[council] Purpose of Whois - informational materials

["Maria Farrell" <maria.farrell@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear all,
 
Attached are several Word documents that provide information requested by
the GNSO Council on 26 July in the following resolutions:
 
"(2) The ICANN staff will provide a summary of the other interpretations of
the definition that have been expressed during the public comment period,
and subsequently in correspondence from the public and governments."

 

This information is provided in the document: SUMMARY OF INTERPRETATIONS OF
THE DEFINITION OF WHOIS.doc

 

 

 

.." (1) The ICANN staff will review a representative sample of cctld
registry or cctld registrar agreements with registrants, taking into account
the issues of geographical diversity and rule of law variances, to identify
some of the purposes for which registrars collect Personal Data in the
course of registering a domain name for their customers."

 

This information is provided in the document: ccTLD registrant
agreements.doc

 

 

 

"The ICANN staff will review a representative sample of registrar agreements
with Registered Name Holders, taking into account the issues of geographical
diversity and rule of law variances, to identify some of the purposes for
which registrars collect Personal Data in the course of registering a domain
name for their customers."

 

This information is provided in the document: gTLD registrant agreementst
purpose of Whois collection.doc

 

 

 

"(3) The ICANN staff will summarise the current material that has resulted
from WHOIS discussions since 2002 that document the current uses and abuses
of the Personal Data that is currently made public through the WHOIS
service."

This information is provided in the document: Uses of Whois data2006.doc 

 

 

All of this information will also be presented in html form and posted to
the GNSO website to make it more easily accessible in the future. 

 

Best regards, Maria Farrell

Attachment: Uses of Whois data2006.doc
Description: MS-Word document

Attachment: gTLD registrant agreementst purpose of Whois collection.doc
Description: MS-Word document

Attachment: ccTLD registrant agreements.doc
Description: MS-Word document

Attachment: Uses of Whois data2006.doc
Description: MS-Word document

Attachment: SUMMARY OF INTERPRETATIONS OF THE DEFINITION OF WHOIS.doc
Description: MS-Word document