Re: [registrars] Interesting Legal Development

[Jean-Michel Becar <jmbecar@gmo.jp>]

France have the same regulation: 7 days colling off period...but since I 
'm not living in France anymore I don't know if they have removed that 
period for the online transactions.
May be french registrars can confirm that.

Jean-Michel Becar
Senior Architect
Global Media Online INC,
Tokyo - Japan

 
Michael D. Palage wrote:

>I found this following article (http://shorl.com/bykydajymygu) rather
>interesting as it is likely to impact registrars doing business in Canada.
>Ontario, the largest province in Canada unanimously approved a new consumer
>protection bill (Bill 180).  This Consumer protection bill provides for a
>number of interesting provisions. However the two most interesting ones that
>I found with respect to potential registrar operations are a seven day
>cooling-off period for online transactions and the fact that consumer rights
>apply even if a waiver is signed giving them up. So the problem I see
>confronting registrars is that during days 6 or 7 a consumer changes his
>mind, there is no way for a registrar to cancel the transaction at the
>registry level. Although some may argue that this is a cost of doing
>business, much like credit card charge backs, I think this is something we
>as an industry should monitor closely.
>
>Do any registrars know of any similar national or local laws that provide a
>similar cooling-off period? Should this seven day cooling-off period evolve
>as a global standard, I think it could potentially be in our best interest
>to ask registries to consider extending the registration grace period from 5
>to 7 days.
>
>If anyone (Tim, Ross, Rob, Jason, etc.) could obtain a copy of this bill and
>make it available to the list I would greatly appreciated it. And if any
>Canadian legal types could comment on this bill I would greatly appreciate
>it.
>
>Net-Net, I do not think there is anything we need to do at the current time.
>But I believe it is important for registrars doing business in a global
>marketplace to keep track of various legal developments that may impact
>their business operations.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Mike
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