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[council] Recommendations regarding Whois studies

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  • Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:30:08 -0700
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mce_fixed="1"><div style="">I accept this friendly amendment.</div><div 
style=""><br></div><div style="">Cheers, </div><div style=""><br></div><div 
style="">Berard</div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><strong style=""><u 
style=""><span style="">Motion made by John Berard &amp; seconded by Debbie 
Hughes</span></u></strong><strong style=""><span style="">&nbsp;(<i 
style=""><span style="">With Friendly Amendment Proposed by the 
RySG</span>)</i></span></strong><b style=""><i style=""><o:p 
style=""></o:p></i></b></div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">Whereas:<o:p 
style=""></o:p></div><div style="">In October 2007, the GNSO Council concluded 
that a comprehensive and objective understanding of key factual issues 
regarding the gTLD WHOIS system would benefit future GNSO policy development 
efforts (<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/"; target="_blank" 
title="(external link)" style="">http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/</a>).<o:p 
style=""></o:p></div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">Before defining 
study details, the Council solicited suggestions from the community for 
specific topics of study on WHOIS. Suggestions were submitted (<a 
href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/WHOIS-comments-2008/"; target="_blank" 
title="(external link)" 
style="">http://forum.icann.org/lists/WHOIS-comments-2008/</a>) and ICANN staff 
prepared a 'Report on Public Suggestions on Further Studies of WHOIS', dated 
25-Feb-2008 (<a 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/Whois-privacy/Whois-study-suggestion-report-25feb08.pdf";
 target="_blank" title="(external link)" 
style="">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/Whois-privacy/Whois-study-suggestion-report-25feb08.pdf</a>).<o:p
 style=""></o:p></div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">On 28-Mar-2008 the 
GNSO Council resolved to form a WHOIS Study Working Group to develop a proposed 
list, if any, of recommended studies for which ICANN staff would be asked to 
provide cost estimates to the Council (<a 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-gnso-27mar08.shtml"; 
target="_blank" title="(external link)" 
style="">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-gnso-27mar08.shtml</a>).<o:p 
style=""></o:p></div><div style="">The WHOIS Study WG did not reach consensus 
regarding further studies, and on 25-Jun-2008 the GNSO Council resolved to form 
a new WHOIS Hypotheses working group to prepare a list of hypotheses from the 
'Report on Public Suggestions on Further Studies of WHOIS' and the GAC letter 
on WHOIS studies (<a 
href="http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf"; 
target="_blank" title="(external link)" 
style="">http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf</a>).
 The WG reported to the Council on 26-Aug-2008. (<a 
href="https://st.icann.org/Whois-hypoth-wg/index.cgi?Whois_hypotheses_wg#Whois_study_hypotheses_wg_final_report";
 target="_blank" title="(external link)" 
style="">https://st.icann.org/Whois-hypoth-wg/index.cgi?Whois_hypotheses_wg#Whois_study_hypotheses_wg_final_report</a>).<o:p
 style=""></o:p></div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">On 5-Nov-2008, the 
Council convened a group of Councilors and constituency members to draft a 
resolution regarding studies, if any, for which cost estimates should be 
obtained. The Whois Study Drafting Team further consolidated studies including 
those from the GAC (<a 
href="http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf"; 
target="_blank" title="(external link)" 
style="">http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf</a>).
 The Team determined that the six studies with the highest average priority 
scores should be the subject of further research to determine feasibility and 
obtain cost estimates.<o:p style=""></o:p></div><div style=""><br></div><div 
style="">On 04-Mar-2009, Council requested Staff to conduct research on 
feasibility and cost estimates for selected Whois studies and report its 
findings to Council. (See Motion 3,<a 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#200903"; target="_blank" 
title="(external link)" 
style="">http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#200903</a>).<o:p 
style=""></o:p></div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">On 23-Mar-2010, 
Staff presented a report on the feasibility and cost estimates for the Whois 
“Misuse” and Whois “Registrant Identification” Studies, finding that each study 
would cost approximately $150,000 and take approximately one year to complete. 
(<a 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf";
 target="_blank" title="(external link)" 
style="">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf</a>).
 The Whois Registrant Identification study would gather info about how 
business/commercial domain registrants are identified, and correlate such 
identification with the use of proxy/privacy services.<o:p 
style=""></o:p></div><div style="">The ICANN Board approved in Brussels a 
FY2011 budget that includes at least $400,000 for WHOIS studies (see&nbsp;<a 
href="http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-25jun10-en.htm#8"; 
target="_blank" title="(external link)" 
style="">http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-25jun10-en.htm#8</a>).<o:p 
style=""></o:p></div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">On 8-September-2010 
the GNSO Council approved a resolution requesting staff to proceed with the 
Whois “Misuse” Study, which would explore the extent to which publicly 
displayed WHOIS data is misused,<a 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#201009"; target="_blank" 
title="(external link)" 
style="">http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#201009</a>.<o:p 
style=""></o:p></div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">On 5-October-2010, 
staff provided feasibility and cost analysis for a Whois Privacy and Proxy 
“Abuse” study,&nbsp;<a 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/gnso-whois-pp-abuse-studies-report-05oct10-en.pdf";
 target="_blank" title="(external link)" 
style="">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/gnso-whois-pp-abuse-studies-report-05oct10-en.pdf</a>.
 This study would compare broad sample of domains registered with a proxy or 
privacy service provider that are associated with alleged harmful acts with 
overall frequency of proxy and privacy registrations. This study was estimated 
to cost $150,000 and take less than a year to complete.<o:p 
style=""></o:p></div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">On 11-February-2011, 
staff provided a feasibility and cost analysis for a Whois Proxy and Privacy 
“Relay and Reveal” study,&nbsp;<a 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-relay-reveal-studies-report-11feb11-en.pdf";
 target="_blank" title="(external link)" 
style="">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-relay-reveal-studies-report-11feb11-en.pdf</a>,
 which would analyze relay and reveal requests sent for Privacy and 
Proxy-registered domains to explore and document how they are processed. The 
staff analysis concluded that it was premature to conduct a full study, and 
recommended that a pre-study “survey” be conducted first, to determine if 
launching a full study is feasible to do.<o:p style=""></o:p></div><div 
style=""><br></div><div style="">Resolved:<o:p style=""></o:p></div><div 
style=""><s style="">Council requests ICANN staff to proceed with the WHOIS 
Registrant Identification Study, as described in Staff's 23-Mar-2010 Report, 
using the vendor selection process described in Annex of that same report. (<a 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf";
 target="_blank" title="(external link)" 
style="">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf</a>).<o:p
 style=""></o:p></s></div><div style=""><i style=""><span style="">Council 
defers consideration of the WHOIS Registrant Identification Study until the 28 
April 2011 meeting and requests that any applicable motions in that regard be 
submitted not later than 20 April 2011.<s style=""><o:p 
style=""></o:p></s></span></i></div><div style=""><br></div><div 
style="">Further resolved, that the Council requests ICANN staff&nbsp;<i 
style=""><span style="">amend the study to include the RySG proposed changes 
(insert link) and</span></i><span style="">&nbsp;</span>to proceed with the 
Whois Privacy and Proxy “Abuse” study, as described in staff’s 5-October-2010 
report<span style="">&nbsp;<i style="">and as amended</i></span>, using the 
vendor selection process described in that same report,&nbsp;<a 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/gnso-whois-pp-abuse-studies-report-05oct10-en.pdf";
 target="_blank" title="(external link)" 
style="">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/gnso-whois-pp-abuse-studies-report-05oct10-en.pdf</a>.<o:p
 style=""></o:p></div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">Further resolved, 
that the Council requests ICANN staff to proceed with the Whois Privacy and 
Proxy “Relay and Reveal” pre-study survey, as proposed in staff’s 
11-February-2011 report,<a 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-relay-reveal-studies-report-11feb11-en.pdf";
 target="_blank" title="(external link)" 
style="">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-relay-reveal-studies-report-11feb11-en.pdf</a>.<o:p
 style=""></o:p></div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">Further resolved, 
that the Council request that the Board authorize additional funding for FY 
2012 for Whois studies, to make up&nbsp;<s style="">the</s>&nbsp;<i 
style=""><span style="">any</span></i><span 
style="">&nbsp;</span>shortfall&nbsp;<s style="">of $130,000</s>&nbsp;between 
the amount of “at least $400,000” that was allocated for Whois studies in FY 
2011 (and remains unspent), and the total amount needed to conduct the Whois 
Misuse Study ($150,000); the Whois Registrant Identification Study 
($150,000)<span style="">&nbsp;<i style="">if subsequently approved</i></span>; 
the Proxy/Privacy “Abuse” Study ($150,000); and the Proxy and Privacy 
“Pre-study” ($80,000<s style="">), total of $530,000</s>.<o:p 
style=""></o:p></div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">Further resolved, in 
recognition that there is a substantial amount of coordination needed to direct 
this research, that staff be given the discretion to manage the studies 
serially or in parallel, with a goal of expediting completion of the studies as 
efficiently as possible.<o:p style=""></o:p></div><div style=""><span 
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