[At-Large] Domain name front-running by Network Solutions

[Nick Ashton-Hart]

I have made enquiries internally (within ICANN) to see if there is any  
additional information which I can share with all of you about this  
(both the specific case and the broader issue).

On 10 Jan 2008, at 16:54, Brendler, Beau wrote:

> I'm guessing many of you have seen this, but if not...
>
> http://www.domainnamenews.com/featured/domain-registrar-network-solution
> s-front-running-on-whois-searches/1359
>
> The blog the story references is here:
> http://www.domainstate.com/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=85864
>
> Perhaps specifically of interest:
>
> "Front running domain names is a bold move by any registrar as it  
> breaks
> a certain level of trust that the general public places in using a  
> whois
> search. ICANN SSAC has conducted a "study" on front running recently  
> in
> which they wrote "ICANN's Registrar Accreditation Agreement and  
> Registry
> Agreements do not expressly prohibit registrars and registries from
> monitoring and collecting WHOIS query of domain name availability  
> query
> data and either selling this information or using it directly,"
> Warehousing domains in order to sell them to "potentially interested
> parties" isn't specifically forbidden in the registrar contract with
> ICANN but is addressed in points 3.7.9 and 4.2.5 of the contract in
> which they leave room for new rules or revisions to the contract."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maxim Weinstein [mailto:mweinstein at cyber.law.harvard.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 8:57 AM
> To: Brendler, Beau
> Subject: Domain name front-running by Network Solutions
>
>
> Hey, Beau. If you haven't already seen this:
>
> http://www.domainnamenews.com/featured/domain-registrar-network-solution
> s-front-running-on-whois-searches/1359
>
> you should take a look. This is (or should be) big news.
>
> =Max=
>
> ***
> Scanned
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