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'''CORE''' stands for '''Internet Council of Registrars'''. It is a non-profit organization formed in 1997 based on Generic Top Level Domains-Memorandum of Understanding (gTLD-MoU) for assisting launch of new domain name spaces. CORE has developed protocols and methodologies to facilitate domain registration also have developed a multi-protocol Shared Registration System (SRS) and registration gateway. SRS and Gateway help CORE members or Registrars to register and maintain the domain names for their customers.<ref>[http://www.corenic.org/The_CORE_Association.htm corenic.org]</ref> CORE will be sponsoring  the 39th ICANN meeting to be  held in Cartagena, Colombia. Earlier it has also sponsored the 36th and 38th ICANN meetings held in Seoul, Korea and Brussels, Belgium respectively.<ref>[http://www.corenic.org/Registry_News.htm corenic.org]Registry news</ref>

'''CORE-MOU''' is the '''Internet Council of Registrars-Memorandum of Understanding''', consisting of terms and policies to be followed by each [[CORE]] member. When an applicant’s form is accepted for consideration by CORE, the applicant must read the CORE-MoU and affirm to follow its provisions.<ref>[http://www.corenic.org/CORE_Membership_Application_Form.htm CORE membership application form]</ref>

 

CORE-MOU is the Internet Council of Registrars-Memorandum of Understanding, consisting of terms and policies to be followed by each CORE member. When an applicant’s form is accepted the applicant needs to read the CORE-MoU and affirm to follow all the provisions of the MoU.<ref>[http://www.corenic.org/CORE_Membership_Application_Form.htm CORE membership application form]</ref>

== General ==

== General ==

'''Article 1''' consists of definitions of terms used in the MoU such as DNS, Registry, Registrar, gTLD, the CORE-gTLD, gTLD –MoU, what is POC, iPOC, IAHC and so on.

'''Article 1''' consists of definitions of the terms used in the MoU, such as [[DNS]], [[Registry]], [[Registrar]], [[gTLD]], the CORE-gTLD, [[gTLD–MoU]], [[POC]], [[iPOC]], [[IAHC]] and so on.

'''Article 2''' contains the principles, adopted from the gTLD-MoU in the CORE-MoU, that need to be followed by each Registrar. They are as follows:

'''Article 2''' contains the principles, adopted from the gTLD-MoU, that need to be followed by each Registrar. They are as follows:

* The TLD is a public resource and any evolution and or administration should be in the interest and service of the public.

* The TLD is a public resource and any evolution and/or administration should be in the interest and service of the public.

* The public policies should represent the interests of the current and future stake holders of the internet name space.

* Public policies should represent the interests of current and future stakeholders of the internet namespace.

* The registration services of gTLD name space should provide for global distribution of registrars.

* The registration services of gTLD namespace should provide for global distribution of Registrars.

* According to section 2(f) of gTLD-MoU, if the Second Level Domain (SLD) in any CORE-gTLD is identical to an alphanumeric string for which intellectual property rights exist shall be made available to only that person or to the one assigned authority by that person.

* According to section 2(f) of the gTLD-MoU, if the Second Level Domain (SLD) in any CORE-gTLD is identical to an alphanumeric string for which intellectual property rights exist, it shall be made available to only the rights-holder or to the one authority assigned by the rights-holder.

'''Article 3''' speaks about the gTLDs and CORE-gTLDs

'''Article 3''' speaks about the gTLDs and CORE-gTLDs

* The CORE gTLDs will be first gTLDs created by iPOC as per Section 9(a) of gTLD-MoU. And thereafter be an additional gTLD as per Section 9(b) of gTLD-MoU.

* CORE gTLDs will be the first gTLDs created by iPOC as per Section 9(a) of the gTLD-MoU, and thereafter be an additional gTLD as per Section 9(b) of gTLD-MoU.

* “.com”, “.org” and “.net” gTLDs shall not be subject to provisions of the CORE-MoU and till then Registrars who administers those gTLDs shall not be considered a gTLD Registrar for the purposes of CORE-MoU.

* “.com”, “.org” and “.net” gTLDs shall not be subject to the provisions of the CORE-MoU, and Registrars who administers those gTLDs shall not be considered gTLD Registrars for the purposes of CORE-MoU.

* Also the two character top level domain name space shall not be subject to the provisions of the CORE-MoU.<ref>[http://www.corenic.org/COREMoU.htm corenic.org]General</ref>

* Two character [[TLD]] namespace shall not be subject to the provisions of the CORE-MoU.<ref>[http://www.corenic.org/COREMoU.htm corenic.org]General</ref>

== Selection of Registrars ==

== Selection of Registrars ==