Document provided by Global Name Registry for informational purposes only. Opening Up the Second Level ICANN Public Forum Montreal, Canada Wednesday 25 June 2003

1 The Global Name Registry, Limited Global Name Registry’s Vision A.name for Everyone  A top level domain intended for use by individuals, not businesses.  Allow consumers to address themselves as individuals, in a crowded space where the distinction between company names and individual names has become blurred.  Provide end-users with both an address and a web address in a personal namespace.

2 The Global Name Registry, Limited Current Product Offering  GNR currently offers names on the 3 rd level Domain: aname.anothername.name  Registrations must consist of “personal names” - meaning a name by which a person is commonly known.  Registrants may add numeric characters to the beginning or ending of the personal name to differentiate their registration from others, e.g. john.smith2.name or john.smith1955.name.  All domains on the 2 nd level are currently reserved by the Registry or ICANN.

3 The Global Name Registry, Limited Proposed Additional Product Offering  Open the space for registrations at the 2 nd level, permitting registration of, e.g., “johnson.name” or “bobjohnson.name” or “RobertJohnsonII.name”  2 nd level.name registrations will correspond to.biz and.info (standard EPP) and be very close to.com and.net (RRP).  2 nd level.name registrations will be provisioned and function in exactly the same way as most TLDs such as.com,.net,.biz and.info  For existing 3 rd level customers there will be no changes.

4 The Global Name Registry, Limited Why Add 2 nd Level.name Registrations?  Respond to consumer desire for familiar 2 nd level registrations Registrants accustomed to current domain offerings will find 2 nd level.name products more familiar. Registrars will now be able to easily package.name with their standard product offerings such as hosting and  Enable Registrars to treat.NAME like any other gTLD Include.name in standard Registrar sales processes, eliminating need to create additional input field. Include.name in standard Registrar product bundles. Facilitate Registrars use of resellers by making the product familiar within and compatible with existing reseller channels.  Facilitate the integration of.name registrations with 3 rd Party offerings currently tailored to 2 nd level products

5 The Global Name Registry, Limited Preserving the Character of.name  Maintain current eligibility requirements: Registrants must be individuals; and Individuals may register names by which they are commonly known only. No “dot” required between first and last name element.  Current Standard and Premium Defensive Registrations retain their functionality on the 3 rd level, and provide similar functionality on the 2 nd level  Namewatch-type tools widely available in the marketplace for 2 nd level registrations.  Current Dispute Resolution requirements to remain in place and to apply to 2 nd level registrations.

6 The Global Name Registry, Limited Avoid Interference with Current 3 rd Level Registrations  The Addition of 2 nd level registrations will not negatively impact existing or prospective 3 rd level registrants. Post-fix reservations Pre-reservation of common surnames by.NAME Registry Pre-reservation of common surnames - governmental input

7 The Global Name Registry, Limited Post-Fix Reservations .name Registry will reserve all 2 nd level names ending in designated strings or string sets. “family” - and translations such as “famille”, “rodzina”, “famiglia”, and “familia” Permits or famiglia.name No limit to what precedes the post-fix All registrations within these strings at the third level

8 The Global Name Registry, Limited Pre-reservation of Common Names by the Registry  The.name Registry will reserve a set of “Common Names” widely used by the population of a country or region. These Common Names will be made available exclusively in connection with the Registry’s third level products.  As reflected on the following pages, research indicates that even a very limited number of surnames in a country often represents a very high percentage of the population.

9 The Global Name Registry, Limited % of Population (Y) sharing # of Surnames (X) * compiled by Global Name Registry China  Distribution of Surnames China Japan  Distribution of Surnames Japan

10 The Global Name Registry, Limited % of Population (Y) sharing # of Surnames (X) * compiled by Global Name Registry Germany  Distribution of Surnames Germany United States  Distribution of Surnames United States

11 The Global Name Registry, Limited Government Input in Pre-reservation  Global Name Registry will invite members of the GAC to provide input regarding name distribution patterns in their respective countries and to make suggestions about the Common Name reservation strategy before 2nd level registrations become available.  GAC will also be invited to inform non-participating national governments about this opportunity to provide input.  To avoid inappropriate reservations or unanticipated outcomes, submissions will be reviewed against available data.  The number of names to be reserved will vary to reflect Internet penetration and usage in particular countries or regions.  Likewise, reservations will be made for fixed periods of varying lengths to reflect national or regional Internet penetration and usage.

12 The Global Name Registry, Limited Impact on ICANN Constituencies .name’s 2 nd level product will: Provide a new and more attractive product to Registrars and resellers; Allow Registrars to offer their user base an address on a personal namespace without adapting to the 3 rd level.name model; Benefit end-users because the.name space will be easier to access, more supported by distributors, more widely used, and well protected as a space dedicated to individual consumers; Continue to protect intellectual property interests, because Defensive Registrations and dispute resolution requirements will continue to apply; Provide businesses with opportunities for enhanced marketing and the provision of value-added services; and Expand ISPs offerings to consumers.

13 The Global Name Registry, Limited Next Steps  GNR has submitted a formal request to ICANN Board to amend the Registry Agreement to permit GNR to provide additional registry service.  Consistent with General Counsel’s 21 March 2002 criteria, GNR has requested expedited consideration of this proposal: The proposal retains the fundamental character of the.name space and does not present a danger to the legitimate interests of a third party; Consideration sought at the next telephonic meeting of the ICANN Board (late July).  GNR has initiated consultation with GAC regarding this proposal.  We expect full implementation on or about 31 October 2003.

14 The Global Name Registry, Limited Q&A 1  Will the registry continue to sell both 2 nd and 3 rd level names? Yes, the Registry will continue to sell and operate both the 2 nd and the 3 rd level model.  What will happen to existing 3 rd level domain and Registrants? Current registrants will not notice any differences to their domain and products.  What will happen to the defensive registrations? The standard defensive registrations will work as today for 3 rd level products, with the additional benefit of also getting the 2 nd level reserved for the 2 nd level of the standard defensive registrations. The premium defensive registrations will work as they do today for 3 rd level products. The 3 rd level (and higher) on 2 nd level domains will work as 4 th level (and higher) currently do on a 3 rd level registration.

15 The Global Name Registry, Limited Q&A 2  Will there be changes to the EPP protocol? No, the only difference is in the validation of the domain name - 2 dots are no longer required.  Will registrars need to be reaccredited? No, the protocol (EPP) will remain unchanged and there are only minor changes to Registry/Registrar business processes.  Will there be any differences between 2 nd level.name domains and.biz/.info/.com/.net? The 2 nd level.name will be identical to.biz and.info and very close to.com and.net.  Will this make it simpler for registrars to sell.name products? Yes, special adaptations to accommodate.NAME products are no longer needed.  How will WHOIS work for.name ? In addition to current functionality, lookups on the 2 nd level will be supported.

16 The Global Name Registry, Limited Q&A 3  What will the move to 2 nd level domains do to the size of the.name name space? The theoretical size of the name space will decrease, but the practical size of the name space will increase due to the fact that popular family surnames are already reserved on the 2 nd level due to the existing 3 rd level registrations. The name space will also accommodate both john.smith.name and johnsmith.name thereby increasing the perceived size of the name space for people’s names.  Will there be a first come first served model for both 2 nd and 3 rd level? Yes, there will be first come first served model for both levels. When a 3 rd level registration is done, the 2 nd level will be reserved for additional 3 rd level registrations. When a 2 nd level registration is done, there can be no 3 rd level registrations on that 2 nd level.  How will the technology for.name operate with the 2 nd level model? Only minor changes to the.name solution will be needed to open the 2 nd level.  How will the addition of the 2 nd level affect registrar partners? Partner programs operated by Registrars currently selling 3 rd level.name can continue as today.

17 The Global Name Registry, Limited Impacts on EPP  Opening the 2 nd level will not require any changes to the EPP (05/03) mappings  Modification of EPP string validations After the move the domain mapping will also accept domains with only one “.” in the domain name string Example. Today the domain name string rasmussen.name will not be accepted because it contains only one “.” but geir.rasmussen.name will be accepted. After opening up the 2 nd level, both strings will be valid domain names  Registrars can use the same EPP mappings regardless of what products they want to sell: Only 2 nd level names (exactly as.biz and.info) Only 3 rd level names (exactly as current offering) Both 2 nd and 3 rd level names

18 The Global Name Registry, Limited Thank-you!