ICANN Registry Agreement

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ICANN agreement contract registry agreement

The ICANN Registry Agreement is the formal contract that defines the rights, obligations, and operational requirements for organizations running top-level domains within the Internet’s domain name system.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
2012 new gTLD Registry Agreement	1
ICANN Registry Agreement canonical	1
ICANN Registry Agreements	1
ICANN-contracted gTLD registries	1
Registrar Accreditation Agreements	1
legacy gTLD Registry Agreement	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9932969 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ICANN Registry Agreement
Context triple: [Registries Stakeholder Group, relatedTo, ICANN Registry Agreement]

A. ICANN Bylaws
The ICANN Bylaws are the foundational governing rules that define the structure, powers, processes, and accountability mechanisms of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
B. ICANN as the IANA Functions Operator
ICANN as the IANA Functions Operator is the organization responsible for performing the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, including managing key technical aspects of the global Domain Name System.
C. ICANN Supporting Organizations
ICANN Supporting Organizations are key policy-development bodies within the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers that focus on specific areas of the domain name and IP address system, working alongside advisory committees such as the Governmental Advisory Committee.
D. Regional Internet Registries
Regional Internet Registries are organizations responsible for allocating and managing IP address space and related Internet number resources within specific geographic regions.
E. ICANN Advisory Committees
ICANN Advisory Committees are specialized bodies within the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers that provide expert policy advice and recommendations on technical, security, and user-interest issues affecting the global Domain Name System and internet governance.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ICANN Registry Agreement
Target entity description: The ICANN Registry Agreement is the formal contract that defines the rights, obligations, and operational requirements for organizations running top-level domains within the Internet’s domain name system.

A. ICANN Bylaws
The ICANN Bylaws are the foundational governing rules that define the structure, powers, processes, and accountability mechanisms of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
B. ICANN as the IANA Functions Operator
ICANN as the IANA Functions Operator is the organization responsible for performing the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, including managing key technical aspects of the global Domain Name System.
C. ICANN Supporting Organizations
ICANN Supporting Organizations are key policy-development bodies within the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers that focus on specific areas of the domain name and IP address system, working alongside advisory committees such as the Governmental Advisory Committee.
D. Regional Internet Registries
Regional Internet Registries are organizations responsible for allocating and managing IP address space and related Internet number resources within specific geographic regions.
E. ICANN Advisory Committees
ICANN Advisory Committees are specialized bodies within the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers that provide expert policy advice and recommendations on technical, security, and user-interest issues affecting the global Domain Name System and internet governance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ICANN agreement ⓘ contract ⓘ registry agreement ⓘ
administeredBy	ICANN Global Domains Division ⓘ
appliesTo	ICANN-accredited registry operators ⓘ gTLD registries ⓘ
defines	compliance obligations ⓘ data escrow requirements ⓘ fees payable to ICANN ⓘ obligations of registry operators ⓘ operational requirements for registries ⓘ public interest commitments ⓘ renewal conditions ⓘ reporting requirements ⓘ rights of registry operators ⓘ service level requirements ⓘ specifications and schedules ⓘ termination conditions ⓘ
governs	operation of generic top-level domains ⓘ
hasVersion	2012 new gTLD Registry Agreement ⓘ linked to: ICANN Registry Agreement Base Registry Agreement ⓘ linked to: Regulations of the Registry legacy gTLD Registry Agreement ⓘ linked to: ICANN Registry Agreement
includes	Specification 1 ⓘ Specification 10 ⓘ Specification 11 ⓘ Specification 12 ⓘ Specification 13 ⓘ Specification 14 ⓘ Specification 2 ⓘ linked to: Specification 6 Specification 3 ⓘ Specification 4 ⓘ Specification 5 ⓘ Specification 6 ⓘ Specification 7 ⓘ Specification 8 ⓘ Specification 9 ⓘ linked to: Specification 11
party	ICANN ⓘ registry operator ⓘ
relatedTo	ICANN Bylaws ⓘ ICANN Consensus Policies ⓘ linked to: ICANN community consensus policies ICANN Registrar Accreditation Agreement ⓘ
requires	DNSSEC support ⓘ abuse handling procedures ⓘ compliance with consensus policies ⓘ implementation of rights protection mechanisms ⓘ maintenance of WHOIS or RDAP services ⓘ protection of trademark rights ⓘ zone file access ⓘ
subjectArea	Domain Name System ⓘ Internet governance ⓘ top-level domains ⓘ
usedBy	.com registry operator ⓘ .net registry operator ⓘ .org registry operator ⓘ new gTLD registry operators ⓘ

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