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<DIV>Like Bill, I'd be interested in suggestions and comments, particularly from those who were either involved with the 2008 WG and/or have experience and interest in WHOIS issues. I'd also recommend the document Bill attached as useful reading.</DIV>
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<DIV>My concerns about approving studies at this time include possible budget overload (e.g. will funding WHOIS studies take $$ away from other GNSO activities, particularly ones NCUC/NCSG consider more important or timely?) and how to decide which one to approve first.</DIV>
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<DIV>ICANN staff appear to suggest that a study on Registrant Identification (i.e. whether registrations attributable to a natural person obscures a domain's commercial nature) might be the most feasible, over Misuse and Abuse & Reveal studies. I agree (though that doesn't mean I support doing it), because my overwhelming concern about Misuse and Abuse & Reveal is the problem of "correlation vs. causation" (of harmful conduct, illegal activities etc.)</DIV>
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<DIV>What I'd like some assistance on is the question whether members think obtaining quantitative data through any, some or all of these studies has the potential (i.e. CAN, not necessarily WILL) to actually advance the WHOIS debate in GNSO policy making (discounting any natural cynicism or pessimism born from past experience, if possible.)<BR></DIV>
<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#800080>Mary W S Wong</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>Professor of Law & Chair, Graduate IP Programs</DIV>
<DIV>Franklin Pierce Law Center</DIV>
<DIV>Two White Street</DIV>
<DIV>Concord, NH 03301</DIV>
<DIV>USA</DIV>
<DIV>Email: <A href="mailto:mwong@piercelaw.edu">mwong@piercelaw.edu</A></DIV>
<DIV>Phone: 1-603-513-5143</DIV>
<DIV>Webpage: <A href="http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php">http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php</A></DIV>
<DIV>Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: <A href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</A></DIV>y<BR>>>> </DIV>
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<TD>William Drake <william.drake@GRADUATEINSTITUTE.CH></TD></TR>
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<TD>4/7/2010 2:37 PM</TD></TR>
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<DIV>Hi</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>In the past we've indicated a fairly blanket lack of interest in studies. Now with the process moving forward shall we stick to this stance, or might we want to provide more differentiated input that could help shape the direction?
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<DIV>Best,</DIV>
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<DIV>Bill <BR>
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<DIV>On Apr 7, 2010, at 3:32 PM, Gomes, Chuck wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline>
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<P><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Under Agenda Item 3 (Whois Studies) on 1 April,</FONT> <FONT size=2 face=Arial>Council members were encouraged to discuss and evaluate the Whois studies with their respective Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies and be prepared to provide budget direction to submit a request for funds for Fiscal Year 11 at the next Council meeting on 21 April 2010. In that meeting our goal will be to discuss specific budget recommendations for Whois Study funding.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2 face=Arial>If you have not already done so, please discuss this with your respective groups. I strongly encourage submittal of proposals for funding in advance so if any of your group members have ideas, please submit them to the Council list, preferably at least eight days in advance of 21 April so that the rest of us can share the proposals with our groups before the meeting.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Thanks, Chuck</FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Date: </B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; FONT-SIZE: medium">March 31, 2010 8:48:11 PM GMT+02:00<BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>To: </B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; FONT-SIZE: medium">"'GNSO Council '" <<A href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</A>><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Subject: </B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>[council] WHOIS documents posted</B><BR></SPAN></DIV><BR>
<DIV><BR>Dear All,<BR><BR>Please note on the 'Issues page' <BR><A href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/</A><BR><BR>that the following documents relating to WHOIS have been recently posted: <BR><BR># WHOIS Current Activity (updated April 2010)<BR>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-update-01apr10-en.htm<BR><BR># Inventory of WHOIS Service Requirements - Initial Report (26 March 2010)<BR>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-initial-report-26mar10-en.pdf<BR><BR># Whois Studies Report for GNSO 23 March 2010<BR>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Date: </B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">April 6, 2010 2:59:38 AM GMT+02:00<BR></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Subject: </B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>[council] Response to request from GNSO Council for follow up information on WHOIS studies</B><BR></SPAN></DIV><BR><SPAN style="WIDOWS: 2; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; FONT: medium Arial; WHITE-SPACE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; LETTER-SPACING: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" class=Apple-style-span>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">On the GNSO Council’s 1 April 2010 call, Council members began to discuss staff’s recent report analyzing information gathered to-date on proposed studies of WHOIS. That report is posted here:<A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf</A><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>, summarized by slides:<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/whois-studies-presentation-01apr10-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/whois-studies-presentation-01apr10-en.pdf</A>. <O:P></O:P></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">On the call, Council members suggested that it would be helpful to identify the WHOIS policy issues that each proposed study is intended to inform. Recognizing that there is a long history of debate, Council members also wanted to understand better the nature of the concerns and viewpoints about these studies that have been expressed to-date. The following is an initial response to that request. Most of the content was extracted from the original study proposals themselves, since study proposers were asked to specifically state the “utility” of each study being proposed. That means that the ideas stated are often in the words of the study proponents and may not be considered “neutral”. Some additional ideas were gleaned from past council and working group discussions. While I’m at it, in the attached I also offer some thoughts and insights shared by others on the potential policy “relevance” of other pending WHOIS studies. It might be helpful to mention that as I assembled this list I noticed that the list includes many things we might learn; it is less expansive on precisely how policies might change. It also might be worthwhile for the Council to talk more about that in your upcoming discussion.<O:P></O:P></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Note that I did not wade into speculating on who the likely proponents or critics of various studies would be. I tried to extract ideas that have been stated already and I would encourage the Council members to offer the views of their stakeholder groups and constituencies, including amplifying, clarifying or correcting anything I’ve included in this document. <O:P></O:P></DIV>
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