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'''MoU''' is the acronym for '''Memorandum of Understanding'''. It is a legal document of agreement between two or more parties. It is not completely obligatory like a legal contract is, but it is more powerful and legitimate than the earlier "gentleman’s agreement." A Memorandum of Understanding can also be considered a letter of intent, as a letter of intent expresses the interest for performing certain activities, but it does not legally bind any of the party to perform these activities. On an international platform, the MoU comes under a wide range of treaties; international MoUs must legally register with the United Nations. Although an MoU is categorized as a type of treaty, it can sometimes be kept confidential, unlike other treaties. | '''MoU''' is the acronym for '''Memorandum of Understanding'''. It is a legal document of agreement between two or more parties. It is not completely obligatory like a legal contract is, but it is more powerful and legitimate than the earlier "gentleman’s agreement." A Memorandum of Understanding can also be considered a letter of intent, as a letter of intent expresses the interest for performing certain activities, but it does not legally bind any of the party to perform these activities. On an international platform, the MoU comes under a wide range of treaties; international MoUs must legally register with the United Nations. Although an MoU is categorized as a type of treaty, it can sometimes be kept confidential, unlike other treaties. | ||
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This is also know as the Joint Project Agreement ([[JPA]]). This memorandum was formulated on 25th November 1998 with the aim of privatizing the management of Domain Name System ([[DNS]]). DOC determined that managing the DNS fell in line with the goals set out by ICANN, according to the policy it had published on 5 June 1998, pledging to perform all functions related to the management and organization of names and addresses on the Internet. | This is also know as the Joint Project Agreement ([[JPA]]). This memorandum was formulated on 25th November 1998 with the aim of privatizing the management of Domain Name System ([[DNS]]). DOC determined that managing the DNS fell in line with the goals set out by ICANN, according to the policy it had published on 5 June 1998, pledging to perform all functions related to the management and organization of names and addresses on the Internet. | ||
The agreement was aimed to design, develop and test different organizing processes in a way that could be easily modified according to the requirements of rapidly changing internet and its users. It has so far been modified seven times to date, with the first amendment being on 10th November 1999, the sixth on 17th September 2003 and the seventh on 29th September 2006. This agreement was also aimed to encourage private sector management in | The agreement was aimed to design, develop and test different organizing processes in a way that could be easily modified according to the requirements of rapidly changing internet and its users. It has so far been modified seven times to date, with the first amendment being on 10th November 1999, the sixth on 17th September 2003 and the seventh on 29th September 2006. This agreement was also aimed to encourage private sector management in the area of DNS development, which deals with the global and operational diversity of the Internet's users and their requirements.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/agreements.htm icann.org]</ref><ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/icann-mou-25nov98.htm icann.org]</ref> | ||
====Other ICANN-related MoUs==== | ====Other ICANN-related MoUs==== | ||
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====Other Relevant MoUs==== | ====Other Relevant MoUs==== | ||
gTLD MoU | '''gTLD-MoU''': [[ISOC]] created the [[IAHC]] in 1996 to investigate and find a solution for the domain name regulation problems faced by the internet community at the time. The result of this investigation was a report in the form of [[gTLD-MoU]] (Generic Top Level Domain Memorandum of Understanding). The report proposed the creation of seven new [[TLD]]s to ease the pressure off the current [[gTLD]]s, [[.com]], [[.org]], and [[.net]]. The seven new domains proposed were: [[.firm]], [[.store]], [[.web]], [[.arts]], [[.nom]], [[.info]] and [[.rec]]. The committee also proposed the creation of new organizations to regulate the [[Domain Name System]]; subsequently, the following organizations were created: [[The Depository]], The Policy Advisory Body ([[PAB]]), The Policy Oversight Committee ([[POC]]), Council of Registrars ([[CORE]]), and Administrative Domain Name Challenge Panels.<ref>[http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~eroberts/cs201/projects/domain-names/proposals/gtldmou.html gTLD Memorandum of Understanding]</ref> | ||
[[CORE]] MoU | '''CORE-MoU''': [[CORE-MoU]] is the Memorandum of Understanding for Internet Council of Registrars ([[CORE]]). It states the policies and terms to be followed by each CORE member. After an applicant is accepted to be a member of the CORE, the applicant must read the CORE-MoU and abide by the provisions in the MoU.<ref>[http://www.corenic.org/COREMoU.htm CORE-MoU]</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||