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Policy Track Issues

Charter Questions

Charter Questions Discussed with CPWG #EPDP Draft Recs / IG Status #

A. Consistent definition and technical utilization of RZ-LGR

  • a1: RZ-LGR as  sole authoritative source
  • a2: Any standing of self-identified variants
  • a3: Any challenge process to RZ-LGR variant dispositions
  • a4: Where script of application not supported by RZ-LGR
  • a5: Any ceiling value for variant allocation 
  • a6: Impact of possible non-full backward compatibility of future version of RZ-LGR on existing delegations
  • a7: Allowing single character IDNs
  • a8: Catch-all
  • a9: TLD label statuses (taxonomy)
  • a10: TLD label statuses (changes)
  • a1, a2, a3 on 24 Nov 2021, 1 & 8 Dec 2021
  • a4, a5, a6, a7 on 2 Feb 2022
  • Revisited a5, a6 on 2 Mar 2022
  • a8 has been parked since it's a catch-all question
  • a9, a10 on 18 May 2022
  • a1: Rec 1.1 Stable
  • a2: No recommendation needed
  • a3 Rec 1.2 & IG 1.3 Stable, check for an Open Item 
  • a4: No recommendation needed
  • a5: Rec 1.4, Rec 1.5 & IG 1.6 Stable after 2nd reading  
  • a6: Rec 1.7, Rec 1.8, Rec 1.9 & IG 1.10 Stable after 2nd reading 
  • a7 part 1: Rec 1.11 Subject to Stable after 2nd reading 
  • a7 part 2: Parked, pending input from CJK GPs
  • a8: Parked since is catch-all question
  • a9: Rec 1.12 Stable
  • a10: Rec 1.13 Subject to Stable after 2nd reading

B. IDN Variant TLD Management: "Same entity" at the top-level

  • b1: Same entity top level
  • b2: Same entity back end
  • b3: Any additional requirements beyond b1 and b2
  • b4: Process to obtain variant labels
  • b4a: Role of "withheld for same entity"
  • b5: Extension of restrictions on community, brand to variant labels
  • b1, b2, b3, b4 + prefaced db1 on 16 Mar 2022 
  • b4a, b5 are pending
  • b1: Rec 2.1 Released for 1st reading
  • b2: Rec 2.2 & Rec 2.3 Released for 1st reading
  • b3: No recommendation needed
  • b4: Parked pending strawman proposal
  • b4a: Parked, pending e1 deliberation
  • b5: Rec 2.8 Released for 1st reading

C. IDN Variant TLD Management: "Same entity" at the second-level

  • c1: Same entity second level
  • c2: Reconcile SubPro rec with existing RA
  • c3: Mechanism to identify registrant - ROID
  • c3a: If use ROID, anything else?
  • c4: Harmonization of IDN tables; consider existing SLD
  • c4a: Disposition of variant labels across TLD can differ
  • c5: Methods to harmonize IDN tables
  • c6: Use of RFC7940
  • c1, c2 pending
  • c1: In deliberation
  • c2: In deliberation
  • c3:
  • c3a:
  • c4:
  • c4a:
  • c5:
  • c6:

D. Adjustments in registry agreement, registry service, registry transition process, and other processes/procedures related to the domain name lifecycle

  • d1: Legal framework
  • d1a: Registry Agreement
  • d1b: 'Application' for future variant TLDs
  • d2: Lifecycle management of variant TLDs
  • d3: Same entity data escrow impact
  • d4: Same entity lifecycle second level
  • d5: Registration fees second level
  • d6: Transfer second level, voluntary and involuntary
  • d6a: UDRP impact on same entity principle
  • d7: Suspension of 1 domain impact to variant set
  • d7a: URS impact on same entity
  • d8: Catch-all
  • d1: No recommendation needed
  • d1a: Rec 2.4 Released for 1st reading
  • d1b part 1: Parked pending outreach to Arabic/Chinese TLD ROs & strawman proposal 
  • d1b part 2: Rec 2.5, Rec 2.6 & Rec 2.7 Released for 1st reading
  • d2: Draft recommendation pending
  • d3: Draft recommendation pending
  • d4: Deferred

E. Adjustments to objection process, string similarity review, string contention resolution, reserved strings, and other policies and procedures:

  • e1: Role of "withheld for the same entity"
  • e2: Criteria for objection
  • e3: String similarity (scope)
  • e3a: String similarity (consequences)
  • e4: String contention resolution
  • e5: Reserved strings & strings ineligible for delegation
  • e6: 2-character Latin IDN TLDs
  • e7: Catch-all (same entity - top level)
  • e1, e2, e3a, e3, e4, e5 are pending
  • e1 part 1 on string similarity: Parked, pending SS Small Group work in examining examples
  • e1 part 2 on objections: In deliberation, pending examination of examples
  • e2: In deliberation
  • e3: Parked, pending SS Small Group work in examining examples
  • e3a: Parked, pending SS Small Group work in examining examples
  • e4: Parked, pending SS Small Group work in examining examples
  • e5 part 1: In deliberation
  • e5 part 2: In deliberation
  • e6: Deferred
  • e7: In deliberation
F. Adjustments to registration dispute resolution procedures and trademark protection mechanisms
  • f1: Same entity impact to TMCH top level
  • f2: Same entity impact to RPMs, URS, UDRP, etc top level


G. Process to update the IDN Implementation Guidelines
  • g1: Process to update IDN Guidelines
  • g1a: Differentiation for ccTLDs and gTLDs?


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