ISOC/PIR Issue
AL-ALAC-ST-0120-01-00-EN was submitted to the ICANN Board on 31 January 2020. For complete historical information on the development of this Advice, visit the At-Large workspace: ISOC Sells PIR and the At-Large website: https://atlarge.icann.org/advice_statements/13759.
| Recommendation | Description | Current Phase |
|---|---|---|
| Recommendation 1 | The Registry for .ORG must be organized as either a charitable non-profit [501c(3) in the US] or a “Benefit Corporation” (B Corporation). Additionally, the Registry must receive and maintain B Corporation certification. | CLOSED |
| Recommendation 2 | One-third of the Registry Corporate Board must be representatives of charitable nonprofits. The designation of such nonprofits in the US is 501c(3) but a list of similar designations internationally should be generated. | CLOSED |
| Recommendation 3 | One Board member selected by the ALAC. Ideally, at least one member or small group of members of the corporate Board should have the explicit mandate to focus on the overall public interest and specifically the interests of individual end users. | CLOSED |
| Recommendation 4 | The Registry for .ORG must enshrine in its bylaws that the principal focus of the domain is nonprofits and individuals and not commercial interests. | CLOSED |
| Recommendation 5 | The Registry must enshrine in its bylaws a commitment to free speech and a resistance to takedown demands with a political basis. | CLOSED |
| Recommendation 6 | The Registry must provide 6 months prior written notice to its registrants of any increase in wholesale price of their domain names registration renewal fees and the option of a 20-year renewal thereof at the pre-increase price. | CLOSED |
| Recommendation 7 | The Registry Agreement must enshrine PIR prohibited practices such a bulk sales to commercial registrars. | CLOSED |
| Recommendation 8 | The Registry Agreement must establish a “DNS Abuse Ceiling". The RA should contain both a reference to an ICANN community established definition of DNS Abuse as well as an explicit ceiling in terms of a percentage of second level domains engaged in DNS Abuse as material terms. Failure to address DNS Abuse above this ceiling will constitute a breach of the RA and grounds for terminating the RA and for re-delegation of .ORG by ICANN. | CLOSED |
