Domain Name Association publishes voluntary practices aimed at safeguarding the evolution of the DNS

The Domain Name Association (DNA) – an Internet domain industry association – has published four voluntary practices for domain name registries and registrars, with the aim to ‘help the domain name system (DNS) remain healthy as it grows and evolves’. The practices – developed as part of DNA’s Healthy Domains Initiative and following a year-long consultation process with various parties – are focused on: addressing online security abuse (e.g., malware, phishing, pharming); enhancing child abuse mitigation systems; streamlining complaint handling from illegal or ‘rogue’ online pharmacies; and establishing a voluntary third party system for handling copyright infringement.