DNS.be - New version of Terms & Conditions

[DJ]

Dear .be domain name holder,

DNS BE is the manager of the .be domain name zone. U are receiving this
message because you are the holder of one or more .be domain names. If
you would like to know more about DNS BE and its role, you are kindly
invited to visit our website at www.dns.be.

DNS BE has prepared a new version (4.0) of the terms and conditions of
domain name registrations under the .BE domain. The current version of
the terms and conditions should normally have been presented for
acceptation by your registration agent at the time of registration of
your .be domain.

You can find the new version on our website:
http://www.dns.be/en/030989-KHUzoC-09a9719

The new version of the terms and conditions contains a number of important
changes:

- replacement of the terms "licence" and "licensee" by a more
accurate terminology;

- reduction of the delay for execution of decisions within the
framework of the alternative dispute resolution (15 days instead of
30 working days);

- introduction of a rule for the recovery of costs with regards to
the alternative dispute resolution;

- introduction of the principle that cybersquatters will have to
intervene indirectly for a part of the costs of the alternative
dispute resolution.

The new version of the terms and conditions will enter in force on 15
March 2007 and will from that date apply to all registered .be domains
and their respective holders.

With kind regards,

DNS BE Team

Press release can be found here : http://dns.be/en/home.php?n=397

 

[IAmAllanShore]

I understand there is probably a language barrier, but c'mon...

U are receiving this

Yet again, another "official" announcement that sounds like a six year old wrote it.

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As to the changes, they are moving further away from anything rational ...

- introduction of the principle that cybersquatters will have to
intervene indirectly for a part of the costs of the alternative
dispute resolution.

Not that there aren't 30 different ways that the above could be read, but the point they are trying to make is going to be random in application -

Long story short - GOOD-BYE .BE

-Allan

 

[RegFee]

Were these terms rewritten because dns.be plans on cracking down on .be cybersquatting?

 

[DJ]

I understand there is probably a language barrier, but c'mon...

U are receiving this

Allan, you are correct. Just note that U means You in flemish/dutch so this is most likely a typo, but still inexcuseable.

 

[jmcc]

Were these terms rewritten because dns.be plans on cracking down on .be cybersquatting?

Well most of the vegetables in EURid management seem to be DNS.be refugees. The idea that DNS.be is cracking down on cybersquatting while EURid has been actively facilitating it is just too ironic. The fallout on this could reduce .be ccTLD to the tens of thousands.

The idea of the respondent in an ADR paying some or all of the costs is interesting. Again this could be fallout from the incompetence of EURId and its ADR gouging. It is hard to put into words how despised EURid is in the European business community over its handling of the Sunrise and landrush launch phases.

Some of the smaller ccTLDs in the EU may well be watching closely as cybersquatting and warehousing is beginning to be a problem that is affecting the international credibility of some ccTLDs.

Regards...jmcc

 

[Sam]

Well,

Good thing all my .be dropped! ALL! Good bye .be!

Sam