Bruce

I agree that it is time to review this policy.

Small Enterprise Telecommunications Centre (SETEL) <www.setel.com.au>
recommended to the auDA Board in August 2003
<www.setel.com.au/publications/public/policy/001a.htm> that:

- it remove the prohibition on transfers of com.au domain name licences
between registrants;

- ensure that there are no auDA regulatory impediments to transfers of
com.au domain name licences between registrants; and

- encourage, or at least not discourage, the development of an orderly, open
and competitive secondary market in .com.au domain name licences.

Arguments in support of these recommendations were advanced in a SETEL Paper
sent to the Chairman of auDA in July 2003:

SETEL Public Policy Paper: No 1, 19 July 2002
Subject: Transfers of domain name licences between Registrants
Submission to: Board of au Domain Administration Limited (auDA)
<www.setel.com.au/publications/public/policy/001.htm>

(NOTE: The links in this Paper are broken.)


Ian Johnston
Policy Consultant
SETEL
0413 990 112


> -----Original Message-----
> From: dns-bounces+ian.johnston=infobrokers.com.au&#167;dotau.org
> [mailto:dns-bounces+ian.johnston=infobrokers.com.au&#167;dotau.org]On Behalf
> Of Bruce Tonkin
> Sent: Thursday, 22 September 2005 2:43 PM
> To: .au DNS Discussion List
> Subject: [DNS] Time for the rules to change regarding transferring
> domainname licences
>
>
> Hello Vic,
>
> >
> > isnt it time we ended this farce and let people do what they
> > want with the names they own? if you can sell car licence
> > plates or phone numbers why cant you sell domain names.
>
> I agree.   You could also add fishing licences, taxi licences etc to the
> list above.
>
> It is time to review this policy.
>
> I see no reason why a domain name licence cannot be transferred to
> another party.
>
> I think the domain name registrar should review the eligibility of the
> new licence holder before completing the change of ownership.
>
> I see no difference between:
>
> Register domain name licence to party A after eligibility check
> Party A cancels domain name licence
> Register domain name licence to party B after eligibility check
>
> And
>
> Register domain name licence to Party A
> Party A requests a transfer of licence to Party B
> Registrar completes licence transfer to Party B, after eligibility check
>
> If we want to be extra careful, you may require the registry to publish
> a list of pending licence transfers, and allow the intellectual property
> lawyers to monitor the list and raise objections under some sort of UDRP
> process.  Another protection against various forms of fraud/hijacking
> etc would be to put some time limits on when a transfer can occur (e.g
> at least 60 days past initial registration, and 60 days past the last
> registrant transfer).
>
> The policy framework developed to protect registrants in transfers of
> registrar could be used for transfers of registrant.
>
> With respect to generic names which were auctioned sometime ago - I see
> no rason why a current licence holder should not be allowed to transfer
> their licence.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin
>
>
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