Joint ALAC GNSO WG and At-Large Workspace on RAA Related
Welcome to the Joint ALAC/GNSO RAA Drafting Team
Background
In 2009, the GNSO Council embarked on a collaborative process with the At Large Advisory Committee regarding the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). As part of this process, a joint GNSO/ALAC drafting team was formed (known as the RAA Drafting Team) to conduct further work related to proposals for improvements to the RAA. The RAA Drafting Team reviewed proposals from the law enforcement community, the Intellectual Property Constituency, as well as other stakeholders, seeking to enhance the RAA.
The RAA Drafting Team has concluded its work with the publication of its Final Report to the GNSO Council. The Report includes a proposal for a form of a Registrant Rights and Responsibilities Charter, to assist registrants in understanding their rights and obligations pertaining to domain names. The Report also identifies potential topics for additional amendments to the RAA, as well as a proposal for next steps for the GNSO Council to consider in determining whether to recommend a new form of RAA.
Recent Developments
The GNSO Council approved the form of the Registrant Rights and Responsibilities Charter, and recommended that ICANN begin consultations with Registrars to finalize the Registrant Rights and Responsibilities Charter for posting on a Registrar’s website. The Registrant Rights and Responsibilities Charter, when posted, will serve as an easy reference by registrants seeking to understand their domain related rights and responsibilities.
The GNSO Council is to vote on the next steps for producing a new form of RAA, based upon the recommendations in the Final Report.
The law enforcement RAA recommendations were explored inconnection with the GAC consultations with the ICANN Board. Some of these recommendations have been incorporated into the new gTLD Program where appropriate.
More Information
- To review the Final Report, please see: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/raa/raa-improvements-proposal-final-report-18oct01-en.pdf
- To learn more about the RAA, please refer to the Non-Lawyers Guide to the RAA, posted at: http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/non-lawyers-guide-to-ra-agreement-15feb10-en.htm
- The archives for the RAA Drafting Team are posted at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-raa-dt/
- To review the current RAA, please refer to: http://icann.org/en/registrars/agreements.html
- For additional historical information on the 2009 RAA, please refer to: http://icann.org/en/topics/raa/
- Information on the GAC/Board Consultation is posted at:
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-6-21feb11-en.htm and http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-23feb11-en.htm
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Previous collaborative effort wiki found at alac-gnso ws1
Current design team wiki at alac-gnso-raa-dt
At-Large Meetings
Working Group Members
Working Group A - Registrant Rights Charter
Working Group B - RAA Additional Amendments
Resources
You can join the mailing list of the At-Large Registrant Registrar Relations working group here: http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/raa-wg_atlarge-lists.icann.org