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==WLS Negotiations==

==WLS Negotiations==

On March 2002, during the ICANN Meeting in Bucharest, Verisign presented its revised proposal to the [[ICANN Board]] regarding implementation of its Waiting List Service. Under its new proposal, Verisign informed the Board that it included all the concerns and recommendations submitted by registrars to the [[DNSO|Domain Name Supporting Organization]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/bucharest/vgrs-wls-proposal-20mar02.pdf Domain Name Wait Listing Service]</ref> Verisign's revised proposal ignited contradicting reactions from the internet community. Some expressed their strong oppositions while others  supported the WLS proposal. To resolve the issue,the ICANN Board adopted Resolution 02.100 on August 23, 2002 delegating it's president [[Paul Twomey]] and general counsel [[John O. Jeffrey]] to negotiate and make proper amendments to .com and .net Registry Agreement between ICANN and Verisign to be able to offer the proposed WLS under certain conditions:<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-23aug02.htm#02.100  ICANN Board Special Meeting]</ref>

In March, 2002, during the [[ICANN Bucharest|ICANN Meeting in Bucharest]], Verisign presented its revised proposal to the [[ICANN Board]] regarding implementation of its Wait List Service. Under its new proposal, Verisign informed the Board that it included all the concerns and recommendations submitted by registrars to the [[DNSO|Domain Name Supporting Organization]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/bucharest/vgrs-wls-proposal-20mar02.pdf Domain Name Wait Listing Service]</ref> Verisign's revised proposal ignited contradicting reactions from the internet community. Some expressed their strong opposition while others  supported the WLS proposal. To resolve the issue,the ICANN Board adopted Resolution 02.100 on August 23, 2002 delegating its president [[Paul Twomey]] and general counsel [[John Jeffrey]] to negotiate and make proper amendments to the [[.com]] and [[.net]] Registry Agreement between ICANN and Verisign to be able to offer the proposed WLS under certain conditions:<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-23aug02.htm#02.100  ICANN Board Special Meeting]</ref>

# A redemption grace period for 6 months for all deleted domain names to give opportunity to the domain owners who unconsciously let their domain name expired to retrieve it.

# A redemption grace period for 6 months for all deleted domain names to give opportunity to the domain owners who unconsciously let their domain name expired to retrieve it

# The WLS will be implemented on test run for one year.

# A test run for one year

# There should be no preference or exclusion due to any registrar reservation service.

# No preference or exclusion due to any registrar reservation service

#  Current domain owners should receive notification that there is an interested buyer for his or her domain name, however the identity of the buyer will not be disclosed.

#  Current domain owners should receive notification that there is an interested buyer for his or her domain name, however the identity of the buyer will not be disclosed.

# Registrars won't be able to include the domain name on the WLS more than 60 days from expiration.  

# Registrars won't be able to include the domain name on the WLS more than 60 days from expiration.  

# Data from the WLS trial period should be collected to determine its relevance.  

# Data from the WLS trial period should be collected to determine its relevance.  

On October 16, 2003, Verisign asked ICANN Board to reconsider its conditions under Resolution 02.100 and subsequently on January 26, 2004 ICANN General Counsel John O. Jeffrey provided Verisign with the Conclusion of Negotiations regarding ICANN's conditions on the WLS proposal. A special provision required the approval of the Department of Commerce on the amendments that will be made to the .com, .net and .org registry agreement between ICANN and Verisign on May 25, 2001 to be able to give Verisign the permission to offer the Waiting List Service.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/jeffrey-to-lewis-26jan04.pdf Conclusion of WLS Negotiations]</ref>

On October 16, 2003, Verisign asked the [[ICANN Board]] to reconsider its conditions under Resolution 02.100 and subsequently on January 26, 2004, ICANN General Counsel John O. Jeffrey provided Verisign with the Conclusion of Negotiations regarding ICANN's conditions on the WLS proposal. A special provision required the approval of the U.S. [[DOC|Department of Commerce]] on the amendments made to the .com, .net and .org registry agreement between ICANN and Verisign.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/jeffrey-to-lewis-26jan04.pdf Conclusion of WLS Negotiations]</ref>

Verisign refused to make appropriate and necessary amendment to its .net agreement with ICANN and to secure an approval from the Department of Commerce <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/legal/verisign-v-icann/icann-net-arbitration-request-12nov04.pdf International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration ICANN vs. Verisign]</ref> which caused the delay in the implementation of the Waiting List Service.

Verisign refused to make appropriate and necessary amendment to its .net agreement with ICANN and to secure the approval of the Department of Commerce,<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/legal/verisign-v-icann/icann-net-arbitration-request-12nov04.pdf International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration ICANN vs. Verisign]</ref> which caused the delay in the implementation of the Waiting List Service.

==Legal Charges Against ICANN==

==Legal Charges Against ICANN==