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[council] A WhoIs motion for our meeting in San Francisco

To: "Glen de Saint Géry" <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [council] A WhoIs motion for our meeting in San Francisco
From: <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:36:13 -0700
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<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; 
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style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As 
the new guy, I am willing to tilt at windmills and so want to offer this motion 
for consideration at the next meeting of the GNSO Council</span></div><div 
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style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 
12pt;">Cheers,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; 
line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div 
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style="font-size: 12pt;">John Berard</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" 
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line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b 
style="">Whereas:</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" 
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style=""><br></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; 
line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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 target="_blank" 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/";>http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/</a>).</span></div><div
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style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 
12pt;">Before
 defining study details, the Council solicited suggestions from the 
community for specific topics of study on WHOIS. Suggestions were 
submitted (<a target="_blank" 
href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/WHOIS-comments-2008/";>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 target="_blank" 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/Whois-privacy/Whois-study-suggestion-report-25feb08.pdf";>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/Whois-privacy/Whois-study-suggestion-report-25feb08.pdf</a>).</span></div><div
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" 
style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On
 28-Mar-2008 the GNSO Council resolved to form a WHOIS Study Working 
Group to develop a proposed list, ifany, of recommended studies for 
which ICANN staff would be asked to providecost estimates to the Council
 (<a target="_blank" 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-gnso-27mar08.shtml";>http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-gnso-27mar08.shtml</a>).</span></div><div
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" 
style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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 target="_blank" 
href="http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf";>http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf</a>).
 The WG reported to the Council on 26-Aug-2008. (<a target="_blank" 
href="https://st.icann.org/Whois-hypoth-wg/index.cgi?Whois_hypotheses_wg#Whois_study_hypotheses_wg_final_report";>https://st.icann.org/Whois-hypoth-wg/index.cgi?Whois_hypotheses_wg#Whois_study_hypotheses_wg_final_report</a>).</span></div><div
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" 
style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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. TheWhois Study Drafting Team further 
consolidated studies including those from the GAC (<a target="_blank" 
href="http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf";>http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf</a>).&nbsp;
 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.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" 
style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 
12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; 
line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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.&nbsp; (See Motion 3, <a target="_blank" 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#200903";>http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#200903</a>).</span></div><div
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" 
style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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 target="_blank" 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf";>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf</a>).&nbsp;
 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/privacyservices.&nbsp; 
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: 
normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" 
style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 
12pt;">The ICANN Board approved in Brussels a FY2011 budget that includes at 
least $400,000 for WHOIS studies (see <a target="_blank" 
href="http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-25jun10-en.htm#8";>http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-25jun10-en.htm#8</a>).</span></div><div
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style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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 target="_blank" 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#201009";>http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#201009</a>.</span></div><div
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" 
style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On 
5-October-2010, staff provided feasibility and cost analysis for a Whois 
Privacy and Proxy “Abuse” study, <a target="_blank" 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/gnso-whois-pp-abuse-studies-report-05oct10-en.pdf";>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 orprivacy service provider that are associated with alleged 
harmful acts withoverall frequency of proxy and privacy registrations.&nbsp; 
This study was estimated to cost $150,000 and take less than a year to 
complete.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; 
line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div 
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span 
style="font-size: 12pt;">On 11-February-2011, staff provided a feasibility and 
cost analysis for a Whois Proxy and Privacy “Relay and Reveal” study, <a 
target="_blank" 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-relay-reveal-studies-report-11feb11-en.pdf";>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 process<a 
target="_blank" name="_GoBack"></a>ed.&nbsp;
 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.</span></div><div 
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style=""><br></b></span></div><div 
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="">Resolved:</b></span></div><div 
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style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 
12pt;">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 
target="_blank" 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf";>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf</a>).</span></div><div
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" 
style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 
12pt;">Further
 resolved, that the Council requests ICANN staff to proceed with the 
Whois Privacy and Proxy “Abuse” study, as described in staff’s 
5-October-2010 report, using the vendor selection process described in 
that same report, <a target="_blank" 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/gnso-whois-pp-abuse-studies-report-05oct10-en.pdf";>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/gnso-whois-pp-abuse-studies-report-05oct10-en.pdf</a>.</span></div><div
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" 
style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 
12pt;">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 target="_blank" 
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-relay-reveal-studies-report-11feb11-en.pdf";>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-relay-reveal-studies-report-11feb11-en.pdf</a>.
 </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: 
normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" 
style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 
12pt;">Further
 resolved, that the Council request that the Board authorize additional 
funding for FY 2012 forWhois studies, to make up the shortfall of 
$130,000 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); the Proxy/Privacy “Abuse” 
Study ($150,000); and the Proxy and Privacy “Pre-study” ($80,000), total
 of $530,000.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; 
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style="font-size: 12pt;">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.</span></div></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" 
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