Fwd: New gTLD Draft Applicant Guidebook, Version 4 Available for Public Comment

[Robin Gross]

FYI: the long awaited DAGv4 for new gTLDs is now out.

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> From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen at icann.org>
> Date: June 1, 2010 5:01:57 AM PDT
> To: liaison6c <liaison6c at gnso.icann.org>
> Subject: [liaison6c] New gTLD Draft Applicant Guidebook, Version 4  
> Available for Public Comment
>
>
> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-4-31may10-en.htm
>
> New gTLD Draft Applicant Guidebook, Version 4 Available for Public  
> Comment
>
> 31 May 2010
>
>  Quick Links
>
>     * Review & provide feedback to Applicant Guidebook
> http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-4-en.htm
>
>     * Read Explanatory Memoranda & Related Reports
> http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/explanatory-memoranda-4- 
> en.htm
>
>     * Read Comments Summaries & Analyses
> http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/summaries-4-en.htm
>
> A fourth draft of the Applicant Guidebook that describes the  
> process of applying for new generic top-level domains was released  
> today along with explanatory memoranda and detailed analysis of  
> comments received. The program continues to improve and moves  
> toward completion thanks to the outstanding collaboration from the  
> ICANN Community working groups whose expertise helped to address  
> and bring toward closure several challenging issues.
>
> Also posted are the summaries and analysis of the public comment  
> period on topics such as: trademark & community protections,  
> potential for malicious conduct, IDN issues and registry operations  
> & agreement.
>
> Public Participation
>
> The evolving product is the successful result of countless hours of  
> proactive participation and thoughtful feedback not only from the  
> general public, but particularly from the ICANN stakeholder  
> community members. A special thanks to the following groups for  
> responding to the challenge of working on difficult issues in a  
> brief period of time:
>
>     * IRT (Implementation Recommendations Team) - trademark  
> protections
>     * STI (Special Trademark Issues group) - Uniform Rapid  
> Suspension and Trademark Clearinghouse
>     * ZFA (Zone File Access group) -- standardized zone file access  
> model
>     * HSTLD (High Security Top-Level Domains) - special designation  
> for high security TLDs
>     * TDG (Temporary Drafting Group) registry agreement and post- 
> delegation dispute resolution procedures
>     * VI-WG (Vertical Integration Working Group) - Registry/ 
> Registrar separation
>
> What's new in Draft Applicant Guidebook Version 4?
>
> The new version has important new content, for example:
>
>     * Incorporation of trademark protections, including  
> improvements to the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS), the Trademark  
> Clearinghouse (TM Clearinghouse), and the Post-Delegation Dispute  
> Resolution Proposal (PDDRP);
>     * Changes to rules for geographic TLDs, including a prohibition  
> on country names as gTLDs;
>     * A new gTLD Registry transition process model, including  
> provisions for emergency transition in the case of prolonged  
> Registry technical outages;
>     * A model for providing centralized zone file access (ZFA) to  
> aid in combating malicious conduct;
>     * A revised base Registry agreement, the contract future  
> registries must sign with ICANN, including new features such as:
>           o Registry-Registrar cross-ownership language -- proposed  
> position pending the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)  
> policy-development work;
>           o Emergency Registry transition provision -- to be used  
> for protection of registrants in the event of prolonged Registry  
> technical outage;
>           o Special new agreement provisions for governmental and  
> inter-governmental organization (IGO) applicants -- based on  
> negotiations with Universal Postal Union (UPU) for .post (subject  
> to modification for different circumstances of other similar  
> organizations);
>           o New "hybrid" process for future amendments -- based on  
> consultations with Registries and others;
>           o New provisions for centralized registry zone file  
> access (ZFA).
>
> Among the accompanying materials, also open for comments are:
>
>     * Proposed New gTLD Program Budget
>     * Market/Economic Study: an initial analysis of the costs and  
> benefits of the introduction of new gTLDs - to be released shortly
>
> Upcoming Program Events
>
> During the June ICANN Meeting in Brussels there will be several  
> program sessions, including:
>
>     * General New gTLD Program update, including highlights of the  
> Draft Applicant Guidebook, version 4.
>     * Reducing Barriers to gTLD Creation for Developing Regions
>     * Brand Management in the Age of New gTLDs - Trademark  
> Protection mechanisms discussed.
>
> For final schedule and remote participation access information see:  
> http://brussels38.icann.org/.
>
> Resources:
>
>     * New gTLD Program: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld- 
> program.htm
>




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