Registry - Public Consultation

[Jeff]

The Registry is holding a public consultation -

https://www.registry.in/system/files/public-consultation-document-terms-and-condition-for-registrants.pdf

They are looking at amending the legal agreement for holders of .in domains.

Currently the legal agreement with registrars prohibits drop catching, auctioning and selling of .in domains at a price substantially higher than the MRP.

The Registry is proposing to extend this term to registrants as well.

There is a public consultation about this.

Please be sure to send in your comments! Send them to registry@nixi.in by 17 July at 4pm.

 

[Jeff]

ICA has sent a very impressive letter:

ICA Issues Objection to Indian Domain Name Authority’s Plan to Prohibit Domain Investing - InternetCommerce.org

Today, the ICA sent a letter to the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) in response to NIXI’s request for feedback on draft amendments to the terms and conditions for registrants as proposed on their website. In its letter, the ICA urges NIXI, in the strongest possible terms, to...

www.internetcommerce.org

Here is the letter written by leading lawyer Zak Muskovitch:

https://www.internetcommerce.org/wp-content/uploads/Letter-to-NIXI-July-11-2023.pdf

 

[Jeff]

A couple more article published:

ICA baffled by plan to outlaw domaining in India - Domain Incite

The Internet Commerce Association isn't happy about a plan to ban domain investing in India's .in domain, saying it will "destroy a valuable and thriving secondary market". NIXI, the government-overseen ccTLD registry, already has a policy in its Registrar Accreditation Agreement that bans...

domainincite.com

India might ban .in domain investing - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

Retroactive ban could make it harder to trade .in domains. NIXI, the non-profit organization that manages India’s .in country code domain, is proposing a significant change to registration rules: no more domain investing. Currently, there’s a prohibition against domain name registrars involving...

domainnamewire.com

 

[Jeff]

DN Journal has written an article now:

ICA Files Immediate Response to .IN Registry's Bad Idea to Ban Domain Investing in India's ccTLD

www.dnjournal.com

 

[Jeff]

Article in a non-domaining publication:

Nodal Body NIXI Seeks Ban On Sale & Purchase Of ‘.in’ & ‘.Bharat’ Domain Names At A Premium

NIXI has floated new draft amendments that seek to ban the sale of ‘.in’ and ‘.BHARAT’ domain names at a premium.

inc42.com

 

[Jeff]

A humorous take by Domain Gang:

https://domaingang.com/domain-news/mass-protests-erupt-in-india-as-in-domains-are-set-to-lose-resell-value/

 

[Jeff]

Another good article about the issue:

10 reasons why NIXI's proposal to prohibit reselling of .in domains at a premium is a bad idea

The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) has strongly criticised NIXI's proposal to prohibit reselling of .in domain names at a premium.

www.medianama.com

 

[dnk]

Most of the large .in investors are outside india and they will be worst affected.