The Cross-Registry WHOIS Database

[Danny Younger]

Beyond the obvious issues pertaining to DMCA-style
takedowns and cross-registry privacy concerns, I am
troubled by a process that abuses the ICANN Board
intent to obtain clarifications.

The notes from the 12 February Board meeting state:

"John Jeffrey said that subsequent to the posting of
the agreement on 5 January Susan Crawford amongst
other Board Members had asked for clarification of
language in the posted version of Appendix S."

What we have in the revised Appendix S is not
"clarification" but rather what appears to be language
that has resulted from private deal-making between the
IPC and ICM Registry.

Neither the take-down provisions nor the
cross-registry language are "clarifications"; the NCUC
should formally express their concern over this
back-channel development.


--- Milton Mueller <mueller at SYR.EDU> wrote:

> False alarm! I confused ICM with mTLD for a moment
> there. I didn't
> recall seeing anything about this in the .mobi PAB
> so I was a bit
> concerned. I have no connection to ICM (.xxx)
>
> >>> Danny Younger <dannyyounger at YAHOO.COM> 03/06/07
> 8:53 AM >>>
> From ICM Registry Appendix S:
>
> "Registrars will be required to participate in the
> operation of a cross-registry WHOIS database, which
> will provide searching capabilities and access to
> all
> information concerning domain name registrations
> regardless of which TLD the domain name is
> registered in or which registrar processed the
> domain
> name application."
>
> Question:  who will be setting the search parameters
> for this cross-registry WHOIS Database?  Is this an
> ICANN project or solely an ICM initiative?  How will
> this effort impact privacy rights?  What does "all
> information" include?
>
>
>
>
>
>
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