The governance of mutual rights and obligations of ICANN and the registries for ccTLDs on the example of the .pl (Poland), .lt (Lithuania) and other selected domain names
| Author | Affiliation |
|---|---|
Zelek, Mariusz |
Mykolo Romerio universitetas |
| Date |
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2014 |
Straipsnyje analizuojamas klausimas dėl abipusių teisių ir pareigų, kylančių iš susitarimų, sudarytų tarp ICANN ir ccTLDs registrų. Darbe pateikiamas palyginimas turinių visų prieinamų rašytinių susitarimų, sudarytų tarp ICANN su registrais, ir šios analizės pagrindu daromos išvados dėl teisinių santykių, susijusių su .pl ir .lt domenų vardų administravimu, turinio.
It seems, however, that this observation should not be linked with the existence on the part of ICANN contractor the right to perform the function of the specific domain Registry on the basis of exclusivity and the consequences arising from this fact, as the entitlement to perform the said function and correlated to it obligation of ICANN to respect this state of affairs is central to the legal relationship created between the said entities. In light of the assumption that the management of a ccTLD should be effected in the interest of the community of the country (autonomous area, a territory) a given domain pertains to, it is desirable for the content of the contractual relationship underlying the administration of .pl and .lt domain names to be strictly defined, unambiguous and publicly available to the community members. Establishing in detail and describing the content of such an obligation relationship is currently impossible, and an attempt at its reconstruction made in this article as based on the assumptions and the texts of the agreements on the administration of other ccTLDs seems to be a stopgap measure, running a high risk of error.