Transcript EURid - TERENA

Implementation of the .eu
Top Level Domain
Marko Bonač
Arnes
EURid
• EURid is the not-for-profit organisation,
established in Belgium and has been selected
by the European Commission to operate the
new .eu top level domain
• The EURid has
– three founder members: DNS BE, IIT CRN, NIC SE
– two associate members: Arnes, CZ NIC
• These are operators of the country-code top
level domain registries for .be, .it, .se, .si and .cz.
How to get a .eu name
• Choose a name
– Technical limitations (from 2 to 63 characters etc),
– Given name should still be available (look in the WHOIS)
• Choose an accredited .eu registrar
– A list will be available on www.eurid.eu.
– Speakers of all official EU languages will be able to find at least one
registrar with whom they can communicate in their own language.
• Read the terms and conditions of registration
– When registering a .eu domain name you lend your explicit agreement to
the general terms and conditions for end users.
– This includes being bound to submit to Alternative Dispute Resolution.
• Provide the registrar with the necessary data
– A valid e-mail address is of the utmost importance –
– It will be used as a means of contact.
– EURid may withdraw a domain name if it has no active e-mail address
How to get a .eu name
• Register the domain name
• Registrar will do an online transaction.
– The domain will be registered for a period of one year.
– The corresponding fee will be debited from your registrars
account.
– It is not possible to correct a misspelled domain name (a new
domain can be registered and a second fee paid)
• Updating the name server
– EURid name server will be updated five times an day
• WHOIS
– When registered your domain name will be immediately stored in
the WHOIS database
– WHOIS look-up facility will enable interested parties to know who
lies behind a given domain name
Sunrise Period
• Prior to commencing .eu registration on a first-comefirst-served basis and in accordance with EU
regulations there will be a sunrise period (phased
registration) to allow public bodies and holders of prior
rights to a name to apply for the corresponding .eu
domain name.
• Possible sunrise applicants
– undertakings having their registered office, central
administration or principal place of business within the EU
– organisations established within the European Community
without prejudice to the application of national law
– natural persons resident within the European Community
Phase 1 of the Sunrise period
• Only domain names that correspond with
– the full name of a public body
– the acronym by which a public body is commonly
known
– if applicable, the territory which is governed by a
public body
– registered community or national trademarks
• may be applied for by the public body or holder
of the trademark
Phase 2 of the Sunrise period
• Only domain names that correspond with
– the names listed for phase 1
– other rights that are protected under the national law
of the member state where they are held such as
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company names
business identifiers
distinctive titles of protected literary and artistic work
unregistered trademarks
trade names
• may be applied for
How can I apply for my .eu name
during the sunrise period?
• Those who qualify to register their domain name during the sunrise
period will be required to apply through an accredited .eu registrar.
• In addition to the usual information required, sunrise applications will
be required to state the right they are claiming to the domain name and
under which law that right is granted
• If more than one valid application for the same name is received,
applications will be assessed on a first-come-first-served basis.
• An additional application fee will be charged during sunrise.
• EURid has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers as Validation Agent
who will authenticate the proof and advise if an application is accepted
or rejected.
• Until an application for a name is accepted or all applications for that
name are rejected, the domain name will be blocked from being
registered by any other party.
• During the sunrise period a special .eu sunrise whois will be available
(which will show the status of the application)
Names which are blocked and may
never be registered
• Member states were allowed to submit a limited
list of broadly recognised names with regard to
geographical and/or geopolitical concepts which
affect their political or territorial organisation that
may not be registered. This will be published by
the EC and will be available on the EURid web
site as soon as it will be received.
• Codes which appear in the ISO 3166/1 list and
the ISO 3166 reserve list (representing
countries) shall not be used for domain names
directly under the .eu TLD.
Names which are reserved for
registration only by the EC or the
government of a Member State
• Member states can request that their official name and
the name under which they are commonly known in one
or more of the official languages of the EU cannot be
registered directly under the .eu by any other person
other than their national government.
• Candidate countries and member countries of the
European Economic Area that are not Member States
may request that their official name and the name under
which they are commonly known in their own language
and in any of the official languages of the EU cannot be
registered directly under the .eu TLD.
• The EC may request that a list of names are reserved by
the Commission for use by the Community institutions.
Quarantine
• A name will be put in quarantine for 40 days if
registration is not renewed or the name is
revoked by the registry under any of the
provisions of the Public Policy Rules.
• Quarantined domain names will be in the state
“hold”. They will not work but are not yet
available for others to register.
• After 40 days of “quarantine”, a domain name
will be freed.
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
procedure
• Participation in the ADR procedure shall be compulsory
for the holder of a domain name and the EURid.
• A fee for the ADR shall be paid by the complainant.
• The language of the ADR shall be the language of the
registration agreement between registrar and domain
name holder (unless otherwise agreed by the parties)
• The complaints and the responses to the complaints
must be submitted to an ADR provider (one already
chosen is Czech Arbitration Court).
• As soon as a request for ADR is properly filed with the
ADR provider and the appropriate fee is paid (from EUR
3,600 to EUR 6,650), the ADR provider shall inform
EURid and EURid will suspend the domain name
involved from cancellation or transfer until the dispute
resolution is complete.
Alternative dispute resolution
(ADR) procedure
• Failure of any parties in an ADR procedure to respond
within given deadlines may be considered as grounds to
accept the claims of the counterparty.
• A registered domain name shall be subject to revocation,
where that name
– is identical or confusingly similar to a name in respect of which a
right is recognised or established by national and/or Community
law,
– has been registered by its holder without rights of legitimate
interest in the name; or
– has been registered or is being used in bad faith.
• In case ADR panel decides that the domain name should
be revoked, it shall be transferred to the complainant if
the complainant applies for it and satisfies eligibility
criteria for this.
Timetable to Launch
June 2005
Begin accrediting .eu registrars and publishing a list
of them on the web site.
Aug/Sept 2005
Make available the terms and conditions of
registration in official EU languages – including ADR
provisions.
4th Quarter 2005
Start phase 1 of sunrise
Start of sunrise
+ 2 months
Start phase 2 of sunrise
Start of sunrise
+ 4 months
Registrations open on a first-come-first-served basis.
If you are interested
follow the information on
www.eurid.eu