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- Category: gTLD gTLDs
- Topic: UDRP for gTLD Registrars
- Board meeting date: 26 August 1999
- Resolution number: 99.81, 99.82, 99.83, 99.84, 99.85
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/santiago/santiago-resolutions.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
The Board accepted accepts DNSO's recommendation that ICANN adopt a uniform dispute resolution policy (UDRP) for accredited registrars in the .com, .net, and .org TLDs, and directed directs implementation of this policy.
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WHEREAS, the testbed registrars, under the leadership of America Online and register.com, consulted among themselves and with post-testbed registrars and Network Solutions and proposed a Model Dispute Resolution Policy for Voluntary Adoption, which approximately twenty registrars have agreed to adopt; it is nowunmigrated-wiki-markup
RESOLVED \ [99.81\] that the Board accepts the DNSO's recommendation that ICANN adopt a uniform dispute resolution policy for accredited registrars in the .com, .net, and .org top-level domains;unmigrated-wiki-markup
FURTHER RESOLVED \ [99.82\] that the President is directed, with the assistance of ICANN staff and counsel, to prepare implementation documents for approval by the Board after public notice and comment, on a schedule that allows the policy to be put into place within 45 days.unmigrated-wiki-markup
FURTHER RESOLVED \ [99.83\] that the Board gives the following guidance as to the preparation of the implementation documents:
1. The registrars' Model Dispute Resolution Policy should be used as a starting point;
2. The President or his delegate should convene a small drafting committee including persons selected by him to express views and consider the interests of the registrar, non-commercial, individual, intellectual property, and business interests;
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5. The dispute policy should seek to define and minimize reverse domain name hijacking;unmigrated-wiki-markup
FURTHER RESOLVED \ [99.84\] that the President is authorized to provisionally approve dispute resolution providers under the uniform dispute resolution policy. From time to time, a list of provisionally approved providers should be compiled and provided to each accredited registrar to be incorporated into its policy. The DNSO is requested to recommend principles for a more formal dispute resolution provider accreditation program for consideration by the Board in 2000.unmigrated-wiki-markup
FURTHER RESOLVED \ [99.85\] that the Board requests WIPO to provide recommendations on the topics set forth in a list to be transmitted to WIPO by the President.
Implementation Actions
- Prepare UDRP implementation documents for approval by Board, incorporating Board's guidance and after public notice/comment, in order for policy to be enacted within 45 days.
- Responsible entity: ICANN Staff, Office of General Counsel
- Due date: 11 October 1999
- Completion date: 29 September 1999
- Provisionally approve dispute resolution providers under UDRP.
- Responsible entity: ICANN Staff
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: 24 October 1999
- Recommend principles for more formal dispute resolution provider accreditation program for consideration by Board in 2000.
- Responsible entity: DNSO
- Due date: 2000
- Completion date: 24 October 1999
- Provide recommendations on the topics set forth in a list to be transmitted to WIPO.
- Responsible entity: WIPO
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: 10 March 2000 TBD
Other Related Resolutions
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- Implementation of UDRP: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-24oct99.htmWIPO Recommendations for UDRP
- Acceptance of WIPO's Internet Domain Name Process report, and request for DNSO's UDRP recommendations: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-27may99.htm
Additional Information
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- For Staff Report on Implementation Documents for UDRP, see: http://www.icann.org/en/udrp/staff-report-29sept99.htm.
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
Explanatory text does not modify or override Resolutions. See Board Resolutions Page for more information.
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