[ICANN-EU] COMMON USE DOMAINS Re: [ga] bodacious-tata[s].NET

["DIR.ru" <master@dir.ru>]

>That would really be a great idea! If you like, there seems to be a fund
>for the owners of Barcelona.COM, who have an opponent that has said they
>will fight the legal battle till the end. Not difficult for them, the city
>council of the Spanish Barcelona (there are many more places of that name)
>to pay it. They can raise the taxes or write out more parking tickets. The
>owners of Barcelona.COM (no squatters at all, as the site will immediately
>show) have to pay it all themselves. This will be hundreds of thousands of
>dollars...

>More about this fund at the Barcelona.COM site. They do not organize it
>themselves, but there is a link.

In RU zone:

http://www.ripn.net:8080/nic/dns/en/cntr_append.txt

9.1 COMMON USE DOMAINS (geographical and generic ones).

9.1.1 The common use domain are all geographical domains,  as well as
    second level domains (generic ones):  AC,  COM, EDU, NET, ORG, INT
    and PP.  Decision on assigning the "common use" status  to  other
    domains is made by Coordination Group.

9.1.2 The  second level geographical domain is delegated in accordance
    with Russian Federation entities list.  Any  exceptions  must  be
    approved by special decision of .RU zone Coordination Group.  The
    Russian Federation entities list is available on RIPN WWW-server:
    http://www.ripn.net/nic/dns/   Only a legal entity may be the
    common use domain administrator.

9.1.3 The   common   use   domain   administrator   ensures    domain
    administering  in  accordance  with  "Regulations on geographical
    domains administering" (which are the same for GENERIC domains as
    well).   In  case  any  limitations  of  subdomains  registration
    procedures are introduced  the  administrator  must  receive  the
    Coordination  Group  approval of rules.  The rules for the common
    use domains  administrator  are  publicized  on  RIPN WWW-server:
    http://www.ripn.net/nic/dns/   The   common   use   domains
    registration in .RU zone  is  free  of  charge.  The  common  use
    subdomains  registration  in  .RU  zone  is  free of charge.  All
    applications for subdomains registration are considered on  equal
    basis irrespective of the APPLICANT's name.

9.1.4 In  case the common use domain administrator fail to follow the
    administering rules each Coordination Group member  or  .RU  zone
    domain   administrator   can   propose   the  delegation  of  his
    organization  domain  be  canceled  at  the  Coordination   Group
    meeting.  In case the domain delegation is canceled the duties on
    its administering are  temporarily  placed  on  RIPN  or  another
    Coordination  Group  member.  Re-delegation  of  such a domain is
    possible not earlier than three months from  the  date  when  the
    duties on its administering were replaced. When necessary the .RU
    zone domain administrator can cancel the  domain  delegation  and
    temporarily  transfer the right for its administration to another
    organization till the next Coordination Group meeting by himself.

9.1.5 The secondary DNS can be located on the .RU zone  administrator
    servers  in case the common use domains require it (providing the
    Internet connection independence is followed).


9.2 PUBLIC DOMAINS.

9.2.1 Public domains are geographical domains whose names are derived
    from  geographical  names  (but not listed in geographical).  The
    domains whose names consist of common words may be classified  as
    public.  The public status can be assigned to domain according to
    the application. Decision on assigning the "public use" status to
    the restricted domains is made by Coordination Group.

9.2.2 The  public  domain administrator must follow the principles of
    the .RU zone domains administering specified in  REGULATIONS.  In
    case  any  limitations  of  domain  registration  procedures  are
    introduced the administrator must receive the Coordination  Group
    approval  of regulations.  The REGULATIONS for the public domains
    administrator    are    publicized     on     RIPN    WWW-server:
    http://www.ripn.net/nic/dns/     Considering   applications,  the
    domains registration and delegation in  public  domains  must  be
    carried out on equal basis. Registering the public domains in .RU
    zone is paid in accordance with section  7  of  REGULATIONS.  The
    public  domain  administrator  determines value and procedures of
    payment for domain registration in his zone by himself.

9.2.3 In  case  the  public  domain  administrator  fails  to  follow
    REGULATIONS  the procedures of settlement of disputable issues is
    the same as the one described in article 9.1.4.


Nikolai Popkov. www.dir.ru , www.ClickHere.ru ,
http://members.icann.org/nom/cp/82.html