<html><head><base href="x-msg://419/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>It looks like Avri bought us some more time during the WG call (until the end of this week).</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks.</div><div><br></div><div>Amr</div><br><div><div>On Jan 8, 2013, at 4:54 PM, Balleste, Roy wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; 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; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div class="Section1" style="page: Section1; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Just an FYI that our deadline is tomorrow unless an extension is requested.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Corbel, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Roy<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Corbel, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Amr Elsadr<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, January 07, 2013 3:54 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NCSG-Discuss] Fwd: [gnso-thickwhoispdp-wg] BC Input on Thick Whois Questionnaire<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">The BC's response to the ThickWhoisPDP WG's questions.<o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Amr<o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><br><br><o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Glen de Saint Géry <<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Glen@icann.org</a>></span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Subject: [gnso-thickwhoispdp-wg] RE: BC Input on Thick Whois Questionnaire</span></b><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Date:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">January 3, 2013 12:18:22 AM GMT+02:00</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Elisa Cooper <<a href="mailto:Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:gnso-thickwhoispdp-wg@icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">gnso-thickwhoispdp-wg@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-thickwhoispdp-wg@icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">gnso-thickwhoispdp-wg@icann.org</a>></span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><br><br><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Dear Elisa,</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Thank you very much for the Business Constituency’s input on Thick Whois. Your submission will be forwarded to the Working Group.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Kind regards,</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Glen</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Glen de Saint Géry</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">GNSO Secretariat</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="http://gnso.icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org</a></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></a><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">De :</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "> </span></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">Elisa Cooper <br><b>Envoyé :</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>mercredi 2 janvier 2013 23:06<br><b>À :</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><br><b>Cc </b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>Objet :</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>BC Input on Thick Whois Questionnaire</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Please find below a submission by the Business Constituency.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Best,</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Elisa</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Elisa Cooper</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Director of Product Marketing</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">MarkMonitor</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">208 389-5779 PH</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Stakeholder Group / Constituency / Input Template</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0in; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">‘thick’ Whois PDP Working Group</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RESPONSE AT THE LATEST<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>BY 9 January 2012</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>TO THE GNSO SECRETARIAT (<u><span style="color: blue; "><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a></span></u>), which will forward your statement to the Working Group. If additional time is needed by your SG / C to provide your feedback, please inform the secretariat accordingly, including the expected delivery date so that this can be factored in by the WG.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The GNSO Council has formed a Working Group of interested stakeholders and Stakeholder Group / Constituency representatives, to collaborate broadly with knowledgeable individuals and organizations, in order to consider recommendations in relation to ‘thick’ Whois.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Part of the working group’s effort will be to incorporate ideas and suggestions gathered from Stakeholder Groups, Constituencies through this template Statement. Please note that the WG is currently in an information-gathering phase. Inserting your response in this form will make it much easier for the Working Group to summarize the responses. This information is helpful to the community in understanding the points of view of various stakeholders. However, you should feel free to add any information you deem important to inform the working group’s deliberations, even if this does not fit into any of the questions listed below.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">For further information, please visit the WG Workspace (<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/PDP/Home" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://community.icann.org/display/PDP/Home</a>).</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Process</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 15.75pt; ">-<span style="font-size: 7pt; "> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Please identify the member(s) of your stakeholder group / constituency who is (are) participating in this working group<span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 15.75pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">o</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); "> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">Elisa Cooper</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 15.75pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">o</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); "> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">Susan Kawaguchi</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 15.75pt; ">-<span style="font-size: 7pt; "> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Please identify the members of your stakeholder group / constituency who participated in developing the perspective(s) set forth below<span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 15.75pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">o</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); "> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">Elisa Cooper acted a rapporteur for these comments.</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 15.75pt; ">-<span style="font-size: 7pt; "> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Please describe the process by which your stakeholder group / constituency arrived at the perspective(s) set forth below<span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 15.75pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">o</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); "> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">Initial comments were drafted by Elisa Cooper and then sent to the entire<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> Business Constituency for comment and input. Several Business Constituency members stated their support for comments as written.</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 15.75pt; ">-<span style="font-size: 7pt; "> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>If not indicated otherwise, the WG will consider your submission a SG / C position / contribution. Please note that this should not prevent the submission of individual and/or minority views as part of your submission, as long as these are clearly identified.<span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Topics:</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The WG is tasked to provide the GNSO Council with a policy recommendation regarding the use of ‘thick’ Whois by all gTLD Registries, both existing and future. As part of its deliberations, the WG is expected to consider the topics listed below in the context of ‘thick’ Whois. Please provide your stakeholder group’s / constituency’s views, including quantitative and/or empirical information supporting your views, on these topics in relation to whether or not to require ‘thick’ Whois for all gTLDs and/or provide any information that you think will help the WG in its deliberations (for further information on each of these topics, please see the WG Charter<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/vIg3Ag" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://community.icann.org/x/vIg3Ag</a>):</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.75in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; ">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; "> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Response consistency - a ‘thick’ Registry can dictate the labeling and display of Whois information to be sure the information is easy to parse, and all Registrars/clients would have to display it accordingly. This could be considered a benefit but also a potential cost. This might also be a benefit in the context of internationalized registration data as even with the use of different scripts, uniform data collection and display standards could be applied.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Your view:</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">The Business Constituency believes that Whois records should be formatted in a standardized, uniform manner.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.75in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; ">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; "> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Stability - in the event of a Registrar business or technical failure, it could be beneficial to ICANN and registrants to have the full set of domain registration contact data stored by four organizations (the Registry, the Registry's escrow agent, the Registrar, and the Registrar's escrow agent), which would be the case in a ‘thick’ registry.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Your view:</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">Yes – the Business Constituency agrees that it could be beneficial to have a full set of domain registration data stored by four organizations (the Registry, the Registry's escrow agent, the Registrar, and the Registrar's escrow agent).</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(79, 129, 189); "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.75in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; ">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; "> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Accessibility - is the provision of Whois information at the registry level under the ‘thick’ Whois model more effective and cost-effective than a ‘thin’ model in protecting consumers and users of Whois data and intellectual property owners?</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Your view:</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">In today’s current environment, registrars often do not provide complete information via port 43 – and so users are forced to access Whois records only from the registrar’s website. In other instances registrars limit access to Whois based on query volumes. Thick Whois offered by the registry would eliminate these issues for .Com and .Net, where the vast majority of gTLDs are currently registered.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(79, 129, 189); "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.75in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; ">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; "> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Impact on privacy and data protection - how would ‘thick’ Whois affect privacy and data protection, also taking into account the involvement of different jurisdictions with different laws and legislation with regard to data privacy as well as possible cross border transfers of registrant data?</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Your view:</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">The Business Constituency recognizes that in some cases there may be jurisdictional privacy issues, but recommends that those issues are handled on an exception basis via RSEP.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(79, 129, 189); "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.75in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; ">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; "> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Cost implications - what are the cost implications of a transition to 'thick' Whois for Registries, Registrars, registrants and other parties for all gTLDs? Conversely, what are the cost implications to Registries, Registrars, registrants and other parties if no transition is mandated?</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Your view:</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">The Business Constituency supports unrestricted and public access to accurate and complete Thick Whois information for all gTLD domain names. Without access to complete Whois records, businesses are unable to remediate instances of infringement, abuse or fraud. The costs associated with these activities can be significant not only to rights owners, but also to victimized Internet users.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(79, 129, 189); "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.75in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; ">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; "> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Synchronization/migration - what would be the impact on the registry and registrar WHOIS and EPP systems for those Registries currently operating a thin registry, both in the migration phase to ‘thick’ WHOIS as well as ongoing operations?</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Your view:</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">The Business Constituency understands that there will likely be costs incurred on the migration to Thick Whois but reemphasizes the need for unrestricted and public access of this data.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(79, 129, 189); "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.75in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; ">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; "> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Authoritativeness - what are the implications of a ‘thin’ Registry possibly becoming authoritative for registrant Whois data following the transition from a thin-registry model to a thick-registry model. The Working Group should consider the term “authoritative” in both the technical (the repository of the authoritative data) and policy (who has authority over the data) meanings of the word when considering this issue.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Your view:</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">The Business Constituency believes that when a registry transitions to Thick Whois that it should become authoritative both from a technical and policy perspective.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(79, 129, 189); "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.75in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; ">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; "> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Competition in registry services - what would be the impact on competition in registry services should all Registries be required to provide Whois service using the ‘thick’ Whois model – would there be more, less or no difference with regard to competition in registry services?</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Your view:</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">As all new gTLDs registries will be required to support Thick Whois, it seems more equitable that ALL existing registries also be required to provide Thick Whois.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(79, 129, 189); "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.75in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.5pt; page-break-after: avoid; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; ">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; "> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Existing Whois Applications - What, if anything, are the potential impacts on the providers of third-party WHOIS-related applications if ‘thick’ WHOIS is required for all gTLDs?</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; page-break-after: avoid; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Your view:</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; page-break-after: avoid; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">The Business Constituency believes that access to Thick Whois should improve the services provided by third-party applications.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; page-break-after: avoid; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(79, 129, 189); "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.75in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.5pt; page-break-after: avoid; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; ">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; "> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Data escrow - ‘thick’ Whois might obviate the need for the registrar escrow program and attendant expenses to ICANN and registrars.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; page-break-after: avoid; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">A stated above, the Business Constituency believes that it could be beneficial to have a full set of domain registration data stored by four organizations (the Registry, the Registry's escrow agent, the Registrar, and the Registrar's escrow agent).</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; page-break-after: avoid; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(79, 129, 189); "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; page-break-after: avoid; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Your view:</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.75in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.5pt; page-break-after: avoid; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; ">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; "> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Registrar Port 43 Whois requirements - ‘thick’ Whois could make the requirement for Registrars to maintain Port 43 Whois access redundant.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; page-break-after: avoid; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Your view:</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; page-break-after: avoid; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">Registrars should continue to provide Whois access via their respective websites as registrants are familiar with their registrars and may not be aware of or able to locate the registry’s website.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; page-break-after: avoid; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(79, 129, 189); "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; page-break-after: avoid; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Based on your assessment of these topics, you are also encouraged to indicate whether you think there should or there shouldn’t be a requirement for ‘thick’ Whois by all gTLD Registries.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; page-break-after: avoid; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Your view:</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; page-break-after: avoid; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 142, 213); ">The Business Constituency feels strongly that all gTLD registries support Thick Whois.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; page-break-after: avoid; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(79, 129, 189); "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; page-break-after: avoid; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">If there is any other information you think should be considered by the WG as part of its deliberations, please feel free to include that here.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.5pt; page-break-after: avoid; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Other information:</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; 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