[NCUC Public Comment] Thick and Thin Whois Preliminary issues report

[Wendy Seltzer]

I would prefer that the PDP not go forward -- we're overcommitted as it
is, and I don't think there's an improvement proposed. If we think
there's enough support to initiate a PDP, though, we should indeed work
to add these items.

I volunteered to draft a comment (not fully thinking just how soon it
was due) and will try to circulate something tonight/Christmas Day
incorporating Avri's suggestions.

Thanks!
--Wendy

On 12/24/2011 03:14 PM, Avri Doria wrote:
> Another point.
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> Nowhere in this issues report is the issue of the implication for Rights in the various models of Whois discussed, other than a quote from one of the New gTLD program explanatory notes.  I would think this would need to be added to a revised issues report  to discuss the Whois model without a complete discussion of the rights implications for registrants both individual and those other entities that are under threat from governments or angry spouses would be to ignore the new PDP process' new focus on discussion of Rights in all new PDPs.
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> avri
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> On 24 Dec 2011, at 15:00, Avri Doria wrote:
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>> Hi,
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>> With the comment period ending on 30 December, I was wondering whether the NCUC-PC was working on a comment.
>> In my view, the main topics that need to be considered in the issues report are:
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>> - Should all registries, incumbent and new, be subject to the same rules on Whois service?
>> - Are Thick and Thin the only two models that should be looked at when discussing the Whois service?
>> - What are the requirements for the Whois service that thick or thin are the solutions for?
>> - Given that all registries are subject to ICANN-consensus rules on Whois and given that the requirements for Thick Whois by new gTLDs was not established through PDP based ICANN-consensus, is the AGB rule that all new gTLDs be required to support Thick Whois a legitimate policy requirement?
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>> avri
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