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2015-10-21 gTLD Safeguards : Current Round
GAC Advice
2015-10-21 gTLD Safeguards : Current Round
ICANN54 Dublin Communique
Consensus met
2015-10-21 gTLD Safeguards : Current Round
1. gTLD Safeguards : Current Round
Consistent with its Buenos Aires Communiqué, the GAC is seeking a clear record of the ICANN Board’s acceptance or rejection of GAC Safeguard Advice. This would optimally be provided in the form of a scorecard that includes a) what elements of GAC advice have been implemented; b) what remains a work in progress; and c) what has not been accepted for implementation, with a clear rationale for not being accepted.
The GAC reiterates its advice that the New gTLD Program Committee create a list of commended Public Interest Commitment (PIC) examples related to verification and validation of credentials for domains in highly regulated sectors to serve as a model of best practices for gTLD registry operators. Such a compendium would also permit an assessment of the success of the PIC specifications for strings representing highly regulated sectors, and will also facilitate the incorporation of such safeguards into contracts in future new gTLD rounds.
In light of the current and upcoming reviews of the New gTLD program,
a. The GAC advises and urges the Board to:
i. develop and adopt a harmonized methodology for reporting to the ICANN community the levels and persistence of abusive conduct (e.g., malware, botnets, phishing, pharming, piracy, trademark and/or copyright infringement, counterfeiting, fraudulent or deceptive practices and other illegal conduct) that have occurred in the rollout of the new gTLD program.
The GAC was informed that independent studies presented during the ICANN 54 meeting on the review of the New gTLD round show a relatively low level of trust in these gTLDs by consumers compared to existing TLDs.
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