RE: [council] BC proposal re WHOIS

["Rosette, Kristina" <krosette@xxxxxxx>]

The Intellectual Property Constituency agrees with and supports the
proposed resolution from the Business Constituency.  
 
Kristina Rosette
 


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        From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Rodenbaugh
        Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 11:13 AM
        To: GNSO Council
        Subject: [council] BC proposal re WHOIS
        
        

        All,

         

        The BC agrees with the WG that further study of WHOIS issues is
warranted, however we believe the recommended studies should be
conducted in phases so as to potentially conserve ICANN resources in the
event that early studies show that later planned studies are not
warranted or should be modified.

         

        Here is a proposed resolution from the Business Constituency:

         

        1.      The GNSO Council hereby accepts the WG report and
acknowledges the tremendous effort by WG participants and ICANN staff.  
        2.      The GNSO Council particularly recognizes the WG chair
for his adept leadership through a contentious and controversial WG
process. 
        3.      The GNSO Council does not consider the WG report as an
adequate basis for any implementation of OPOC. 
        4.      The GNSO Council requests that ICANN staff proceed with
the 4 studies described in Section 8 of the WG report, as follows: 

                1.      Proceed with study 4 on the characteristics of
the Whois database first.  This study should include a review and
analysis of the different proxy services.  
                2.      Following completion of study 4, and to the
extent it reveals that there is a problem with the current Whois policy,
ICANN Staff should proceed with study one - the cost/benefit analysis.
Completion of study 4 should help determine the parameters of the
cost/benefit analysis, since the scope of the problem will be known and
documented. 
                3.      To the extent that the cost/benefit analysis
determines that the benefits of changing the Whois policy exceed the
costs, ICANN Staff should proceed with a third study that merges study
two on self-certification (this should include an analysis of an ex post
facto review mechanism) and study 3 on authentication (which should
include authentication of any parties with a legitimate interest in the
data). 

         

        Thanks.

         

        Mike Rodenbaugh

        Officer, Business and Commercial Users Constituency