Fwd: RE: [council] BC proposal re WHOIS

[Mawaki Chango]

Please, see below - welcoming your inputs as to what next.


--- Mike Rodenbaugh <mxr at yahoo-inc.com> wrote:

> Subject: RE: [council] BC proposal re WHOIS
> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:56:33 -0700
> From: "Mike Rodenbaugh" <mxr at yahoo-inc.com>
See below - welcoming your inputs about what next.

> To: "Mawaki Chango" <ki_chango at yahoo.com>,
>         "GNSO Council" <council at gnso.icann.org>
>
> Thanks Mawaki.  It will be good to hear what the NCUC proposes
> as next
> steps.
>
> Mike Rodenbaugh
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mawaki Chango [mailto:ki_chango at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 5:02 AM
> To: Mike Rodenbaugh; GNSO Council
> Subject: RE: [council] BC proposal re WHOIS
>
> And the NCUC certainly does not agree with this resolution
> project:
>
> 1. It's surprising that there are people who still don't see
> that there's a problem with the current Whois policy ("study
> 4,
> and to the extent it reveals that there is a problem with the
> current
> Whois policy,...") This would be, I'm afraid, a waste of
> ICANN's
> resources and brave people's time, once more.
>
> 2. There a fact: Whois policy is in conflict with national
> laws
> (and even more than the number of them we hear about.) Then
> what
> is that policy, meant to be global, where exceptions become a
> routine?
>
> 3. What will be the terms of the cost/benefit analysis in
> order
> to provide a comprehensive basis for evaluation? How are they
> going to account for the political conundrum?
>
> Mawaki
>
> --- "Rosette, Kristina" <krosette at cov.com> wrote:
>
> > The Intellectual Property Constituency agrees with and
> > supports the
> > proposed resolution from the Business Constituency.
> >
> > Kristina Rosette
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > 	From: owner-council at gnso.icann.org
> > [mailto:owner-council at gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Mike
> > Rodenbaugh
> > 	Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 11:13 AM
> > 	To: GNSO Council
> > 	Subject: [council] BC proposal re WHOIS
> > 	
> > 	
> >
> > 	All,
> >
> > 	
> >
> > 	The BC agrees with the WG that further study of WHOIS
> issues
> > is
> > warranted, however we believe the recommended studies should
> > be
> > conducted in phases so as to potentially conserve ICANN
> > resources in the
> > event that early studies show that later planned studies are
> > not
> > warranted or should be modified.
> >
> > 	
> >
> > 	Here is a proposed resolution from the Business
> Constituency:
> >
> > 	
> >
> > 	1.	The GNSO Council hereby accepts the WG report and
> > acknowledges the tremendous effort by WG participants and
> > ICANN staff.
> > 	2.	The GNSO Council particularly recognizes the WG chair
> > for his adept leadership through a contentious and
> > controversial WG
> > process.
> > 	3.	The GNSO Council does not consider the WG report as an
> > adequate basis for any implementation of OPOC.
> > 	4.	The GNSO Council requests that ICANN staff proceed with
> > the 4 studies described in Section 8 of the WG report, as
> > follows:
> >
> > 		1.	Proceed with study 4 on the characteristics of
> > the Whois database first.  This study should include a
> review
> > and
> > analysis of the different proxy services.
> > 		2.	Following completion of study 4, and to the
> > extent it reveals that there is a problem with the current
> > Whois policy,
> > ICANN Staff should proceed with study one - the cost/benefit
> > analysis.
> > Completion of study 4 should help determine the parameters
> of
> > the
> > cost/benefit analysis, since the scope of the problem will
> be
> > known and
> > documented.
> > 		3.	To the extent that the cost/benefit analysis
> > determines that the benefits of changing the Whois policy
> > exceed the
> > costs, ICANN Staff should proceed with a third study that
> > merges study
> > two on self-certification (this should include an analysis
> of
> > an ex post
> > facto review mechanism) and study 3 on authentication (which
> > should
> > include authentication of any parties with a legitimate
> > interest in the
> > data).
> >
> > 	
> >
> > 	Thanks.
> >
> > 	
> >
> > 	Mike Rodenbaugh
> >
> > 	Officer, Business and Commercial Users Constituency
> >
> >
>
>