ICANN AT-LARGE MONTHLY ANNOUNCEMENT
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Learn about ICANN and it's history
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Internet/DOMAIN%20NAME/icann.html>
John Gilmore on why ICANN can't.
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The strings that were pulled before and during the Clinton
administration's "Green Paper" and "White Paper" process,
that ultimately resulted in the creation of NewCo,
also known as ICANN, were pulled by SAIC.
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ICANN AT-LARGE NEWSLETTER
October 2005
In this issue:
* Action: An agreement out for public comment would end the ICANN vs.
VeriSign lawsuits, but at what price? Domain names could cost significantly
more in 5 years...
* Action: Hi, Hola, Bonjour - the ICANN Community Tackles Internationalized
Domain Names at the Vancouver Meeting. Your voice is needed.
* Information: New ALAC members are coming from Asia, Africa and Latin
America - be gentle with them, they are just starting.
* Meeting: Don't miss the Vancouver ICANN Meeting! It's shaping up to be an
action-packed week!
* Meeting: User groups are meeting in Vancouver to finalize the Asia/Pacific
Regional At-Large Organization
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* Action: An agreement out for public comment would end the ICANN vs.
VeriSign lawsuits, but at what price? Domain names could cost significantly
more in 5 years...
ICANN has reached an agreement to end all pending litigation over its
long-standing dispute with VeriSign. The settlement agreement documents have
been posted for public comment
<http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-24oct05.htm>
and are subject to final approval of the ICANN Board. ICANN states that,
under the agreement, VeriSign will: withdraw all pending litigation and
arbitration relating to .COM; adopt ICANN's position on a wide range of
issues concerning registry services (such as Sitefinder) and the way they are
introduced; commit to binding international arbitration to prevent any future
disagreements from resulting in costly and disruptive litigation; and
recognize and participate in the ICANN consensus policy process. That sounds
good, but we are looking into the details.
The ALAC, and many other ICANN stakeholders, have raised questions regarding
the agreement. For example:
- ALAC wants to know why VeriSign should be allowed to increase the price
it charges per .COM domain name registration by 7% annually from a US$6
base price (which could be passed on to Registrars which could pass it on
to everyone with a .COM domain name)? Others ask should ICANN be in the
business of setting price controls or should the marketplace play a greater
role in setting prices through registry and registrar competition for
customers?
- ALAC wants to know why the term of VeriSign's .COM registry management
should be extended forever with no competition for price or service? Others
note that the .COM registry agreements have included "presumptive renewal"
provisions since 1999 and ask why should it be changed? Could it be
changed?
- ALAC wants to know why VeriSign isn't required to invest in .COM registry
infrastructure to improve stability and security? Others question whether
ICANN should force VeriSign and all other registry operators to meet
specific levels of capital investment (and if so, what level)?
- ALAC wants to know why VeriSign should be given the right to use .COM
zone metadata for commercial purposes? Others question whether ICANN should
regulate what companies can do with the information in the logs of their
own servers?
- ALAC wants to know whether "registry services" are appropriately defined
and should ICANN pre-approve Waiting List Service, Consolidate,
Internationalized Domain Names, "Restore," and Transfer Dispute Resolution
(all new registry-level services)? Others question the need for more
restrictions if VeriSign has essentially adopted ICANN's broad
interpretation of "registry services" and agreed to subject new registry
services to ICANN's new procedures for security, stability, and competition
review.
- ALAC wants to know why ICANN should receive US.50 cents for every .COM
registration plus US$1,250,000, especially when it is unclear at this point
how these funds will benefit Internet users? Others see this as enabling
ICANN to have a stable and predictable funding source, and as potentially
benefiting the user community if ICANN uses open strategic and operational
planning and budget approval processes to decide how to spend the funds.
- ALAC wants to know if users would be better off if ICANN pursued
litigation instead of settling - what are the pros and cons?
The ALAC is continuing to investigate and discuss this agreement and urges
all Internet users, especially .COM registrants, to share their views on how
this agreement might affect them. Send your emails for public posting to
<forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> *and* <settlement-comments@xxxxxxxxx> *by 24 November
if possible*. The ALAC has scheduled two forums on the proposed settlement
at the ICANN Vancouver meeting <http://www.icann.org/meetings/vancouver/>.
Check www.alac.icann.org for details.
* Action: Hi, Hola, Bonjour - the ICANN Community Tackles Internationalized
Domain Names at the Vancouver Meeting. Your voice is needed.
ICANN's Board has just endorsed a new version of the "IDN Guidelines," which
had been posted for public comments
<http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-20sep05.htm>.
These are proposed "rules" Registries would follow in implementing IDNs, and
they attempt to address such challenges as how to prevent the deceptive use
of visually confusable characters from different scripts in individual IDN
labels. The Board also requested that specific IDN improvement
recommendations be submitted by June 2006, and supported further development
of a Best Current Practices (BCP) document to ensure that the guideline
directions will be used deeper into the DNS hierarchy and within top level
domains.
The ALAC has released an IDN statement to inform this work
<http://www.alac.icann.org/>. The ALAC believes that IDNs are not just a
technical or business matter, but rather a fundamental element of the respect
for cultural diversity and the internationalization of the Internet. The
ALAC has been promoting the prompt introduction of full and
non-discriminating support for all scripts and languages in domain names, as
well as in other elements of the Internet that are directly used by the final
consumers, in a manner that ensures an orderly and wise deployment of IDN
registrations. The ALAC believes this to be one of the most pressing issues
for the global Internet community and encourages all interested At-Large
groups and individuals to provide input. Send emails to
<forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> *and* <idn-guidelines@xxxxxxxxx>. The ALAC can accept
comments in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Japanese,
and Chinese.
* Information: New ALAC members are coming from Asia, Africa and Latin
America - be gentle with them, they are just starting.
Please join us in welcoming three new ALAC members appointed by ICANN's
Nominating Committee: Jacqueline Morris (Trinidad and Tobago, Latin
America/Caribbean Islands); Alice Wanjira (Kenya, Africa); and Siavash
Shahshahani (Iran, Asia/Australia/Pacific). Information on these individuals
is posted at <http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-04nov05.htm>.
They will officially join the ALAC at the conclusion of ICANN' Vancouver
meeting. They will be replacing: Sunday Folayan (Nigeria - Africa); Tommy
Matsumoto (Japan - Asia/Australia/Pacific); and Tadao Takahashi (Brazil -
Latin America/Caribbean Islands). Please also join us in thanking our
colleagues for their service and commitment to the At-Large community.
* Meeting: Don't miss the Vancouver ICANN Meeting! It's shaping up to be an
action-packed week!
You are invited to join the ICANN community in Vancouver, Canada 29 Nov -
4 Dec, and participate in several meetings and fora on issues that affect the
Internet's end-users. Events include:
- 29 Nov: At-Large Regional Meetings (planning and discussion for At-Large
groups); At-Large Planning Workshop (review of At-Large and ALAC and
discussion of long-term goals); At-Large Users Workshop (briefing on
VeriSign settlement and IDNs);
- 30 Nov.: Roundtable - Welcome to ICANN, Here's What It Means To You;
Lunch with the Board & ALAC for New ICANN Particpants; IDN Workshop;
- 1 Dec.: At-Large Users Forum (discussion of VeriSign Settlement, IDN
Guidelines, other issues); ALAC Meeting (reports, discussion, action on
pending issues);
- 2 Dec.: At-Large Regional Meetings (planning and discussion for At-Large
groups); Strategic Planning Workshop (discussion of ICANN's long-term
plan); WSIS Workshop (discussion of Tunis results and next steps); ICANN
Public Forum (open microphone)
- 3 Dec.: ICANN Public Forum (open microphone)
You can attend in person or follow some proceedings via the Internet.
Participation is free and Internet users are encouraged to come!! Check
<http://www.icann.org/meetings/vancouver/> for general information and
<http://www.alac.icann.org/> for details on At-Large-related events.
* Meeting: User groups are meeting in Vancouver to finalize the Asia/Pacific
Regional At-Large Organization
All individuals involved in Internet user issues in the
Asia/Australia/Pacific (AP) region, are invited to participate in a meeting
on 2 December in Vancouver to plan the launch an Asia-Pacific Regional
At-Large Organization (APRALO). Representatives of user groups involved in
ICANN At-Large in this region have developed a draft charter, bylaws, and
outreach plans aimed at enabling user groups in this region to work together
to advance Internet users' needs. More information is posted at
<http://www.apralo.org/>. Send questions to <info@xxxxxxxxxx>.
The Interim At-Large Advisory Committee
alac@xxxxxxxxx
www.alac.icann.org
If a group you are involved with wants to influence decisions that shape the
Internet, register as an "At-Large Structure" and participate in ICANN
decisions critical to the Internet's end users. "At-Large Structure"
registration is free, easy, and done via email. Groups interested
participating in ICANN At-Large are encouraged to send an email to
<als@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> or get more information and an application online
<http://www.alac.icann.org/applications/>.
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