ICANN Seeks Comment on Implementation of Whois Information Consistency Policy for gTLDs
ICANN sought comment on the Generic Names Supporting Organization’s (GNSO) proposed implementation of an ICANN-adopted policy that among other things requires consistent labeling and display of Whois information for all generic top-level domains (gTLDs). ICANN adopted the policy in February…
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2014, after recommendations in 2013 from the GNSO Council. The implementation proposal would first require all gTLDs -- excluding .com, .net and .jobs TLDs -- to display Registration Data Directory Services (RDDS) output that’s compliant with the ICANN-adopted policy, except for the registrar registration expiration date and reseller information. The same gTLDs would be required to display fully RDDS-compliant information during a second implementation phase, ICANN said. All gTLDs -- including .com, .net and .jobs -- would be required to comply with the policy during a third phase. ICANN is seeking comment on how specialized Whois-related provisions of the .cat, .name and .tel registry agreements interact with new requirements on consistent labeling and display during the first two implementation phases. Comments on the implementation proposal are due Jan. 18, ICANN said Thursday.