[NA-Discuss] Requesting Your Input...

[Danny Younger]

Re:  So how much transparency and input _is_ there
into
how much is spent on enforcement?

As always, the details are on the ICANN website.  In
this case you can find them in the posted budget where
$831,000 has been budgeted for compliance.

The elements of the compliance program consist of:

1.  Technical and non-technical audit functions to
review, on a regular basis, registry/registrar
operations to ensure compliance with contracts and
appropriate standards. 

2.  Improved statistical tracking and analysis of
registrant and user complaints/comments regarding
specific registries/registrars.

3.  Rapid follow-up on specific instances of
non-compliant behaviour. Working constructively with
registries and registrars to implement and complete
corrective action plans. 

4.  Continued implementation of a planned escalation
of actions and associated cure periods, including
legal and specific performance remedies, in order to
correct ongoing harm and to ensure legitimacy for the
compliance function.

5.  With the registrar constituency, re-writing the
Registrar Accreditation Agreement to better define
acceptable forms of operation. 

ICANN published its compliance program at
http://www.icann.org/compliance/.

That seems rather straightforward and transparent, and
details are to be found exactly where you'd expect
them to be found.




       
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