[At-Large] [ALAC] RAA approved

[Carlton Samuels]

I agree.  While the contents may represent less than what we hoped for
and certainly below our ambitions, I believe this is as best as we
could get at this point.

At the thematic session on Internet User Rights etc. chaired by Max
Senges 2 days ago, the Registrant Bill of Rights was accounted.  I
will be working with the informal working group to define a framework
for such a charter.

Carlton

On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Alan Greenberg
<alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca> wrote:
> At its meeting in Mexico City, the package of Registrar Accreditation
> Agreement amendments was unanimously approved. This was following a GNSO
> meeting earlier this year where the package was rejected.
>
> The ALAC had previously formally supported the acceptance of the RAA, not
> because it was felt to address all of our concerns, but rather that the
> proposed changes were in their own right, very important for the community.
>
> Going into the Mexico City meeting, there was significant distance between
> the various constituencies (and ALAC) and in fact two very distinct motions
> were on the table.  The level of cooperation shown to achieve this result
> speaks well to the collaborative model that ICANN uses.
>
> The new motion below approved the amendments, but at the same time sets a
> hard deadline for completing a Registrant Charter of Rights and puts the
> Registrars on record as committing to quickly begin working in good faith to
> address further changes to the RAA.
>
> Alan
>
> ===================================
> Motion made by Tim Ruiz
> Seconded by Kristina Rosette
>
> Whereas, the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) has not been amended
> since May 2001, and ICANN has undertaken a lengthy consultative process
> related to amending the RAA, including several public comment periods and
> consultations;
>
> Whereas, the proposed changes to the RAA include important compliance and
> enforcement tools for ICANN; The Council wishes to approve the set of
> proposed amendments as quickly as possible so that the ICANN Board may
> review them, and if approved then implement them as quickly as possible; and
>
> Whereas,
>
> The Council would like to proceed on the drafting of a charter identifying
> registrant rights that registrars would be obliged to link to, as
> contemplated in the set of amendments;
>
> The Council would like a specific process and timeline to move forward with
> additional potential amendments to the RAA; and
>
> The Registrar Constituency is supportive of these efforts and is willing to
> participate on a good faith basis on anticipated next steps.
>
> Resolved:
>
> The GNSO Council supports the RAA amendments as documented in
> http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/current-list-proposed-raa-amendments-16dec08.pdf
> and recommends to the Board that they be adopted at its meeting of March 6,
> 2009;
>
> Within 30 days of Board approval of the set of amendments, representatives
> from the GNSO community and the ALAC shall be identified to participate in
> drafting a registrant rights charter, as contemplated by the amendments and
> the current GNSO Council discussions, with support from ICANN staff. A draft
> charter shall be completed no later than July 31 2009; and
>
> Within 30 days of Board approval of the set of amendments, the GNSO Council
> will form a Drafting Team to discuss further amendments to the RAA and to
> identify those on which further action may be desirable. The Drafting Team
> should endeavor to provide its advice to the Council and ICANN staff no
> later than July 31, 2009.
>
>
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