Panel members noted the difficulties in enforcing the current policy. Some Panel members also expressed the view that the policy is harsh and unfair, with unintended consequences due to the broad and uncertain definition of “monetisation”. It was noted that domain monetisation is a legitimate commercial endeavour and has been an accepted practice in the gTLDs for some time.
It was suggested that domain monetisation can be dealt with under the general policy rules, and there are other safeguards and protections that can be relied on to address bad faith behaviour.