.COM renewal and thick Whois

[Milton L Mueller]

Sorry, that should be "thin" whois not "think" whois. ;-)

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> Just read the GNSO Council meeting agenda for April 12.
> Is the .COM renewal being used as an excuse to force or pressure the last
> redoubt of think Whois into thick Whois?
> If so, what can we do about it?
> 
> Milton L. Mueller
> Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
> Internet Governance Project
> http://blog.internetgovernance.org