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[council] WHOIS studies requested by GAC
- To: "Council GNSO" <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: [council] WHOIS studies requested by GAC
- From: "Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:08:09 +1000
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Hello All,
For information, here is some information on the WHOIS studies requested by the
GAC.
Here is the original document:
http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf
Below is a plain text extraction.
Regards,
Bruce Tonkin
RE: GAC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WHOIS STUDIES
In its Communiqué during the 30th ICANN meeting in Los Angeles, California, the
GAC issued the following statement:
The GAC reiterates its recommendation outlined in the GAC WHOIS principles that
a study on uses and misuses of WHOIS data should be undertaken by ICANN and is
prepared to contribute to the elaboration of the terms of reference of such a
study.
As a follow-up to the above statement and to the GAC WHOIS Principles, the GAC
is pleased to submit its recommendations regarding the terms of reference for
WHOIS studies to the ICANN Board. These recommendations will also be shared
with the GNSO as a contribution to the GNSO Council's efforts to solicit input
from the public regarding WHOIS studies.
First and foremost, the GAC believes that studies of WHOIS gTLD data should be
undertaken by neutral third parties and should create a factual record that
documents the uses and abuses of WHOIS data recognized by the GAC WHOIS
Principles. The goal should be to initially compile data that provides a
documented evidence base regarding:
* the amount and source of traffic accessing WHOIS servers and the types and
numbers of different groups of users and what those users are using WHOIS data
for; and
* the types and extent of misuses of WHOIS data and what harm is caused by each
type of misuse, including economic, use of WHOIS data in SPAM generation, abuse
of personal data, loss of reputation or identity theft, security costs and loss
of data.
Once this basic data has been collected and collated, the GAC recommends that a
further study be directed toward answering the following questions:
1. To what extent are the legitimate uses of gTLD WHOIS data curtailed or
prevented by use of proxy or privacy registration services?
2. What is the economic impact of restrictions on some or all of the legitimate
uses of WHOIS?
3. Are technical measures available that could effectively curtail misuse of
data published on WHOIS databases while preserving legitimate use and open
access to the databases?
4. Are there methods employed by registrars to detect fraudulent domain name
registrations? If so, how successful are they and what do they do with that
information?
5. What is the percentage of domain name registrants who are natural persons
versus legal persons (or entities)?
6. What is the percentage of domain name registrations that are registered for
and/or are used for commercial purposes versus those registered for
non-commercial or personal use? If possible, the data should be broken down by
geographic (e.g. by continent) locations.
7. What is the historical trend and current percentage of the registrars' and
their affiliates' proxy and privacy registrations in relation to the total
number of domain name registrations in gTLDs?
8. What is the percentage of registrars and all affiliates that offer proxy or
privacy registrations?
9. What are the relative percentages of legal persons and natural persons that
are gTLD registrants that also utilize proxy or privacy services?
10. What are the relative percentages of domain names used for commercial
versus non-commercial purposes that are registered using proxy or privacy
services?
11. What is the percentage of domain names registered using proxy or privacy
services that have been associated with fraud or other illegal activity versus
the percentage of domain names not using such services that have been
associated with fraud or illegal activity?
In view of the recent adoption by ICANN of a procedure for handling conflicts
with national privacy laws, the GAC also urges ICANN to address the following
questions in the WHOIS study:
12. Since gTLD registries and registrars conduct business globally, which laws
in which jurisdiction appropriately apply to their transactions and in
particular to their WHOIS contractual obligations?
13. What are the legal jurisdictional issues raised by gTLD registries and
registrars that adhere to local law applicable to domain name registrations and
WHOIS requirements, but may then be in contravention to other legal
jurisdictions where they conduct business?
14. May a gTLD domain name registrant who is a legal resident of one country
apply for a domain name in another and claim to be under the legal jurisdiction
of the latter and not the former?
15. How can conflicts of laws be resolved in a global domain name space?
The GAC believes that the compilation and analysis of data in response to the
above questions will create the necessary factual foundation for further
discussions on the necessity, scope, and impact of potential modifications to
policies regarding WHOIS data. The GAC membership also stands ready to
facilitate access to national sources of expertise, best practices and other
relevant data.
Yours sincerely
Janis Karklins
Chairman of the Governmental Advisory Committee,
Ambassador of Latvia to France
CC: GNSO Council
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