2010 names policy panel draft recommendations, may 2011

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The 2010 Names Policy Panel was established to consider Australia’s domain name policies and
advise on any changes it considers appropriate. The Panel has previously sent out a discussion
paper, and considered the impressive number of responses – over 200 – to that paper. This
second paper is the result, and presents the draft recommendations for change which the Panel
has agreed upon.

http://www.auda.org.au/pdf/2010npp-draft-recs.pdf

Panel Recommendations:

1A: Registrants must be Australian (or registered to trade in Australia)

1A DRAFT RECOMMENDATION
The Panel recommends that the requirement for registrants to be Australian (or registered
to trade in Australia) should remain in place.

1B: Org.au eligibility criterion – “special interest club”

1B DRAFT RECOMMENDATION
The Panel recommends that the “special interest club” eligibility criterion for org.au and
asn.au domain names be more clearly defined.

Issue 1C: Policy enforcement

1C DRAFT RECOMMENDATION
The Panel recommends that auDA should publish the results of its periodic policy
compliance audits.

Issue 1D: Two year licence period

1D DRAFT RECOMMENDATION
The Panel recommends that registrants should be able to license a domain name for a 1,
2, 3, 4 or 5 year period.

1E: Leasing of .au domain names

1E DRAFT RECOMMENDATION
The Panel recommends that there should not be any express recognition of third party
rights in the Policy Rules, however auDA’s position on this issue should be clarified and
published.

Issue 1F: Single character domain names (a-z, 0-9)

1F DRAFT RECOMMENDATION
The Panel recommends that single character domain names be released, in the absence
of any compelling technical or policy reason to maintain the restriction.

1G: Registration of domain names for personal use

1G DRAFT RECOMMENDATION
The Panel recommends that the close and substantial connection rule for id.au be relaxed
to include domain names that refer to personal hobbies and interests.

1H: Direct registrations under .au

1H DRAFT RECOMMENDATION
The Panel recommends that direct registrations under .au not be allowed at this time.

2. Reserved List Policy (2008-03)

2 DRAFT RECOMMENDATION
The Panel recommends that the Reserved List Policy be retained, and updated as
necessary to ensure consistency with Commonwealth legislation.
2 QUESTION
Which of the three options (A-C) listed above should be adopted with regard to the names
and abbreviations of Australian states and territories on the Reserved List?

3. Domain Monetisation Policy (2008-10)

3 DRAFT RECOMMENDATION
The Panel recommends that:
a. the Domain Monetisation Policy (2008-10) should be abolished as a separate policy;
b. Schedules C and E of the Domain Name Eligibility and Allocation Policy Rules for Open
2LDs (2008-05) should be amended to include domain monetisation under the close and
substantial connection rule for com.au and net.au domain names;
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c. the existing conditions of use on domain names registered on the basis of domain
monetisation under the “close and substantial” connection rule should be retained;
d. the definition of “domain monetisation” should be replaced with a description of
permissible practice, to accommodate a range of monetisation models; and
e. the Guidelines for Accredited Registrars on the Interpretation of Policy Rules for the
Open 2LDs (2008-06) should be amended to include additional explanatory material
regarding domain monetisation.

4. Prohibition on Misspellings Policy (2008-09)

4 DRAFT RECOMMENDATION
The Panel recommends that the Prohibition on Misspellings Policy be retained in its
current form.

 

[Honan]

"1A DRAFT RECOMMENDATION
The Panel recommends that the requirement for registrants to be Australian (or registered
to trade in Australia) should remain in place. "

They left out "and continue to exclude the majority of Australians from registering or buying .com.au or .net.au"

 

[DomainNames]

Have no idea what this means for Monetisation. Its again too hard for most people to understand.

People love buying a .com name as there is not over policing or red tape policies like AUDA has for .com.au

If AUDA wants to make more money they need to just use the same policy for names as those used for the .com market. Open up and deregulate the industry and domain registration / resale rules.

Where is their Auda policy update on the 6 month not allowed to sell rule? Its a stupid rule which no other country or domain extension in the world has so why was it brought in and why is it still there? Over restrictive AUDA red tape and bad AUDA policy has hurt the internet, ecommerce, free enterprise and domain name industry in Australia for too long. It was hoped the policy review would have done better than these draft recommendations which still show the industry and policy being held back too tightly.

The .com extension and Policy and industry works far better .. why dont AUDA use the same rules and policies? Why make up our own rules and policies?

Dont forget years ago AUDA said it was impossible for anyone to resell domain names, that you could only have 1 domain name and the costs where over $140. Yes they are changing but they are too slow and still too far behind the rest of the world with old over restrictive red tape and policy.

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[sp@rky13]

I like some of these recommendations and none of them seem to effect domain-monetisation negatively

 

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Don't forget you can comment on these draft recommendations:

http://www.auda.org.au/2010npp/2010npp-index/

Submissions close Friday 10 June 2011.

 

[VentraIP]

1D and 1F interest me the most. And I suspect the aftermarket people would go weak at the knees for 1F.

As for 1D, I like the simplicity of having 2 years regos, but at the same time it's often confusing for customers who are used to buying gTLD's.

 

[DomainNames]

"Issue 1F: Single character domain names (a-z, 0-9)

Quote:
1F DRAFT RECOMMENDATION
The Panel recommends that single character domain names be released, in the absence
of any compelling technical or policy reason to maintain the restriction. "
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Chance for AUDA to make some more money with an AUDA run auction?

 

[Australian Adult]

I'm confused, what does 1E mean for domain leasing ?
Yes or No..

 

[Lorenzo]

no release of the second level

 

[FirstPageResults]

Submissions for comments on Draft Recommendations close tomorrow:
http://www.auda.org.au/2010npp/2010npp-index/

 

[Chris.C]

Can I ask, does anyone know when decisions will be made on all of these issues?

 

[neddy]

Don't forget you can comment on these draft recommendations:

http://www.auda.org.au/2010npp/2010npp-index/

Submissions close Friday 10 June 2011.

Just giving this a bump.

Submissions close today.

If you like something, say so. If want change, say so.

 

[Ash]

Has there been any word on these draft recommendations?

 

[DavidL]

They were finalised last week. So over to the auDA board to approve or otherwise....

 

[Ash]

Thanks David

 

[Cooper Mills DomainLawyer]

guys

don't forget that if you want to make a submission on the Secondary Market Recommendations you need to do so by 1 July 2011.

This is your opportunity to try and get rid of the policy that requires you to wait 6 months before you can sell a domain name - a policy lacking any logic. Get your submission in and let auDA know that it should be abolished. Even a quick email is fine.

For more information click here

 

[Ash]

Any news on this yet?

 

[Cooper Mills DomainLawyer]

no news yet Ash - the submissions will be referred to the working group for their review and then for them to finalise their recommendation. These things can be a little slow. I put in my submission to get rid of the stupid 6 month ban on sales rule, lets see what happens.....

 

[Chris.C]

no news yet Ash - the submissions will be referred to the working group for their review and then for them to finalise their recommendation.

When does that happen next?

 

[Cooper Mills DomainLawyer]

not sure Chris, but they will publish it on the website. These things can take a little time.