Management of domain names: a controversial decree
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In a press release issued late last week, AFNIC (French Association for Internet naming and Cooperation) reacts to the publication in the Official Gazette on 8 February, a decree on the granting and management of domain names. It regrets that the measures recommended by the decree have not been the subject of consultation with stakeholders, and intends to seize the Minister for Industry, François Loos.
Dated February 6 and stamped 2007-162, this decree establishes certain particular measures to reserve the filing of domain names that evoke national institutions, utilities, local government or elected officials of the Republic to these entities, to What Afnic replies that  "the. fr is already one of the extensions the most protective in the world for local authorities with nearly a dozen of naming conventions (mairie-xxx.fr, cg-xxx.fr, xxx.fr agglomerate, etc..) and a legal and technical protection of the names of common unmatched  ». The association regrets when  "the operational modalities of implementation of this principle of protection reinforced Â" are not specified.
This decree implementing the Law of 9 July 2004 also provides for the establishment of a call for applications to designate accredited registrars to provide domain names with extensions such as the French. En or the. re. gp and. mq. The AFNIC  expresses "the hope that this designation is reached as soon as possible, especially since certain provisions of the decree could be applied only by a formally designated, and in a manner still to be clarified ».
It also stops on strengthening responsibilities of registrars. The decree of February 6 stipulates that the offices are actually  "required to block, delete or transfer »  domain names "when they see that a record was made in violation of rules established by this section of code Post and Electronic Communications  ». The AFNIC regrets that registrars can be found liable and  "remember that it maintains a list of banned words or reserved to prevent, within its remit, the most obvious interferences in order public and the rights of others and she has adopted guidelines for the fight against cybersquatting  ».
 "The principle of neutrality applies to AFNIC has been repeatedly confirmed by the court, AFNIC has found it necessary to ask the Minister of Industry of information on the application of this decree and reserves the to seize the competent authority in each case to determine what to do, since those provisions are applicable to him or would  "finally added the association.
Source: Clubic
