1. .CR DOMAIN ELIMINATION EXPERIENCE
NIC COSTA RICA
ROSALÍA MORALES

2. CURRENT .CR POLICIES
Before 2014, .cr would not register protected brands or domain names whose title-holders were considered to have ¨acted in bad faith¨
Current reasons for taking down a domain:
Titleholder’s request
Non-payment
Due to instructions from the Court of Justice of the Republic of Costa Rica, WIPO or the local center for arbitration and mediation (CAM)
Unauthorized commercialization of .cr domains
Erroneous or false information – will follow the instructions of a court order
Exception: If the domain is going through a conflict resolution process (WIPO or CAM)

3. TAKING DOWN DOMAINS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT
Tunis Agenda for the Information Society "Policy authority for Internet-related public policy issues is the sovereign right of the States. They have rights and responsibilities for international Internet-related public policy issues”.
Intellectual property, brand registration, crimes including drug trafficking, child pornography, human trafficking, bank fraud or others : domain name will be eliminated if ordered to do so by a final judgment from the Courts of Justice of the Republic of Costa Rica.
Cases involving conflict resolution related to domain names related to WIPO or to the Center for Arbitration and Mediation (CAM) of the Association of Attorneys of Costa Rica: will follow up with process as agreed with WIPO and CAM.

4. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Since 2010, between 1 to 2 domain take downs by law-enforcement cases per year
Cases usually related to fraud, child pornography, criminal investigations and (since 2016) copyright infringement
Good relations with local law-enforcement agency
As soon as we receive court order we provide all the required information
Work with agency in other national scale projects related to cyber security, good communication

5. WINDS OF CHANGE…
In 2015, received first case of copyright infringement court order to take down a domain
Request was processes immediately, part of global operation
For the first time faced pressure from international players in the process
2016 – 2017: Pressure from international parties has increased
Pressure to not follow our domain elimination policies
Have not received a court order at this point, after more than 1.5 years of pressure
Have received support from other ccTLDs in the process
.cr will respect the local law´s decision and will not bend to international pressure

6. WHAT IS NEXT?
Harsh criticism of different ccTLD policies regarding domain elimination
Lack of research or documentation interpreted as subversive behavior
Recommend best practices or general research by ccNSO regarding relationship with Law Enforcement practices and domain take downs
Pressure will increase
ccTLDs need clear and updated domain policies and process regarding domain take down process
Stick to Tunis Agenda 2005 Principle

7. THANK YOU!
NIC Costa Rica
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