Abacus America, Inc.

Description of TLD Policies

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San Diego, October, 1-st, 2000

Table of Content

I. GENERAL TLD POLICIES. 4

E1 In General 4

ICANN Registrar Accreditation Agreement 4

Registry Agreement 4

Registrar License and Agreement 4

Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy. 4

E2 TLD String(s) 4

E3 Naming Conventions. 5

E4 Registrars 5

E5 Intellectual Property Provisions. 8

E5.1 Measures to Discourage Infringement 8

E5.2 Pre-Screening 9

E5.3 Measures to Minimize Abusive Registrations 9

E5.4 Compliance with Trademark and Anti-Cybersquatting Legislation 9

E5.5 Famous Trademarks 9

E5.6 Whois Data Maintenance and Accessibility 10

E6 Dispute Resolution. 10

E6.1 Implementation of the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy 10

E6.2 Modifications to the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy 11

E7 Data Privacy, Escrow, and Whois 11

E8 Billing and Collection. 15

E9 Services and Pricing 15

II. REGISTRATION POLICIES DURING THE START‑UP PERIOD.. 16

E11 Start-Up Period Procedures. 16

E12 Defining the Start-Up Period. 16

E13 Limits on Registrations 16

E14 Start-Up Procedure 17

A Registration by Famous Mark Holders. 17

B Registration for All Other Domain Names During Start-Up Period. 17

E15 Sunrise Period. 17

III. REGISTRATION RESTRICTIONS. 19

VI. CONTEXT OF THE TLD WITHIN THE DNS. 20

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E.22 How the Proposed TLDs Would Benefit the Global Internet Community. 20

E.23 Distinction from Existing/Proposed TLDs / Benefits 21

E.24 Target Community / Market / Market Saturation 21

E.25 How the Proposed TLD Will Meet Unmet Needs 21

E.26 How the Proposed TLD Will Enhance Utility of the DNS 22

E.27 How the Proposed TLD Enhances Competition in Registration Services and Among Registries 22

.inc. 23

E.22 How the Proposed TLDs Would Benefit the Global Internet Community. 23

E.23 Distinction from Existing/Proposed TLDs / Benefits 23

E.24 Target Community / Market / Market Saturation 23

E.25 How the Proposed TLD Will Meet Unmet Needs 24

E.26 How the Proposed TLD Will Enhance Utility of the DNS 24

E.27 How the Proposed TLD Enhances Competition in Registration Services and Among Registries 24

.xxx. 25

E.22 How the Proposed TLDs Would Benefit the Global Internet Community. 25

E.23 Distinction from Existing/Proposed TLDs / Benefits 25

E.24 Target Community / Market / Market Saturation 25

E.25 How the Proposed TLD Will Meet Unmet Needs 26

E.26 How the Proposed TLD Will Enhance Utility of the DNS 26

E.27 How the Proposed TLD Enhances Competition in Registration Services and Among Registries 26

.fam.. 27

E.22 How the Proposed TLDs Would Benefit the Global Internet Community. 27

E.23 Distinction from Existing/Proposed TLDs / Benefits