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In addition to covering the required elements of an Issue Report, ICANN Staff is also explicitly requested to provide its recommendation(s) on how this issue can be further addressed outside of a PDP if recommendations in relation to this issue do not require consensus policies to implement.

 

 

 

"Motion on the Initiation of a Policy Development Process on Uniformity of Contracts to Address Registration Abuse

 Made by: Zahid Jamil

 

Seconded by:

 

 

Whereas the Registration Abuse Policies Working Group (RAPWG) recommended in its Final Report 'the creation of an Issues Report to evaluate whether a minimum baseline of registration abuse provisions should be created for all in-scope ICANN agreements, and if created, how such language would be structured to address the most common forms of registration abuse';

 

 

 

Whereas the GNSO Council requested an Issue Report to evaluate whether a minimum baseline of registration abuse provisions should be created for all in scope ICANN agreements, and if created, how such language would be structured to address the most common forms of registration abuse on 6 October 2011;

 

 

 

Whereas ICANN Staff posted the Preliminary Issue Report on Uniformity of Contracts on 25 July 2012 for public comment (see http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/uoc-prelim-issue-report-25jul12-en.htm);

 

 

 

Whereas ICANN Staff reviewed the comments received and updated the report accordingly;

 

 

 

Whereas the Final Issue Report on Uniformity of Contracts was published on 20 September 2012;

 

 

 

Whereas, the Final Issue Report recommends that the GNSO Council proceed with a Policy Development Process limited to consideration of the issues discussed in this report, and the General Counsel of ICANN has indicated the topic is properly within the scope of the ICANN policy process and within the scope of the GNSO.

 

THEREFORE BE IT:

 

Resolved, the GNSO will initiate a PDP on the issues defined in the Final Issue Report on Uniformity of Contracts (link)

 

Resolved, a DT will be formed to create a charter for a Working Group, which will be submitted to the GNSO Council for its approval.

 

Resolved, following the approval of the charter, a Working Group will be created for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of the PDP."