What Should Be The Role Of ICANN In Terms Of Paid Privacy Features? And The Dilemma That Recently Met With -> Kaiju Eel!

 

Shouldn’t the paid privacy feature be the prerogative of the ICANN only, and not of the Registrars’? Would it be correct for the Registrars asking the Registrants the Privacy Fees for the Domain Name Privacy Protection Features? In the 90s, the domain names were free, and it was understandable, as Not many had the access of the Internet, and not many were using Custom Domains, and not many Domain names were generated; and as the options on the table were many! And this is also true that the Concept of privacy didn’t come until late, maybe after the DMCA act, for the protection of the online data of the Individuals (which thanks to the likes of AI Companies  today, who butchered Berne & DMCA), and then, the part of the Cybersquatting cases rose, in terms for the protection of the Trademarks it was needed. But herein the dilemmas crossed the paths with Kaiju Eel!

The Registrars may not be asking for the domain name Privacy Protection fees & features (eg. Like Locks, Accidental Domain Name Transfers)! And in the case of cybersquatting cases, in any case, when the domain name dispute occurs, whether at the gtld or cctld level, the emails are being sent to the dispute or abuse addresses only, as in most of the cases, even the real contact addresses are not mentioned. Thus, if the Registrant is bound by the Registrar-Registrant agreements and clauses, then to the Registrars to should be bound by ICANN only w.r.t. Privacy.

Now, when the payment features come in terms of using the domain names along with the website builder emails, then that could be charged by the Registrars / Web-Host companies! No issues with that! But the Privacy features should and ought to have been the prerogative of the ICANN only! And regarding redaction, the option to the user be given to choose whether to fully redact the DATA, or to Limit it. Secondly, as in case of the cctld domain names, wherein, the same option is given to the Registrants, to choose between the Limited redaction or disclose every details; as in most of the cctld domain names, this happens, which is different from when the gtld domain names are covered! Now, change that part to from Limited VS Fully Redacted, without the Registrant being asked to pay any fees for that. For the domain names, website builder tools, emails etc. is a different case and the Registrar should charge the same.

Am I missing something? Should this dilemma be given to Kaiju Eel! 😊

© Pranav Chaturvedi