- Category: gTLDs
- Topic: Redemption Grace Period in .INFO
- Board meeting date: 31 October 2003
- Resolution number: 03.160
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/advisory-31oct03.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board authorizes amendments to .INFO registry agreement to implement Redemption Grace Period proposal.
Text
Whereas, in resolution 02.83, the Board authorized the President and General Counsel to conduct negotiations on behalf of ICANN toward appropriate revisions to agreements between ICANN and the unsponsored TLD registry operators to implement the proposed Redemption Grace Period applicable to registry operators in a manner consistent with an implementation proposal submitted by a Technical Steering Group on 7 June 2002;
Whereas, ICANN staff has reported to the Board that negotiations have been completed with Afilias, the operator of the .info registry, for amendments to Appendices C, G, O, and T of the .info registry agreement to provide for implementation of the Redemption Grace Period within the .info top-level domain in substantial conformity with the 7 June 2002 Technical Steering Group proposal, and has recommended that those appendices be amended accordingly, with any conforming adjustments to other appendices as may be deemed necessary or appropriate;
Whereas, the Board has reviewed the negotiated revisions to Appendices C, G, O, and T and concludes that the amendments should be approved as recommended;
Resolved [03.160] that the ICANN President and General Counsel are authorized to enter into an amendment to the .info registry agreement to include the revisions to Appendices C, G, O, and T, as well as to authorize appropriate conforming amendments to other appendices to the registry agreement as deemed necessary or appropriate.
Implementation Actions
- Amend .INFO registry agreement.
- Responsible entity: ICANN Registry Liaison, Registry Operator
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: 20 January 2004
Other Related Resolutions
- Authorization for staff to negotiate amendments to registry agreements to implement Redemption Grace Period proposal: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-28jun02.htm
- Other resolutions TBD
Additional Information
- 27 October 2003 - Proposed Revisions to .info Registry Agreement to Implement Redemption Grace Period: http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/carthage/afilias-rgp-topic.htm
- Amendment entails revisions to four of the agreement's appendices, as shown in the following redlined documents:
- Appendix C, Section I (Grace and Pending Period Policy - Functional Specifications)
- Appendix C, Section J (Additional Services – Functional Specifications)
- Appendix G (Registry Operator Maximum Price Schedule)
- Appendix O (Whois Specification - Public Whois)
- Appendix T (Registry Operator's Monthly Report)
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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