RE: [registrars] Interesting Legal Development

[Nikolaj Nyholm <nikolajn@ascio.com>]

The same rules apply in Denmark, however, it is possible to have the
consumer sign a waiver.

/n

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael D. Palage [mailto:michael@palage.com] 
> Sent: 13. december 2002 16:31
> To: registrars@dnso.org
> Subject: [registrars] Interesting Legal Development
> 
> 
> I found this following article (http://shorl.com/bykydajymygu) rather
> interesting as it is likely to impact registrars doing 
> business in Canada.
> Ontario, the largest province in Canada unanimously approved 
> a new consumer
> protection bill (Bill 180).  This Consumer protection bill 
> provides for a
> number of interesting provisions. However the two most 
> interesting ones that
> I found with respect to potential registrar operations are a seven day
> cooling-off period for online transactions and the fact that 
> consumer rights
> apply even if a waiver is signed giving them up. So the problem I see
> confronting registrars is that during days 6 or 7 a consumer 
> changes his
> mind, there is no way for a registrar to cancel the transaction at the
> registry level. Although some may argue that this is a cost of doing
> business, much like credit card charge backs, I think this is 
> something we
> as an industry should monitor closely.
> 
> Do any registrars know of any similar national or local laws 
> that provide a
> similar cooling-off period? Should this seven day cooling-off 
> period evolve
> as a global standard, I think it could potentially be in our 
> best interest
> to ask registries to consider extending the registration 
> grace period from 5
> to 7 days.
> 
> If anyone (Tim, Ross, Rob, Jason, etc.) could obtain a copy 
> of this bill and
> make it available to the list I would greatly appreciated it. 
> And if any
> Canadian legal types could comment on this bill I would 
> greatly appreciate
> it.
> 
> Net-Net, I do not think there is anything we need to do at 
> the current time.
> But I believe it is important for registrars doing business 
> in a global
> marketplace to keep track of various legal developments that 
> may impact
> their business operations.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Mike
>