from the GAC on Whois

[KathrynKL at AOL.COM]

Bruce Tonkin, chair of the GNSO Council, posted the following note to the  
Whois TF earlier today.  It contains a segment on the GAC Communique on  Whois.  
Very obscure, but clearly there is a controversy going on in the  GAC.... 
Kathy
 
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Hello All,

I have extracted the following section from the GAC  Communiqué presented at 
the ICANN Board Public Forum on Thursday 29 June  2006.

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin



II. WHOIS and New gTLDs  

The GAC Working Group on GNSO issues continued its focus on the  development 
of GAC Principles applicable to the WHOIS database and to the  introduction 
of 
new gTLDs, with the intention of sharing a stabilized draft  with the 
community in 
Sao Paulo and to enable the GAC to provide guidance to  the ICANN Board. 

Consistent with the GAC's commitment to providing  information and advice on 
the range of public policy aspects of WHOIS data,  representatives from 
Consumer 
Protection Agencies in three GAC members, OPTA  in the Netherlands, MIC in 
Japan, and the FTC in the U.S. who made  presentations during an open session 
with the GNSO outlining their  respective perspectives and concerns regarding 
the 
accuracy and timely  access to WHOIS data. 

Some of them and some GAC members also expressed  concerns regarding the 
implications for enforcement of laws of the recent  GNSO Council decision on 
a 
definition on the purpose of WHOIS data. Some GAC  members expressed 
concerns that formulation 2 would also not provide an  appropriate definition 
for 
the purposes of WHOIS. 

The GAC  appreciates the interpretation of the GNSO Council Chair that 
formulation 1  does not imply that a decision has been taken to remove any 
data 
from public  access. 

The GAC believes therefore that the final definition of the  purpose of WHOIS 
data 
needs to reflect the public policy concerns expressed  by GAC members. The 
GAC 
is intending to produce policy advice on the purpose  and use of WHOIS in the 
form of principles for the Sao Paulo meeting.  

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