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"...any registrant of a new .cn domain name to provide a color head shot and other business identification, including a Chinese business registration number and

by sharan 17y ago

"...any registrant of a new .cn domain name to provide a color head shot and other business identification, including a Chinese business registration number and physical signed registration forms." Question: Can't ICANN postulate what can and cannot be relevant information that is gathered?

dfranke 17y ago
China has guns. ICANN doesn't.
wmf 17y ago
Can't ICANN postulate what can and cannot be relevant information that is gathered? Maybe, maybe not. The designated [ccTLD] manager must be equitable and fair to all groups in the domain that request domain names. Specifically, the same rules must be applied to all requests and they must be processed in a non-discriminatory fashion. The policies and procedures for the use of each TLD must be available for public inspection. Generally these are posted on web pages or made available for file transfer. While variations in policies and procedures from country to country are expected due to local customs and cultural values, they must be documented and available to interested parties. Requests from for-profit and non-profit companies and organizations are to be treated on an equal basis. No bias shall be shown regarding requests that may come from customers of some other business related to the TLD manager. For example, no preferential service for customers of a particular data network provider. There can be no stipulation that a particular application, protocol, or product be used. (http://www.icann.org/en/icp/icp-1.htm http://www.icann.org/en/icp/icp-1.htm) Translation: ICANN won't attempt to contradict local customs. The Sponsoring Organization shall abide by ICANN policies ... that concern ... other topics, in the circumstance that the registration policies for the Delegated ccTLD encourage or promote registrations from entities or individuals resident outside the territory of the Governmental Authority, to the extent those policies are applicable to the Delegated ccTLD, except where (a) the Sponsoring Organization is prohibited by law from implementing such an other ICANN policy... (http://www.icann.org/en/cctlds/model-tscsa-31jan02.htm http://www.icann.org/en/cctlds/model-tscsa-31jan02.htm) Translations: Local laws override ICANN policies. And more damning, it looks like CNNIC has no agreement with ICANN relating to .cn at all: http://www.icann.org/en/cctlds/agreements.html http://www.icann.org/en/cctlds/agreements.html

by sharan 17y ago

dfranke 17y ago

China has guns. ICANN doesn't.

wmf 17y ago

Can't ICANN postulate what can and cannot be relevant information that is gathered? Maybe, maybe not. The designated [ccTLD] manager must be equitable and fair to all groups in the domain that request domain names. Specifically, the same rules must be applied to all requests and they must be processed in a non-discriminatory fashion. The policies and procedures for the use of each TLD must be available for public inspection. Generally these are posted on web pages or made available for file transfer. While variations in policies and procedures from country to country are expected due to local customs and cultural values, they must be documented and available to interested parties. Requests from for-profit and non-profit companies and organizations are to be treated on an equal basis. No bias shall be shown regarding requests that may come from customers of some other business related to the TLD manager. For example, no preferential service for customers of a particular data network provider. There can be no stipulation that a particular application, protocol, or product be used. (http://www.icann.org/en/icp/icp-1.htm http://www.icann.org/en/icp/icp-1.htm) Translation: ICANN won't attempt to contradict local customs. The Sponsoring Organization shall abide by ICANN policies ... that concern ... other topics, in the circumstance that the registration policies for the Delegated ccTLD encourage or promote registrations from entities or individuals resident outside the territory of the Governmental Authority, to the extent those policies are applicable to the Delegated ccTLD, except where (a) the Sponsoring Organization is prohibited by law from implementing such an other ICANN policy... (http://www.icann.org/en/cctlds/model-tscsa-31jan02.htm http://www.icann.org/en/cctlds/model-tscsa-31jan02.htm) Translations: Local laws override ICANN policies. And more damning, it looks like CNNIC has no agreement with ICANN relating to .cn at all: http://www.icann.org/en/cctlds/agreements.html http://www.icann.org/en/cctlds/agreements.html