[nc-deletes] UDRP text

[Jane Mutimear <jane.mutimear@twobirds.com>]

Title: UDRP text

Jordyn

I attach slightly amended rules of domains which lapse whilst UDRP proceedings are pending.

The previous draft had an extra 30 days to the Registrar's normal grace period so as to effectively give the original registrant the same chances of renewing his domain name as he would in normal circumstances.  However, we had drafted this as applying regardless of whether the complainant in the UDRP had paid the renewal fee.  Thinking about this, that would be unfair to the registrar.  In order to be able to offer a further 30 days the registrar would have to have paid the renewal fee itself.  This will be the case even more so in the event that we move to an autodelete mechanism.

Therefore, I have amended the rules so that the registrar has to provide this additional 30 days grace period, only in the event that the complainant has paid.  Then the registrar knows that they have been paid and is merely offering the original registrant the same grace period as they would get if the domain was deleted at that stage.  If the complainant hasn't paid, the domain will be deleted and the registrant is able to take advantage of the RGP in the normal way.

Jane

 
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Proposed rules relating to lapsing domain names the subject of UDRP actions.doc