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[Brian Koontz <brian AT pongonova.net>]

I second the motion to bring this to a vote.  It's been open for
discussion for a week now.

  --Brian

On Mon, Aug 08, 2011 at 02:39:37AM +0200, Dominique Rehborn wrote:
> Howdy folks,
> 
> as proposed on 31th of july i hereby open the petition/vote for
> sponsoring the .box TLD using the following charter/policy, changes have
> been marked by </removed> (only one section has been removed regarding
> labels, this would of course mean common sense now rules, thus the
> maximum amount is still limited by the appropriate rfc regarding
> hostnames), the vote is ending on 22th of august (2 weeks).
> 
> feedback/suggestions regarding the charter are still welcomed but only
> considered after the vote has been passed.
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [opennic-discuss] PROPOSAL: .box top level domain
> Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:29:17 +0200
> From: Dominique Rehborn <dominique AT boxnet.eu>
> Reply-To: discuss AT lists.opennicproject.org
> To: discuss AT lists.opennicproject.org
> 
> Howdy OpenNIC folks,
> 
> i am curious about running a tier 1 and would like to sponsor the top
> level domain .box, i started writing a charter, which still is a draft
> and requires your feedback, any comment appreciated.
> 
> OpenNIC TLD Proposition
> 
> Charter
> 
> .box TLD - in the following document referred to as NIC.
> 
> Proposal
> .box is a TLD meant as generic name space for general purposes like
> ICANN's .com, .org and .net TLD has been used (or misued by accident). a
> larger list of exceptions for abusive behavior and non-legitime contents
> is to be found in the policy to prevent disputes and criminal activity.
> 
> Policy
> 
> By Registering a NIC domain the Registrant agrees to the Policy.
> 
> This Policy complies with OpenNIC Policies
> (http://wiki.opennic.glue/OpenNICPolicies) including following addition.
> 
> Registration
> NIC domains can be registered by any individual or for an entity by an
> individual/natural person. Registrations may be challenged at any time
> if they are not held by an individual or if the holder cannot prove an
> outside relation justifying reservation of the name, to prevent
> "Cybersquatting". further exceptions are listed below.
> 
> Limitations
> until further changes to the policy a registrant is allowed to hold a
> maximum of 10 domains (including a tollerance of 5) with exception to
> OpenNIC members, larger amounts of domain registrations require to
> request a quote including purpose of usage. (send your request to
> quote AT nic.box)
> 
> <removed>
> domain names must be at least 3 characters long and can be at most 63
> characters long, a domain excluding TLD should never have more than 5
> labels to prevent dns spam.
> </removed>
> 
> Activity
> NIC reserves the right to remove any domain not resolvable for more than
> a week.
> 
> Nameserver Configuration
> NIC requires to setup a valid Zonefile, this includes a valid SOA and 2 NS.
> 
> Non-Profit clause
> As this TLD is made available not for profit, domains (including
> subdomains) may not be transferred for compensation.
> 
> Prohibited contents and behavior
> to limit a larger spectrum for abusive behavior the following is
> strictly forbidden, legitimate complaints regarding these activities
> will result in suspension and revocation of all appropriate domains:
> 
> ??? general contents/activities considered illegal. this includes but is
> not limited to:
> ??? spamming/cracking (including through non NIC systems)
> ??? cracks/warez/malware/botnets/honeypots
> ??? contents considered illegal by the registrants local laws.
> ??? SEO/marketing websites
> ??? pornographic, racists/extremist contents
> ??? torrent tracker
> 
> Big Business clause
> corporations, large enterprises (>50 employess) and financial entities
> are not allowed to expand their business under a NIC TLD for now. In
> case of a registered trademark, it is possible for the responsible to
> send a request to have their name registered by NIC and suspeneded
> definitively or http forward to a given URL.
> (This process requires verification, any cost created by this process
> will be covered by the responsible in question).
> 
> Privacy
> 
> ??? Personal data will only be collected and used if required for the
> creation or modification of a Handle. The registrant is obligated to
> keep this information up to date. The Registrant's Email address will
> only be used for information regarding their registered domains, policy
> changes and major system changes.
> ??? NIC does not give any personal information to third parties, with the
> exception of OpenNIC as far as they are required to reasonably or forced
> by law.
> ??? The registrant has the right to information and a right to amend, to
> suspend or to delete his saved information. If deletion conflicts with a
> legal or contractual duty to save information, or other legal grounds,
> the information will be made inaccessible.
> 
> Warranty and Liability
> NIC tries to be as reliable and responsible as possible, however there
> is no warranty for availability. For direct damages, secondary damages
> or lost profits due to technical problems and disturbances we assume no
> liability.
> 
> In addition, the Registrant agrees to free NIC from all claims by third
> parties in regard to illegal content or activity. The exemption
> obligation includes liability for all legal defence costs.
> 
> Updates
> Minor changes, changes which will not affect registered domains, to the
> policy can be made without notice in order to close loopholes quickly
> and responsibly.
> Changes which require to be voted on will be announced at least one week
> before taking effect.
> 
> -- 
> Dominique Rehborn dominique AT boxnet.eu
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