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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.

====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>

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