ICANN Amends Domain Name Transfer Policies
ICANN said it implemented amendments to its domain name Transfer Policy and the Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy (TDRP). Amendments to both policies take effect Dec. 1, ICANN said in a Wednesday news release. The Transfer Policy amendments in part require…
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domain registrars to deny inter-registrar domain transfer requests if the registrar imposed a 60-day transfer lock after a change in the domain’s registrant and the registrant didn’t opt out of the lock. The amendments also require a registrar to deny an inter-registrar domain transfer if a Uniform Rapid Suspension proceeding is occurring. The amendments also clarified ICANN’s definition of what constitutes a “material” change in domain registrant and modified the required information to be included in registrant change notifications. The TDRP amendments in part require registrars to file TDRP complaints with ICANN-approved dispute resolution providers rather than directing them to domain registries. The amendments require TDRP providers to publish TDRP decisions and expand the statute of limitations for filing a TDRP complaint to 12 months. The amendments also require a domain to be transferred back to the registrar of record if a dispute resolution panel finds that an invalid transfer occurred.