In the case of a sponsored and restricted TLD where policy formulation is granted by ICANN, under which conditions may this delegation be revoked? Are there precedents? What appeal mechanisms exist?
The conditions for revocation of the delegation of policy-formulation responsibility for a sponsored and restricted TLD would be set forth in an agreement between ICANN and the sponsoring organization (likely including a charter for the TLD). In general, violations by the sponsoring organization of the agreed conditions for the delegation, or a determination that the charter is no longer appropriate to the needs of the Internet community and should be revised or rescinded, could lead to revocation of the delegation. The terms of agreements will be discussed in negotiations after initial selections are made in November. As noted in the Detailed Topic Paper prepared for the Yokohama meeting, in many respects the sponsorship paradigm is a generalization of the concepts underlying appointment of managers for ccTLDs under existing ccTLD delegation policy. The current policies in that regard are set forth in ICP-1. ICANN decisions are subject to review by the ICANN Board under ICANN’s recons
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