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Re: [alac-forum] Domain Name Registrar Transfer Policy



Dear Mr. Humprhries,

ICANN is setting up a new transfer policy. (see
http://www.icann.org/transfers/index.html )
Some members of the ALAC participate in the Assistance Group made for that
purpose.
You can find the draft at http://www.icann.org/transfers/policy-30mar04.htm
We hope the new transfer policy to bring solutions in cases like you're
reffering here.

Regards,

Sebastian Ricciardi
At Large Advisory Committee
www.alac.icann.org


----- Original Message -----
From: "Manfred Humphries" <manfred@xxxxxxxx>
To: <forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 8:10 PM
Subject: [alac-forum] Domain Name Registrar Transfer Policy


> I recently was asked to re-instate a domain name for the owner, a musician
> who has no expertise on the internet.
>
> I was shocked to learn that I have no choice but to renew with the
> registrar holding the expired domain,  Network Solutions Inc. despite the
> fact that there are other registrars who would renew for less than half of
> the usurious $34.95 extracted by Network Solutions.
>
> Refusing to transfer the domain name despite the fact that the registrar
is
> no longer providing the service they contract to provide and which service
> the domain owner does not wish that registrar to provide could be
construed
> as a form of extortion.  In effect, Network Solutions took control
> and   ownership of the expired domain.  This maybe construed as conversion
> or theft.
>
> The customer service representative I spoke with told me that this is the
> policy of ICANN.
> Is this true?
>
> Is ICANN going to rectify this potentially illegal activity, or will the
> Courts  prove to be a more expeditious route to take?
>
> ___________________________________________________________
> Manfred Humphries,   NorthStar
> 324 St.Clements Ave
> Toronto ON  M4R 1H5
> (416) 964-1769
>
>
> "Everyone has a perfect right to be totally wrong all the time"
>