GNSO Committee on the Introduction of New Top-Level Domains survey

The GNSO’s Committee on the Introduction of New Top-Level Domains has formed a working group to examine a variety of issues surrounding the protection of the rights of others (PRO-WG). Members of the PRO-WG have assembled this questionnaire to assist them in gathering facts and opinions regarding two of the PRO-WG principal tasks.

Please answer the following questions by ticking the boxes and provide additional comments where necessary.

As one of its principal tasks the PRO-WG has documented the additional protections implemented by existing gTLD operators beyond the current terms in the ICANN’s registration agreement and existing dispute resolution mechanisms to the protect the legal rights of others during the domain name registration process, particularly during the initial start up of a new gTLD.

The first 16 questions that follow are intended to collect facts about how those mechanisms have been used and the results from such use.

The PRO-WG has also been tasked with determining whether to recommend to the new TLDs Committee a best practices approach to providing any additional protections beyond the current registration agreement and UDRP policy for the legal rights of others during the domain name registration process, particularly during the initial start up of a new gTLD.

The remaining questions are based on concepts and opinions of various PRO-WG members and those of others within the affected community. Your input will be valuable in assisting the PRO-WG to direct its further efforts in completing this task.