The issue is what will happen next, and how will domain holders
be protected in the new regime?  The resolution simply asks for a staff
report that addresses this topic.   Jamie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Conant" <dconant at dnsga.org>
To: "Dave Crocker" <dhc2 at dcrocker.net>
Cc: "James Love" <love at cptech.org>; <discuss at icann-ncc.org>; <ga at dnsga.org>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] Resolution on .org and protection ofexisting
domain name holders


> The problem I see here that is not being addressed or answered is that
> if .ORG is assigned to a new operator, this probably means that ICANN
> Accredited Registrars who currently sponsor .ORG will probably be
> required to pay additional registry application, qualification and
> license fees to the new operator.  Or else, the ICANN Accredited
> Registrar may no longer sponsor the .ORG TLD.
>
> If additional registry application, qualification and license fees are
> required to sponsor .ORG, how many of the 80+ ICANN Accredited
> Registrars will pay (or are able to pay) the additional registry
> application, qualification and license fees to the new operator?
>
> It is established that users of other TLDs (.COM, .NET and .ORG) can
> transfer their domain names between ICANN Accredited Registrars who are
> licensed by the registry to sponsor the specific TLD being transferred.
> This is the mechanism that currently protects other domain name holders
> from unreasonable fees for domain name registration.
>
> A concern is that what if only 5 of the ICANN Accredited Registrars are
> able to apply, qualify and are licensed by the new operator to sponsor
> the .ORG TLD.  5 ICANN Accredited Registrars is not 80 Registrars and
> this example could effectively eliminate the registrar transfer policy
> and mechanism that currently protects .ORG domain name holders from
> unreasonable fees for domain name registration.
>
> Derek Conant
> DNSGA President and Chairman
>
>
> Dave Crocker wrote:
> >
> > At 10:54 AM 2/8/2002 -0500, James Love wrote:
> > >The price of a .org registration has been regulated by the US
Department
> > >of Commerce.
> >
> > Registry price is regulated.  End-user price is not.  The price is the
same
> > as for a dot-COM or dot-NET domain name.
> >
> > >3. If .org is reassigned to a new operator, it is essential that the
> > >existing .org domain name holders be protected against unreasonable
fees
> > >for domain name registration.
> >
> > This suggests that there is no need to protect users of other TLDs from
> > unreasonable fees.  That is probably not what the constituency wants to
imply.
> >
> > >   Many .org domain owners would find it extremely costly to switch
domain
> > > names, and are vulnerable to abusive pricing practices of the .org
registry.
> >
> > This statement applies to all domain registrants.  It does not
distinguish
> > .org registrants at all.
> >
> > >4. The ICANN staff should provide the NCC with a memorandum explaining
how
> > >the existing .org domain name holders will be protected from abusive
> > >pricing, after .org is reassigned.
> >
> > Rather than defining a broad, difficult problem and then tell others
they
> > need to solve it, this group should formulate a solution before
declaring
> > tht it needs to be solved.
> >
> > d/
> >
> > ----------
> > Dave Crocker  <mailto:dcrocker at brandenburg.com>
> > Brandenburg InternetWorking  <http://www.brandenburg.com>
> > tel +1.408.246.8253;  fax +1.408.273.6464
> >
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