Afnic publishes the summary of contributions received as part of the public consultation on the proposed mediation procedure for .fr and French overseas domain names.
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" This public consultation concerns the plan to launch a mediation service as an amicable means of resolving disputes between rights holders and holders of domain names under .fr
This project forms part of our broader measures for combating abuse and more specifically facilitating the resolution of disputes concerning domain names.
These plans were submitted to Afnic’s consultative committees on 18 October 2022 and this public consultation incorporates the suggestions made on that occasion.
Since the launch of the SYRELI procedure in 2011, Afnic has handed down 2,207 rulings. Between 2012 and 2022, Afnic saw an increase of more than 75% in the number of decisions handed down. In 8% of cases, the holder spontaneously agreed to the measure demanded by the claimant, and in 25% of cases, the holders defended themselves by giving substantiated responses to contest the claimant’s demands.
It is in these two cases, in which the holder responds, that Afnic intends to offer this mediation service. This represents around 700 rulings since the launch of the SYRELI procedure."
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