1. DNS Ecosystem Caitlin Tubergen - Juan Carlos Namis | Webinar
27 May 2015

2. Overview of Domain Name Industry
Agenda 1 2 3
Overview of Domain Name Industry
Registrants
Registrars 4 5 6
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Registries
Overview of IDNs
Q&A

3. I would like the to visit the website www.hello.world
Domain Name Industry
I am the registrant of the “hello” domain name in the .world TLD (Top-Level Domain)
INTERNET
INTERNET USER
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I would like the to visit the website

4. The Role of ICANN in the Domain Name Industry
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5. Registrants Individual wants to start a website
Must check if domain name is available
Directly via registrar’s website
May register name through reseller or registrar
Signs agreement + pays fee (auto-renewal)
Known as registrant or registered name holder of the domain name
Registrant Rights and Responsibilities Specification:
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6. Registrant Responsibilities
Responsible for complying with registration agreement
Assumes responsibility for registration and use its domain name
Must provide accurate information for publication in directories such as WHOIS
Must respond to inquiries from your Registrar within fifteen (15) days, and keep your Registrar account data and payment info current
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7. Resellers
Entity that sells domain names directly to end users/registrants
Does not have contract with ICANN
Cannot registrar names directly with registry
Must work with an ICANN-accredited registrar
Defined term in 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement
Section 3.12 of 2013 RAA lists requirements for registrars vis-à-vis resellers
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8. Registrars Contracted party with ICANN
Can register names directly with registries (“RRA”)
Various business models
Must comply with Registrar Accreditation Agreement (“RAA”)
Must comply with Consensus Policies
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9. Registrars Must apply to be registrar
Considerations:
Fees
Compliance Obligations
US $500,000 Commercial General Liability Insurance
Contract & account funding required per TLD
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10. Registries Contracted Party with ICANN Registry Agreement (“RA”)
Responsible for operating gTLDs
Many new gTLDs added to the root after new gTLD program
Maintain zone data for their TLD
Data escrow
Whois
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11. Putting it all together
I am the registrant of the “hello” domain name in the .world TLD (Top-Level Domain)
INTERNET
INTERNET USER
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I would like the to visit the website

12. Focus on IDNs : What are they ?
Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)
Historically domain names were limited to Latin script: .com, .org, .sg, .cn,
IDNs are domain names in non-Latin scripts – e.g. Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Devanagari, Greek, Thai, etc.
IDN ccTLDs and IDN gTLDs are now delegated

13. Engage with ICANN Thank You and Questions Reach us at:
Website: icann.org
twitter.com/icann
gplus.to/icann
facebook.com/icannorg
weibo.com/ICANNorg
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linkedin.com/company/icann
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