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'''RAP WG''' is the abbreviation for '''Registration Abuse Policies Working Group''' (also known as '''WGRAP''', or '''Working Group on Registration Abuse Policies'''). On 25 September 2008, the Generic Name Support Organization ([[GNSO]]) adopted a motion requesting a report on the issues regarding the abuse provisions for the [[registry]] and [[registrar]] agreements. The report highlighted the provisions relevant to abuse ~~that were involved~~ in the registry-registrar agreements, and also included several recommendations. Considering this, the GNSO Council in December 2008 agreed to ~~Charter~~ a Working Group to look into the open problems mentioned in the Report; the RAP WG was chartered in February 2009.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-wg-final-report-29may10-en.pdf gnso.icann.org RAP WG final report, May 29, 2010; retrieved 5 June 2011]</ref>

'''RAP WG''' is the abbreviation for '''Registration Abuse Policies Working Group''' (also known as '''WGRAP''', or '''Working Group on Registration Abuse Policies'''). On 25 September 2008, the Generic Name Support Organization ([[GNSO]]) adopted a motion requesting a report on the issues regarding the abuse provisions for the [[registry]] and [[registrar]] agreements. The resulting report highlighted the provisions relevant to abuse in the registry-registrar agreements, and also included several recommendations. Considering this, the GNSO Council in December 2008 agreed to charter a Working Group to look into the open problems mentioned in the Report; the RAP WG was chartered in February 2009.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-wg-final-report-29may10-en.pdf gnso.icann.org RAP WG final report, May 29, 2010; retrieved 5 June 2011]</ref>

==Overview==

The main objective of the RAP WG is to gather facts, provide the necessary focus and define terms ~~and definition of~~ the various policy issues so that GNSO Council is able to make quality decisions on whether there is a need to initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP) on registration abuse.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registration-abuse/rap-charter-07july09.html RAP Charter]</ref>

The main objective of the RAP WG was to gather facts, provide the necessary focus, and define terms for the various policy issues so that the GNSO Council would be able to make quality decisions on whether there was a need to initiate a Policy Development Process ([[PDP]]) on registration abuse.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registration-abuse/rap-charter-07july09.html RAP Charter]</ref>

The ~~mission of the~~ RAP WG is to define domain name registration abuse independently from abuse that occurs from the use of a registered domain name. The RAP WG is also to to identify what issues regarding registration abuse fall under the purview of [[ICANN]]'s mission, as well as to identify the various policies set by ICANN that ~~are~~ binding to [[gTLD]] operators and ICANN accredited registrars.

The RAP WG's task was to define domain name registration abuse independently from abuse that occurs from the use of a registered domain name. The RAP WG was also to to identify what issues regarding registration abuse fall under the purview of [[ICANN]]'s mission, as well as to identify the various policies set by ICANN that were binding to [[gTLD]] operators and ICANN accredited registrars.

ICANN also mandated that the RAP WG conduct additional research ~~conducted to include~~ the practices of relevant entities other than the contracted parties, such as abusers, registrants, law enforcement, service providers, etc. ICANN also stipulated that, based on this research, the WG ~~will have~~ to identify and recommend certain policy issues and processes for further consideration.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2009/03/02/icann-starts-working-group-on-registration-abuse-policies-wgrap-is-domain-parking-an-abuse/ thedomains.com]</ref>

ICANN also mandated that the RAP WG conduct additional research about the practices of relevant entities other than the contracted parties, such as abusers, registrants, law enforcement, service providers, etc. ICANN also stipulated that, based on this research, the WG was to identify and recommend certain policy issues and processes for further consideration.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2009/03/02/icann-starts-working-group-on-registration-abuse-policies-wgrap-is-domain-parking-an-abuse/ thedomains.com]</ref>

== Structure ==

The RAP WG ~~consists~~ of interested stakeholders and constituency representatives who ~~work~~ together with other knowledgeable organizations and individuals in order to research various issues ~~and derive wider definitions for issues mentioned~~ in the Registration Abuse Policies Issues Report and then subsequently take the necessary steps as mentioned in the Charter.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registration-abuse/rap-charter-07july09.html RAP Charter]</ref>

The RAP WG consisted of interested stakeholders and constituency representatives who worked together with other knowledgeable organizations and individuals in order to research the various issues in the Registration Abuse Policies Issues Report, and then subsequently take the necessary steps as mentioned in the Charter.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registration-abuse/rap-charter-07july09.html RAP Charter]</ref>

The RAP WG ~~functions~~ on the basis of a consensus~~. This means~~ that ~~it considers the~~ points of view ~~of all until the chair of the group ascertains that the point of view of the all the members has been understood and covered~~. Consensus views ~~are included in~~ the names and affiliations in ~~the~~ agreement ~~whereas the~~ minority ~~views are included in the~~ discussion in the WG report. <ref ~~name="link3"~~>[http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registration-abuse/rap-charter-07july09.html ~~gnso.icann.org]~~RAP charter</ref>

The RAP WG functioned on the basis of consensus, meaning that all points of view were to be considered in full before coming to any decisions. Consensus views

were recorded along with the names and affiliations of those in agreement, and anyone holding a minority view was invited to include a discussion in the WG report.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registration-abuse/rap-charter-07july09.html RAP charter]</ref>

== References ==

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-'''RAP WG''' is the abbreviation for '''Registration Abuse Policies Working Group''' (also known as '''WGRAP''', or '''Working Group on Registration Abuse Policies'''). On 25 September 2008, the Generic Name Support Organization ([[GNSO]]) adopted a motion requesting a report on the issues regarding the abuse provisions for the [[registry]] and [[registrar]] agreements. The report highlighted the provisions relevant to abuse that were involved in the registry-registrar agreements, and also included several recommendations. Considering this, the GNSO Council in December 2008 agreed to Charter a Working Group to look into the open problems mentioned in the Report; the RAP WG was chartered in February 2009.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-wg-final-report-29may10-en.pdf gnso.icann.org RAP WG final report, May 29, 2010; retrieved 5 June 2011]</ref>
+'''RAP WG''' is the abbreviation for '''Registration Abuse Policies Working Group''' (also known as '''WGRAP''', or '''Working Group on Registration Abuse Policies'''). On 25 September 2008, the Generic Name Support Organization ([[GNSO]]) adopted a motion requesting a report on the issues regarding the abuse provisions for the [[registry]] and [[registrar]] agreements. The resulting report highlighted the provisions relevant to abuse in the registry-registrar agreements, and also included several recommendations. Considering this, the GNSO Council in December 2008 agreed to charter a Working Group to look into the open problems mentioned in the Report; the RAP WG was chartered in February 2009.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-wg-final-report-29may10-en.pdf gnso.icann.org RAP WG final report, May 29, 2010; retrieved 5 June 2011]</ref>
 ==Overview==
-The main objective of the RAP WG is to gather facts, provide the necessary focus and define terms and definition of the various policy issues so that GNSO Council is able to make quality decisions on whether there is a need to initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP) on registration abuse.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registration-abuse/rap-charter-07july09.html RAP Charter]</ref>
+The main objective of the RAP WG was to gather facts, provide the necessary focus, and define terms for the various policy issues so that the GNSO Council would be able to make quality decisions on whether there was a need to initiate a Policy Development Process ([[PDP]]) on registration abuse.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registration-abuse/rap-charter-07july09.html RAP Charter]</ref>
-The mission of the RAP WG is to define domain name registration abuse independently from abuse that occurs from the use of a registered domain name. The RAP WG is also to to identify what issues regarding registration abuse fall under the purview of [[ICANN]]'s mission, as well as to identify the various policies set by ICANN that are binding to [[gTLD]] operators and ICANN accredited registrars.
+The RAP WG's task was to define domain name registration abuse independently from abuse that occurs from the use of a registered domain name. The RAP WG was also to to identify what issues regarding registration abuse fall under the purview of [[ICANN]]'s mission, as well as to identify the various policies set by ICANN that were binding to [[gTLD]] operators and ICANN accredited registrars.
-ICANN also mandated that the RAP WG conduct additional research conducted to include the practices of relevant entities other than the contracted parties, such as abusers, registrants, law enforcement, service providers, etc. ICANN also stipulated that, based on this research, the WG will have to identify and recommend certain policy issues and processes for further consideration.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2009/03/02/icann-starts-working-group-on-registration-abuse-policies-wgrap-is-domain-parking-an-abuse/ thedomains.com]</ref>
+ICANN also mandated that the RAP WG conduct additional research about the practices of relevant entities other than the contracted parties, such as abusers, registrants, law enforcement, service providers, etc. ICANN also stipulated that, based on this research, the WG was to identify and recommend certain policy issues and processes for further consideration.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2009/03/02/icann-starts-working-group-on-registration-abuse-policies-wgrap-is-domain-parking-an-abuse/ thedomains.com]</ref>
 == Structure ==
-The RAP WG consists of interested stakeholders and constituency representatives who work together with other knowledgeable organizations and individuals in order to research various issues and derive wider definitions for issues mentioned in the Registration Abuse Policies Issues Report and then subsequently take the necessary steps as mentioned in the Charter.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registration-abuse/rap-charter-07july09.html RAP Charter]</ref>
+The RAP WG consisted of interested stakeholders and constituency representatives who worked together with other knowledgeable organizations and individuals in order to research the various issues in the Registration Abuse Policies Issues Report, and then subsequently take the necessary steps as mentioned in the Charter.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registration-abuse/rap-charter-07july09.html RAP Charter]</ref>
-The RAP WG functions on the basis of a consensus. This means that it considers the points of view of all until the chair of the group ascertains that the point of view of the all the members has been understood and covered. Consensus views are included in the names and affiliations in the agreement whereas the minority views are included in the discussion in the WG report. <ref name="link3">[http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registration-abuse/rap-charter-07july09.html gnso.icann.org]RAP charter</ref>
+The RAP WG functioned on the basis of consensus, meaning that all points of view were to be considered in full before coming to any decisions. Consensus views
+were recorded along with the names and affiliations of those in agreement, and anyone holding a minority view was invited to include a discussion in the WG report.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registration-abuse/rap-charter-07july09.html RAP charter]</ref>
 == References ==