[NA-Discuss] [At-Large] AP-RALO & Registerfly - Process vs. Policy.. which do we prefer?

[Danny Younger]

Regarding complaints about registerfly-- it should be
noted that the ALAC Forum received 79 complaints
pertaining to registerfly services dating back to
March of last year.  The question we should be posing
is what, if anything, did the ALAC do upon receipt of
these complaints?  As I see it, the ALAC forum is a
tundra of unanswered complaints; it paints the picture
of an organization that does absolutely nothing for
those it purportedly represents.

Mr. Robert Guerra ha scritto:
> So we have a new structure - great. I look forward
to hearing their  
> views and opinions on the ongoing policy and process
issues taking  
> place at ICANN.
> 
> However, I am still skeptical - as the ALS/ALAC
community has still  
> not responded to the  recent developments @
Registerfly (see below).  
> In fact, was ALAC at all consulted on the issue ?

The issue is currently being treated at the staff
level - it is a matter of enforcing one specific
contract. What I raised at the Board level, is 
the need to have a comprehensive policy work to
strengthen protection for registrants, for example by
imposing better checks on what registrars and
resellers do with domains, and working out best
practices for that. Informally, I have proposed that
the Board creates a working group on the matter. There
were reactions, some positive and some 
negative... (or better, of the type "well, ALAC, go
and educate registrants on our behalf"). All in all,
this will be a matter for Lisbon and I would hope that
we put it high in our agenda, so that we 
can release a collective statement and proposal.
-- 
vb.                   Vittorio Bertola - vb [a]
bertola.eu   <--------
-------->  finally with a new website at
http://bertola.eu/  <--------





 
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