MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE INTERNET COUNCIL OF REGISTRARS
("CORE-MoU")

Considering,

the Memorandum Of Understanding on the Generic Top Level Domain Name
Space of the Internet Domain Name System ("gTLD-MoU") signed in Geneva
on May 1, 1997; and

Section 7 of the gTLD-MoU providing for the establishment of a Council
of Registrars ("CORE") and for the signature by Registrars of a
Memorandum of Understanding defining CORE-gTLDs and policies under
which CORE must operate;

the Signatories to this Memorandum of Understanding ("CORE-MoU")
hereby agree:

GENERAL

Article 1.  Definitions

the following definitions apply herein:

"Domain Name System" ("DNS") means the Internet naming system as
defined in RFC 1591;

"Top Level Domain" ("TLD") means the highest level of domain name as
defined in RFC 1591;

"Second Level Domain" ("SLD") means the level of domain names
immediately below the TLDs;

"Generic Top Level Domains" ("gTLDs") means the TLDs ".com", ".org",
".net" as defined in RFC 1591, and those TLDs established in or under
the authority of this MoU;

"Registry" means those roles and activities involved in the
administration of a TLD in the Domain Name System, and encompasses all
of the services needed for assignment and maintenance of that TLD and
its registrations;

"Registrar" means the entity which is authorized to enter and modify
the Second Level Domain (SLD) data maintained by a Registry, in
response to requests by entities seeking to be assigned a SLD;

"Council of Registrars" ("CORE") means the operational organization
composed of authorized Registrars for managing allocations under
gTLDs;

"CORE-gTLD" means any gTLD that is, at a given time, subject to the
provisions of this MoU;

"gTLD-MoU" means the Memorandum of Understanding on the Generic Top
Level Domain Name Space of the Internet Domain Name System;

"Administrative Domain Name Challenge Panels" ("ACPs") means the
panels established under the gTLD-MoU to entertain challenges by third
parties to the allocation of second-level domain names;

"POC" means the Policy Oversight Committee established by the
gTLD-MoU;

"iPOC" means the interim POC established by the gTLD-MoU;

"IAHC" means the International Ad Hoc Committee established by ISOC
and IANA; "PAB" means the Policy Advisory Body established by the
gTLD-MoU;

"Affiliate" means, with respect to any given entity, any other entity
directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under common
Control with, such entity:

"Control" over an entity means the possession, directly or indirectly,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of such entity, whether through the ownership of voting
securities or other equity interest, representation on its board of
directors or body performing similar functions, by contract or
otherwise; the terms "controlling" and "controlled" will have
corollary meanings;

"Repository" means the primary (master) data facility for a Registry;
and

"Registration Agreement" means the agreement governing the assignment
of an SLD to any entity by a Registrar. 

Article 2.  Principles

The following principles set forth in the gTLD-MoU are adopted as part
of this CORE-MoU:

(a) the Internet Top Level Domain (TLD) name space is a public
resource and is subject to the public trust;

(b) any administration, use and/or evolution of the Internet TLD space
is a public policy issue and should be carried out in the interests
and service of the public;

(c) related public policy needs to balance and represent the interests
of the current and future stakeholders in the Internet name space;

(d) the current and future Internet name space stakeholders can
benefit most from a self­regulatory and market-oriented approach
to Internet domain name registration services;

(e) registration services for the gTLD name space should provide for
global distribution of Registrars;

(f) as set forth in Section 2(f) of the gTLD-MoU, as it may from time
to be amended, a policy shall be implemented that a second-level
domain name in any of the CORE-gTLDs which is identical or closely
similar to an alphanumeric string that, for the purposes of this
policy, is deemed to be internationally known, and for which
demonstrable intellectual property rights exist, may be held or used
only by, or with the authorization of, the owner of such demonstrable
intellectual property rights.  Appropriate consideration shall be
given to possible use of such a second-level domain name by a third
party that, for the purposes of this policy, is deemed to have
sufficient rights;

Article 3.  gTLDs

(a) The CORE-gTLDs shall be, initially, the gTLDs created by the iPOC
pursuant to Section 9(a) of the gTLD MoU, and shall thereafter be any
additional gTLDs created pursuant to Section 9(b) of the gTLD-MoU. 

(b) Pending the expiration or appropriate amendment of the NSF
Cooperative Agreement No.  NCR-9218742 under which the ".com", ".org"
and ".net" gTLDs are presently administered, the ".com", ".org" and
".net" gTLDs shall not be subject to the provisions of this CORE-MoU. 

(c) Likewise, as long as the ".com", ".org" and ".net" gTLDs are not
subject to the provisions of this MoU, any Registrar which administers
those gTLDs may not be considered to be a gTLD Registrar for the
purposes of this CORE-MoU. 

(d) The two-character top level domain name space within the DNS,
which is reserved for ISO 3166 country codes under existing accepted
Internet RFCs, shall not be subject to the provisions of this
CORE-MoU. 

SELECTION OF REGISTRARS

Article 4.  Registrar Qualifications and Applications

(a) Applicants to be Registrars shall complete an application form to
demonstrate compliance with the requirements to qualify to sign the
CORE-MoU as set forth in Appendix A to this CORE-MoU.  The application
form is set forth at http://www.gtld-mou.org/docs/application.htm. 
Each such application shall be reviewed by an independent auditing
agency.  The iPOC shall process, or cause to be processed, the first
round of applications by entities that have applied to act as
Registrars. 

(b) As provided in Section 6(j)(ii), (iii) and (v) of the gTLD-MoU,
the POC may from time to time establish new terms and conditions for
applications by entities desiring to be Registrars, and may, following
consultation with the PAB and CORE, remove Registrars who do not
operate consistently with the requirements of the gTLD-MoU and the
CORE-MoU.  Until such time as the POC provides otherwise, the
provisions of this Article shall apply to all applications. 

(c) Affiliated entities may only submit one application among them. 
Questions whether two or more organizations are in fact affiliated
shall be resolved by iPOC for the first round of applications, and
thereafter by CORE. 

(d) No Registrar may transfer or assign any of its rights or
obligations to any other entity without the prior written consent of
the POC, which shall act in its sole discretion, and in the interest
of the stability of the DNS and the Internet generally.  Any change of
ownership or control which would cause the Registrar to fail to meet
the then current requirements for selection shall disqualify the
Registrar, and it shall no longer have the right to function as a
Registrar. 

STRUCTURE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CORE

Article 5.  Structure and Responsibilities of CORE

(a) Each entity selected under Article 4 above as qualified to sign
the CORE-MoU shall become a member of CORE and, if it conforms to the
operational and technical requirements set by CORE, shall become a
Registrar.  After the commencement of registration activities by CORE,
only registrars may remain members of CORE.  Registrars, and only
Registrars, shall participate in the on-going activities of CORE. 

(b) CORE shall be incorporated under the laws of Switzerland as a
Swiss Association governed by Articles 60 - 79 of the Swiss Civil
Code. 

(c) Except with respect to the first round of applications for
Registrars, which shall be processed or caused to be processed by
iPOC, CORE shall process or cause to be processed all applications by
entities that have applied to act as Registrars. 

(d) CORE shall establish and enforce requirements that each Registrar
operate in all respects consistently with the provisions of this
CORE-MoU. 

(e) CORE shall establish such policies and technical protocols as are
necessary to insure that SLDs are assigned on a first come first
served basis with respect to registrar interaction with the CORE
repository database for the gTLD under which the SLD is being
registered.  However, CORE may establish policies and technical
protocols such that something similar to a "round robin" order of
processing applications by Registrars for SLDs is used by the
repositories.  No duplicate SLDs shall be assigned in the same gTLD. 

(f) CORE shall maintain Repositories of all SLDs registered by the
Registrars, and shall adopt the most expeditious procedures which
implement correct and reliable repository services.  There shall be a
separate repository for each gTLD.  CORE shall establish and enforce a
requirement that each Registrar provide the data set forth in Appendix
B to this CORE-MoU for each SLD registered by such Registrar.  CORE
shall make the data in each Repository available and updated on a
daily basis so that it can be searched (e.g., by whois) or downloaded
as a complete file on the Internet (e.g., by ftp).  CORE shall
generate DNS zone files for use by DNS servers. 

(g) CORE shall provide financial support to the POC (and to its
predecessors, IAHC and iPOC) for the reimbursement of reasonable
expenses actually incurred in carrying out the responsibilities of
those organizations.  POC shall retain such amounts of application
fees paid by Registrars as are needed to reimburse such expenses, and
CORE and POC shall agree from time to time on a budget for POC to be
financed by funds received by CORE. 

(h) CORE shall ensure that its implementation of digital signature
technology is consistent with the state of the art.  POC shall review
and approve CORE security designs. 

(i) CORE shall establish and enforce requirements that Registrars
shall not register SLDs in the CORE-gTLDs for their own account or for
accounts of an Affiliate for the purpose of trafficking in SLDs for
sale, resale or transfer to applicants. 

(j) CORE shall establish and enforce procedures and requirements for
the payment by Registrars of the fees specified in Article 6(d)(ii)
below for registration of SLDs. 

Article 6.  Registration Policies for SLDs in the gTLDS

The following rules shall apply to the registration of SLDs in the
gTLDs by Registrars:

(a) Each Registrar may accept applications for the assignment of SLDs
in any CORE-gTLD. 

(b) Each Registrar may charge such fees, if any, as it determines, in
its reasonable discretion, for the services it performs. 

(c) Each Registrar shall enter into Registration Agreements and accept
applications for the assignment of SLDs only on forms containing at
least the requests for information and the legal language set forth in
Appendix C to this CORE-MoU. 

(d) No SLD shall be assigned to any entity until:

(i) the required application form has been satisfactorily completed
and received and accepted by the Registrar; and

(ii) a fee per SLD which shall be established from time to time by
CORE has been paid by the Registrar and received by CORE. 

(e) No SLD shall be maintained in force beyond one year unless an
annual maintenance fee which shall be established from time to time by
CORE has been paid by the Registrar of the SLD and the fee has been
received by CORE. 

(f) SLDs shall be assigned to qualified applicants as provided in
Article 5(f) above.  No discriminatory conditions shall be imposed
upon applicants.  Registrars shall offer to each applicant the
opportunity to publish the applicant's requested domain name for a
period of up to 60 days before the assignment of the domain name takes
effect.  If this option is accepted, such fact shall be made a part of
the permanent record of the applicant's domain name registration. 

(g) CORE Registrars will not examine applications for second-level
domain names for conformance with the policy stated in Article 2(f)
above. 

(h) CORE shall notify the Registrant, as well as the Registrar, prior
to cancellation of any SLD for any reason. 

ARTICLE 7.  Disputes Between Domain Name Holders and Third Parties

(a) The ACPs established pursuant to Section 8 of the gTLD-MoU shall
operate in accordance with the procedural rules established by the
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the "WIPO Center"), and shall
apply the substantive guidelines set forth in Appendix D to this
CORE-MoU. 

(b) Registrars shall include in their Registration Agreements and
application forms for assignment of SLDs the following paragraphs:

(I) Applicant acknowledges that, by virtue of the provisions of the
gTLD-MoU, any third party may challenge the assignment to or use by
Applicant of the domain name before an Administrative Domain Name
Challenge Panel ("ACP") in accordance with the WIPO ACP Rules. 
Applicant further acknowledges that the decisions of an ACP may
determine rights of Applicant and/or other parties with respect to the
assignment, registration and use of a particular domain name, and
agrees to be bound by the ACP decisions. 

(II) Applicant agrees that any dispute, controversy or claim ("Claim")
between Applicant and a third party, arising out of or relating to
this application for, and registration and use of, the domain name
shall, upon the filing of a Request for Mediation by the third party
with the WIPO Center, be submitted to on-line mediation in accordance
with the WIPO On-Line Mediation Rules.  Applicant further agrees that,
to the extent (a) any such Claim has not been settled pursuant to such
mediation within 30 days of the commencement of the mediation, or (b)
before the expiration of such 30 day period, either party fails to
participate or to continue to participate in the mediation, the Claim
shall, upon the filing of a Request for Arbitration by the third
party, be referred to and finally determined by on-line arbitration in
accordance with the WIPO On-Line Expedited Arbitration Rules.  Such
arbitration procedure shall not be implemented if Applicant declines
mandatory submission to arbitration by checking the box below.  The
language to be used in the mediation or arbitration shall be English,
unless the parties agree otherwise.  Whether or not the parties decide
that an in-person hearing is necessary, the place of arbitration shall
be deemed to be, unless the parties agree otherwise, either the
location of Applicant as indicated in the Registration Agreement or
the location of the Registrar, at the option of the third party. 

__ Applicant declines a mandatory submission to arbitration in the
case of Claims referred to in the paragraph above. 

(c) Registrars and CORE shall cooperate with the WIPO Center by
promptly providing any information or materials requested by the
Center in the context of a domain name dispute, and shall be obligated
to honor and implement all ACP decisions and the results of any WIPO
arbitration and mediation proceedings concerning second level domain
names in the CORE-gTLDs.  The WIPO Center shall notify CORE and the
relevant Registrar(s) of any results and decisions of ACP, mediation
or arbitration proceedings that require action by CORE. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 8 .  General Provisions and Review

(a) This CORE-MoU shall enter into force when signed on behalf of the
iPOC. 

(b) The Signatories agree to review periodically the results and
consequences of their cooperation under this CORE-MoU and, when
appropriate, consider the need for improvements in their cooperation,
and communicate suitable proposals for modifying and updating the
terms and scope of this CORE-MoU to the POC and PAB. 

(c) The POC may initiate an amendment or amendments to this MoU only
after consultation with the PAB and CORE.  An amendment to this
CORE-MoU shall enter into force when it has been signed on behalf of
the POC; no other or additional signature shall be required.  . 

(d) This CORE-MoU shall be governed by the laws of Switzerland. 

(e) Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to
this CORE-MoU, or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof, shall
be settled by arbitration in accordance with the UNCITRAL Arbitration
Rules as at present in force.  The appointing authority shall be the
Secretary General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.  There shall
be a sole arbitrator.  The place of arbitration shall be Geneva.  The
language to be used in the arbitral procedure shall be English.  The
dispute, controversy or claim shall be decided in accordance with
Swiss law. 

ARTICLE 9.  Legal Terms and Conditions

Each signatory which intends to become a Registrar (referred to below
as "Registrar" to distinguish it from iPOC) agrees as follows:

(a) For the purposes of these Legal Terms and Conditions,
"Administrative Parties" means CORE, all other Registrars, POC (or
iPOC as specified in the gTLD-MoU) and the PAB, and each of their
directors, officers, members, employees, affiliates and
representatives. 

(b) Registrar affirms that it has the full power and authority,
including any internal corporate approvals, necessary to operate as a
Registrar. 

(c) Registrar's activities under CORE will not (i) conflict with the
certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other applicable governing
document of Registrar, (ii) conflict with, or result in the breach or
termination of, or constitute a default under, any lease, agreement,
commitment or other agreement or instrument, or any order, judgment or
decree, to which Registrar is a party or by which Registrar is bound,
or (iii) constitute a violation by Registrar of any applicable law or
regulation. 

(d) Registrar waives all claims or other legal recourse against the
Administrative Parties arising from or related to CORE activities, to
the extent permitted by law. 

(e) Registrar agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
Administrative Parties from and against any and all liabilities,
obligations, damages, deficiencies, losses, claims and expenses,
including reasonable attorneys' fees and other expenses incurred in
the investigation and defense of claims, actions or demands resulting
from or arising out of any misrepresentation or breach of any term of
this CORE-MoU by Registrar. 

(f) Each Registrar agrees that any claim arising out of or relating to
this CORE- MoU, or the breach, termination or invalidity hereof, shall
be settled by arbitration in accordance with the UNCITRAL Arbitration
Rules as are at present in force.  The appointing authority shall be
the Secretary General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.  There
shall be a sole arbitrator.  The place of arbitration shall be Geneva. 
The language used in the arbitral process shall be English.  The claim
shall be decided in accordance with Swiss law. 

(g) Registrar shall have no right, title or interest in any gTLD or in
any SLD in the CORE-gTLDs, other than those SLDs, if any, registered
by the Registrar for use for its own account. 

SIGNATURES

Done in Geneva:

* On behalf of the interim Policy Oversight Committee:

  

* _____________________________

* David W.  Maher, Chair

  

Date: ________________________

SIGNATURES OF REGISTRARS

_________________________________________

Typed or Printed Name of Registrar

By:_____________________________________

Its: _______________________________

Date:____________________________________

  

  

  

APPENDIX A

REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY TO SIGN THE CORE-MoU

I.  Each applicant that wishes to qualify to sign this CORE-MoU and
become a Registrar must comply with the following four metrics, which
are subject to independent validation:

(a) Applicant must have at least US$500,000 in commercial general
liability insurance. 

(b) Applicant must affirm that it will engage the equivalent of at
least five full time employees in its registration activities. 

(c) Applicant must have a minimum of US$300,000 in liquid capital
immediately available in Applicant's name.  Capital can be a
guaranteed bank loan, a guaranteed credit line or letter of credit
from a recognized financial institution, or any other form of liquid
capital. 

(d) Applicant must hold an existing SLD (second level domain or third
level domain if operating under an ISO-3166 country level domain),
which when checked via http://www.gtld-mou.org/dnswalk.html, produces
no distinct warning messages.  The holder is to be determined via
queries to public data bases maintained by existing Internet
Registrars. 

II.  Each application must be accompanied by a US$10,000 fee, and the
instrument by which the fee is submitted must result in actual payment
to CORE.  This fee will be refunded in the event an applicant is found
to be not qualified. 

III.  Each applicant will be responsible for payment of an appropriate
fee for a report by an independent auditor, designated by the iPOC,
which will examine whether the application is complete and in proper
order; this fee is non-refundable, and may be deducted from the
application fee. 

IV.  Each successful applicant will be required to sign this CORE-MoU. 

V.  Each applicant must agree that any dispute, controversy or claim
arising out of or relating to this CORE MoU, or the breach,
termination or invalidity thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in
accordance with the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as at present in force. 
The appointing authority shall be the Secretary General of the
Permanent Court of Arbitration.  There shall be a sole arbitrator. 
The place of arbitration shall be Geneva.  The language to be used in
the arbitral procedure shall be English.  The dispute, controversy or
claim shall be decided in accordance with Swiss law. 

APPENDIX B

DATA REQUIRED FOR EACH SECOND LEVEL DOMAIN

Complete Domain Name......:

Entity or Individual Using Domain Name

Name..........:

Postal Address.............:

City.......................:

State......................:

Postal Code................:

Country ..................:

Country Code...............:

E-mail Address.............:

State or Country of Incorporation or Partnership (if
applicable)................:

Name and Address of a designated agent for service of process where
the Registrar is located (Applicant may designate the
Registrar).............:

Administrative Contact

NIC Handle (if known)......:

(I)ndividual (R)ole........:

Name.......................:

Organization Name..........:

Postal Address.............:

City.......................:

State......................:

Postal Code................:

Country......................:

Country Code...............:

Phone Number...............:

Fax Number.................:

E-Mail Address...............:

Technical Contact

NIC Handle (if known)......:

(I)ndividual (R)ole........:

Name.......................:

Organization Name..........:

Postal Address.............:

City.......................:

State......................:

Postal Code................:

Country....................:

Country Code...............:

Phone Number...............:

Fax Number.................:

E-Mail Address..............:

Primary Name Server

Primary Server Hostname....:

Primary Server Netaddress..:

Secondary Name Server(s)

Secondary Server Hostname..:

Secondary Server Netaddress:

  

  

APPENDIX C

REGISTRATION AGREEMENT AND APPLICATION FORM FOR ASSIGNMENT OF SECOND
LEVEL DOMAIN NAME IN A GENERIC TOP LEVEL DOMAIN

1.  Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Memorandum of
Understanding on the Generic Top Level Domain Name Space of the
Internet Domain Name System ("gTLD-MoU") signed in Geneva on May 1,
1997, as amended, this is a request for registration of the following
domain name (provide complete and exact domain name....:

2.  Entity or Individual Requesting Registration of Domain Name
("Applicant")

2a.  Name................:

2b.  Postal Address..:

2c.  City...................:

2d.  State..................:

2e.  Postal Code.......:

2f.  Country..............:

2g.Country Code.....:

2h.  E-mail Address..:

2g.  State or Country of Incorporation or Partnership (if
applicable)................:

2h: Name, address, fax and e-mail address of a designated agent for
(i) notifications concerning any Administrative Domain Name Challenge
Panel ("ACP"), Mediation or Expedited Arbitration procedure to be
administered by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center and (ii)
service of process where the Registrar is located.  Applicant may
designate the Registrar.............:

3.Administrative Contact

3a.  NIC Handle (if known)......:

3b.  (I)ndividual (R)ole........:

3c.  Name.......................:

3d.  Organization Name..........:

3e.  Postal Address.............:

3f.  City.......................:

3g.  State......................:

3h.  Postal Code................:

3i.  Country ..................:

3j.  Country Code...............:

3k.  Phone Number...............:

3l.  Fax Number.................:

3m.  E-mail Address...............:

4.Technical Contact

4a.  NIC Handle (if known)......:

4b.  (I)ndividual (R)ole........:

4c.  Name.......................:

4d.  Organization Name..........:

4e.  Postal Address.............:

4f.  City.......................:

4g.  State......................:

4h.  Postal Code................:

4i.  Country.................:

4j.  Country Code...............:

4k.  Phone Number...............:

4l.  Fax Number.................:

4m.  E-mail Address.............:

5.Billing Contact

5a.  NIC Handle (if known)......:

5b.  (I)ndividual (R)ole........:

5c.  Name.......................:

5d.  Organization Name..........:

5e.  Postal Address.............:

5f.  City.......................:

5g.  State......................:

5h.  Postal Code.............:

5i.  Country....................:

5j.  Country Code...............:

5k.  Phone Number...............:

5l.  Fax Number.................:

5m.  E-Mailbox..................:

6.  Primary Name Server

6a.  Primary Server Hostname....:

6b.  Primary Server Netaddress..:

7.  Secondary Name Server(s)

7a.  Secondary Server Hostname..:

7b.  Secondary Server Netaddress:

8.  Invoice Delivery

(E)mail (P)ostal...........:

9.  FEES:

An initial charge of __________will be made to register the domain
name. 

This charge covers any updates required during the first ________
years.  This application will not be processed unless and until the
Registrar has received payment of the initial charge; the application
and the CORE fee must be received by the Repository Operator before
the registration takes effect. 

10.  RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES:

Applicant certifies that, to her/his/its knowledge, the registration
and use of the requested domain name does not violate any trademark or
other rights of any other party.  Applicant will indemnify Registrar,
CORE, the Repository Operator, POC and WIPO against, and hold them
harmless from, all costs, claims, liabilities and expenses (including
attorneys fees) arising out of or in connection with any such
violations. 

11.  INTENT TO USE THE DOMAIN NAME:

Applicant affirms that he, she or it has a bona fide intent to use the
domain name publicly within 60 days of registration, and to continue
such use in the foreseeable future. 

12.  PURPOSE OF USE OF THE DOMAIN NAME:

Applicant intends to use the domain name for the following purpose
............................................................................................................................... 

13.  REASON FOR REQUESTING THE PARTICULAR DOMAIN NAME:

Applicant requests this domain name for the following reason (check
one):

_____ Conforms to Applicant's name or variation thereof

_____ Conforms to Applicant's trademark or variation thereof

_____ Other (provide explanation)

14.  OPTIONAL 60-DAY WAITING PERIOD:

_____ Applicant requests the 60-day waiting period. 

15.  DISPUTES BETWEEN APPLICANT AND A THIRD PARTY THAT ARE SUBMITTED
BY THE THIRD PARTY TO THE ACP PROCEDURE:

Applicant acknowledges that, by virtue of the provisions of the
gTLD-MoU, any third party may challenge the assignment to, and
registration and use by Applicant of the domain name before an
Administrative Domain Name Challenge Panel ("ACP") in accordance with
the WIPO ACP Rules.  Applicant further acknowledges that the decisions
of an ACP may determine rights of Applicant and/or other parties with
respect to the assignment, registration and use of a particular domain
name, and agrees to be bound by the ACP decisions. 

16.  DISPUTES BETWEEN APPLICANT AND A THIRD PARTY THAT ARE BROUGHT BY
THE THIRD PARTY TO MEDIATION AND/OR ARBITRATION:

Applicant agrees that any dispute, controversy or claim ("Claim")
between Applicant and a third party, arising out of or relating to
this application for, and registration and use of, the domain name
shall, upon the filing of a Request for Mediation by the third party
with the WIPO Center, be submitted to on-line mediation in accordance
with the WIPO On-Line Mediation Rules.  Applicant further agrees that,
to the extent (a) any such Claim has not been settled pursuant to such
mediation within 30 days of the commencement of the mediation, or (b)
before the expiration of such 30 day period, either party fails to
participate or to continue to participate in the mediation, the Claim
shall, upon the filing of a Request for Arbitration by the third
party, be referred to and finally determined by on-line arbitration in
accordance with the WIPO On-Line Expedited Arbitration Rules.  Such
arbitration procedure shall not be implemented if Applicant declines
mandatory submission to arbitration by checking the box below.  The
language to be used in the mediation or arbitration shall be English,
unless the parties agree otherwise.  Whether or not the parties decide
that an in-person hearing is necessary, the place of arbitration shall
be deemed to be, unless the parties agree otherwise, either the
location of Applicant as indicated in the Registration Agreement or
the location of the Registrar, at the option of the third party. 

__ Applicant declines mandatory submission to arbitration in the case
of Claims referred to in the paragraph above. 

17.  DISPUTES BETWEEN APPLICANT AND A THIRD PARTY THAT ARE SUBMITTED
BY THE THIRD PARTY TO COURT JURISDICTION:

Applicant submits to the personal and subject matter jurisdiction and
venue of a competent tribunal in the country where the Registrar
resides for purposes of any action brought under applicable trademark
law, unfair competition laws, or similar/related laws arising out of
actual or intended use of the domain name applied for; and Applicant
waives all rights to challenge such personal jurisdiction, subject
matter jurisdiction and/or venue. 

18.  DISPUTES BETWEEN APPLICANT AND REGISTRAR AND/OR CORE:

Applicant agrees that any dispute, controversy or claim between
Applicant and Registrar and/or CORE arising out of or relating to this
application or registration made upon this application are to be
settled by arbitration in accordance with the WIPO On-Line Expedited
Arbitration Rules.  Unless otherwise agreed, the arbitral procedure
shall be conducted in the English language.  Whether or not the
parties decide that an in-person hearing is necessary, the place of
arbitration shall be deemed to be, unless the parties agree otherwise,
the location of the Registrar.  Applicant acknowledges that the
Registrar and CORE are bound by the decisions and results of the ACP,
Mediation and Arbitration procedures administered by the WIPO
Arbitration and Mediation Center. 

19.  LAME DELEGATION:

The domain name registration is subject to cancellation for lame
delegation. 

20.  SURVIVAL OF OBLIGATIONS

If this application is accepted, all obligations of Applicant pursuant
to this application shall survive acceptance of the application and
shall remain binding upon Applicant after the registration takes
effect. 

21.  CERTIFICATION

Applicant certifies that it has read the above Registration
Application Form and completed it truthfully and accurately. 
Applicant agrees that the registration of the domain name is subject
to the provisions of this Registration Application Form, and any other
applicable registration conditions as may be established by CORE. 

APPENDIX D

SUBSTANTIVE GUIDELINES CONCERNING ADMINISTRATIVE DOMAIN NAME CHALLENGE
PANELS

[Reserved, pending further public discussions on the details of the

Substantive Guidelines.  The most recent draft can be found at

http://www.gtld-mou.org/docs/racps.htm]