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ICANN-accredited registrars and ICANN commenced a series of = ;direct bilateral negotiations to amend and update the current Registr= ar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) in November, 2011. ICANN and the reg= istrar negotiation teams have concluded their negotiations. &nbs= p; The ICANN Board of Directors approved the new 2013 RAA on 27 = June 2013.
Negotiation Goals/Objectives
During the ICANN Dakar Meeting, ICANN and the Registrar Stakeholder Grou= p announced their agreement to commence negotiations on possible amendments= to the RAA to address recommendations made by law enforcement agencies and= the GNSO, provide increased protections for registrants, to enhance = security generally, and to increase predictability for all stakeholders.&nb= sp;
At its meeting in Dakar, the ICANN Board directed these negotiations to = commence immediately, with the goal of reaching agreement on amendments tha= t are =E2=80=9Cin the global public interest with the twin goals of registr= ant protection and stability...=E2=80=9D for consideration by the ICANN Boa= rd at the Costa Rica Meeting.
ICANN and the Registrars have agreed to discuss the following topics in = these negotiations:
Background
In 2009, the GNSO Council embarked on a collaborative process with the A= t Large Advisory Committee regarding the RAA. As part of this process= , a joint GNSO/ALAC drafting team was formed (known as the RAA Drafting Tea= m or, =E2=80=9CRAA DT=E2=80=9D) to consider various proposals for improveme= nts to the RAA. The RAA DT reviewed proposals from the law enforcement comm= unity, the Intellectual Property Constituency, as well as other stakeholder= s. The RAA DT published a Final Report on 18 October, 2010, that identified= potential topics to be addressed in an amended RAA. The RAA DT also = propose several next steps for the GNSO Council to consider in determ= ining whether to recommend a new form of RAA.
Prior to Dakar, Staff published a Discussion Paper on the Next Steps for the RAA that recommen= ded the immediate commencement of bilateral negotiations with the Registrar= s. At Dakar, law enforcement representatives and other stakehol= ders debated the need for additional amendments to the RAA.
In Dakar, the ICANN Board adopted a resolution (2011.10.28.31) <http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutio= ns-28oct11-en.htm#7> acknowledging that the effort to evolve the RAA= is an important element in a program to protect registrants and safeguard = the stability of a single interoperable Internet. The resolution call= ed for immediate negotiations and called on the negotiating teams to publis= h proposed amendments for consideration at ICANN=E2=80=99s meeting in Costa= Rica in March 2012. The Board resolution called on the negotiating teams t= o address of law enforcement and GNSO working group recommendations as well= as other topics that would advance the twin goals of registrant protection= and DNS stability. The ICANN Board also directed Staff to prepa= re an Issues Report with respect to any remaining items suited for a PDP.= p>
The Registrars Stakeholder Group and ICANN announced in Dakar the immedi= ate commencement of negotiations on the RAA.
Update:
ICANN published the Proposed Final 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreemen= t for public comment at:
http://www.icann.org/en= /news/announcements/announcement-22apr13-en.htm
For a detailed overview of the improvements to the Proposed Final 2013 R=
AA, please listen to the webinar recording &=
nbsp; or view the sli=
des from the webinar conducted by ICANN Staff on April 30th.
ICANN and the Registrar Negotiating Team commenced negotiation on amendm= ents to the RAA in October 2011. Since the 7 March 2013 version was posted,= ICANN and the Registrars (through the Registrar Negotiating Team) continue= d to reach agreement on the proposed text of the 2013 RAA, which was posted for community comment on April 22, 2013. These include:
The Proposed Specifications and Addendums:
A Report of the Public Comments submitted in response to the 7 March 201= 3 posting of the RAA is available here [PDF, 178 KB].
Documents related to the revisions of the WHOIS Bulk Access provisions (= Section 3.3.6 of the RAA):
Document= s related to the GNSO policy development process (PDP) to commence on the "= remaining issues" left unresolved at the conclusion of the negotiations:
Archive
Archive of Documents Related to the Beijing Meeting:
In advance of the Beijing Meeting, on ICANN posted a gr= oup of documents on the status of negotiation of amendments to the Registra= r Accreditation Agreement (RAA). These include:
More information iis available by reviewing the archives of the Beijing Session.
Archive of Documents Related to the Toronto Meeting:
In advance of the Toronto Meeting, on 24 September 2012, ICANN posted a group of documents on= the status of negotiation of amendments to the Registrar Accreditation Agr= eement (RAA). These include:
More information is available by reviewing the Transcript and recording = of the Toronto Update on the RAA Session.
Archive of Documents Posted Prior to the Prague = ;Meeting:
More Information
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