Karl Auerbach wrote:
>
> > e. The registrar would register SLDs to SLD holders only for
> fixed periods.
> > At the conclusion of the registration period, failure to pay a
> renewal fee
> > within the time specified in a second notice or reminder would result in
> > cancellation of the registration.
>
> One should explicitly state in the registration contract that the current
> holder of a registered name gets the right of first refusal when it comes
> time to renew.
>
I thought that that was implicit in the reference to a "renewal fee" in the
second sentence. You can not "renew" a domain you do not already have.
> Otherwise the registry/registry can say "contract is up, let's put the
> name up for bid to the highest bidder".
>
Under the language above, no other party gets a shot at your domain until
you ignore two renewal notices. That seems reasonable to me.
