Registry Models Presentation

1. Registry Models
Presented by Vanessa Issah
First Stakeholder Consultative meeting
23 Feb 2016
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Agenda
 Types of Registry Models
 2R and 3R models
 Advantages and Disadvantages
 Open and Closed Registries
 Benefits of Closed and Open Registries
 Disadvantages of both open and close registries
 Adoption of open and closed models
 Summary
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3. 2R Models
 Registry “2R” Model
 Registry – Registrant
 Registry provides direct
registrations to
consumers
 Registrants request
domains directly through
registry
 Registrants request
domains directly through
a direct reseller
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2R Model
 Advantages
 Simple Model
 Direct customer relationships
 Offloads some customer interface work from
registry to reseller
 Disadvantages
 Doesn’t scale without lots of work from registry
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5. 3R Model
 Registry “3R” Model
 Registry – Registrar –
Registrant
 Registrars interface
between customer and
registry
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3R Model
 Advantages
 More stakeholders => more policies/business models
 Less work for registry (automation/EPP)
 Focus on DNS services
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Open and Closed models
 Open registry
Allows anyone to register domains anywhere
 Closed registry
Restricted registration
Laid down procedure for registration
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Open vs. Closed registry
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Implications
 Open
 Anyone anywhere can register domain
 Not operated by many registries
 Restrictions are minimal, eg. .ly allows for open
registration largely but restricts type of content
on .ly website
 Introduction of policies in Dispute Resolution
Procedure to protect trademark owners and
defend their rights against cybersquatters
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Implications
 Closed
 Adopted by many .ccTLD registries
 Narrow defined categories for registration eg.
Government, limited companies, academic
institutions.
 Strict checking means extra overheads eg. More
paper work submissions as proof by registrant.
 Additional cost is incurred
 Complex because of too many rules to follow
 Deters domain registrations and establishment of
a thriving registrar sector
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Open and Closed Model Adoption
 These registries adopt open model
.at, .dk, .mx, .nz, .ch and .uk
 Small Islands, .cc (Cocos), .tv (Tuvalu), .ws (Samoa)
 Closed model
.fr, .de, .it, .be, .my, .es, .se, .nl and .ve
common restrictions are
residence requirement, company registration or legal
representative
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 .es registry created open 3rd level domain eg. .com.es,
.nom.es, .org.es
 Extending open model to 2nd level domain .es because of
positive experience with 3rd level domain
 .za has open registrations for only .co.za domains
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.gh Registry Model
 3R Model
 Registrar Accreditation Process to be published soon
 Maximum of 5 Local registrars to be accredited in 2016
 Closed Registry
 Require Company registration certificate or trade mark
for registration
 Reduces number of disputes
 Debate on Close or Open registry for .gh registry later
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Wrap-up
 Different registry models
 Comparison of both models
 Adoption in some countries
 Some implications
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15. Thank you
Questions?
info@ghnic.org.gh
www.ghnic.org.gh
+233-303968373
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