Comment Close Date | Statement Name | Status | Assignee(s) | Call for Comments Open | Call for Comments Close | Vote Open | Vote Close | Date of Submission | Staff Contact and Email | Statement Number |
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09.05.2015 | Proposed Implementation of GNSO PDP Recommendations on Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part C | No Statement | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Caitlin Tubergen | n/a |
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6 Comments
Ariel Liang
In July 2012, the ALAC submitted a Statement on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part C Policy Development Process Initial Report <https://community.icann.org/x/FQQQAg>:
The ALAC supports the general direction that the IRTP C PDP WG is heading. Specifically, the ALAC strongly supports all measures that will reduce the possibility of domain hijacking while still providing legitimate registrants the ability to change registrars.
The ALAC similarly supports all efforts to formally define the process by which the registrant of record can be changed, with implicit safeguards to inhibit hijacking. The ALAC does not have strong views as to whether this needs to be a separate consensus policy or not, but the overall results and benefits to registrants should not be diminished by this decision.
The ALAC supports the requirement to have all gTLDs use the IANA Registrar IDs (in addition to any proprietary ones if desired).
Lastly, the report could benefit from a clearer overview describing the change of registrar and registrant processes.
The ALAC didn't submit a Statement on the Final Report <https://community.icann.org/x/kIg3Ag>.
Holly Raiche
My recommendation is that ALAC really has nothing further to add other than what we commented on the initial report. We should still support the proposed measures that support the ability of registrants to change registrars while formalising processes that will provide safeguards to inhibit hijacking - maybe one sentence just to say we support the report.
The one thing we could say is to stress the need for a much clearer statement easily found on the website that describes the transfer process from the registrant perspective - it is not easy to find now and would be a complete mystery for those registrants who would like to know what processes will be followed if they want to change registrars.
The one change between ITRP-C and IRTP-D was that in 'C', registrants could have been parties to the TDRP dispute process. After a lot of discussion in the IRTP-D WG, this was changed so that they cannot now be parties to thoe disuptes. In the implementation of the IRTP-D, this issue should be followed up.
Alan Greenberg
Holly, I am a bit confused. The PC is asking specifically about how they have interpreted specific recommendations, where the wording was unclear or not sufficiently specific or did not contemplate certain circumstances. As I understand it, they are looking for comments on whether we believe that they have made reasonable choices.
Holly Raiche
Alan. Having read the amended Transfer policy that incorporates changes recommended by the IRTP-C WG, I think they pretty well reflect what the WG recommended. So I still think the only thing we need to say (if at all) is that we think the proposed changes reflect what the WG recommended (and was accepted by the Board).
Again, if we are to make any statement on this issue, it is that the actual transfer process is not easily understood, and that a simple (as much as is possible) explanation should be somewhere on the website so that registrants can understand the processes required in transferring registrars.
So if we do comment, it should be two sentences:
ALAC supports the changes in the TRansfer Policy proposed by the Implementation WG. ALAC recommends, however, that the GNSO itself, or through the implementation WG, develop an easily understood document for registrants on the processes to be followed if they wish to transfer registrars that is easily located on the ICANN website.
Alan Greenberg
Thanks Holly. I agree with the intent of what you are saying.
I think that this means we do not need a statement.
Holly Raiche
Hi Alan
Agreed.
And I do think it would be helpful for ICANN staff to follow up. As you are aware, the transfer process is really complex, particularly with the safeguards that are being proposed. So registrants really do need somewhere to go to understand the process - in plain English.