<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)">
<style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Consolas;
panose-1:2 11 6 9 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Garamond;
panose-1:2 2 4 4 3 3 1 1 8 3;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoPlainText, li.MsoPlainText, div.MsoPlainText
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Plain Text Char";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Consolas;}
p
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
span.PlainTextChar
{mso-style-name:"Plain Text Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Plain Text";
font-family:Consolas;}
p.title, li.title, div.title
{mso-style-name:title;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
p.docdate, li.docdate, div.docdate
{mso-style-name:docdate;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
p.Default, li.Default, div.Default
{mso-style-name:Default;
mso-style-priority:99;
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-autospace:none;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Garamond","serif";
color:black;}
span.EmailStyle23
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle24
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle25
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:-1731180570;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:2108629682 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:0in;
text-indent:0in;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-text:"";
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:0in;
text-indent:0in;}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-text:"";
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:0in;
text-indent:0in;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-text:"";
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:0in;
text-indent:0in;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-text:"";
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:0in;
text-indent:0in;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-text:"";
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:0in;
text-indent:0in;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-text:"";
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:0in;
text-indent:0in;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-text:"";
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:0in;
text-indent:0in;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-text:"";
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:0in;
text-indent:0in;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
-->
</style>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple>
<div class=Section1>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Linked below is a very long-awaited report on WHOIS
Accuracy. Here are the key findings from the Executive Summary:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>[T]here were three criteria to
be met for any WHOIS record to be considered accurate: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=Default style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.5pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:11.5pt'>Was the address of the registrant a valid mailing
address? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=Default style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.5pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:11.5pt'>Was the registrant named associated in some way with the
given address? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=Default style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.5pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:11.5pt'>When contacted, would the named registrant acknowledge
that they were indeed the registrant of the domain name, and confirm all
details given as correct and current? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>An internationally
representative sample of 1419 records was drawn from the top five generic top
level domains (gTLDs, covering .com, .org, .net. .info and .biz). The address
for each selected case was checked against postal records and mapping data for
deliverability, searches were conducted in phone listings and other records
unrelated to WHOIS for a linkage between name and address, and contact was
attempted with the named registrant using phone numbers obtained during the
association process. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>Using strict application of
the criteria, only 23% of records were fully accurate, but twice that number
meet a slightly relaxed version of the criteria (allowing successful contact
with the registrant to imply association, and requiring only that ownership of
the site be confirmed, as opposed to confirmation of both ownership and the
currency/correctness of all detail). Eight percent of records failed outright
with obvious errors.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I think the BC most likely would like to comment on this report,
so ask if anyone is willing to volunteer to help with draft comments. Of
course any Members’ comments to the list would be most welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Mike<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Mike Rodenbaugh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>RODENBAUGH LAW<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>tel/fax: +1 (415) 738-8087<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a href="http://rodenbaugh.com/">http://rodenbaugh.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <b>On Behalf
Of </b>Glen de Saint Géry<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 16, 2010 5:54 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Council GNSO<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] Public Comment: Draft Report on WHOIS Accuracy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-15feb10-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-15feb10-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Public Comment: Draft Report on WHOIS Accuracy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>15 February 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) recently completed a
study commissioned by ICANN to determine the percentage of domain names
registered under the top 5 gTLDs (i.e., .com, .net, .org, .biz, and .info) that
contain accurate WHOIS data. Today, the draft report is being posted for review
and comment through 15 April 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Community members are invited to review the draft report and its
findings and comment on all aspects of the report. The information in the
report is intended to contribute to the ongoing community discussion regarding
WHOIS and should be useful in any future policy development process regarding
WHOIS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The draft report can be found here: <a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/compliance/reports/whois-accuracy-study-17jan10-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/compliance/reports/whois-accuracy-study-17jan10-en.pdf</a>
[PDF, 432 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The Process Going Forward:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>At the end of this Public Comment period, ICANN Staff will
review the comments submitted and prepare a summary analysis of the various
submissions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Deadline and How to Submit Comments:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>ICANN Staff is opening a 60-day public comment, from 15 February
through 15 April 2010, and invites community comments on the draft report.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The formal Public Comment Forum Box is located here </span><span
lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#whois-accuracy-study"><span
lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#whois-accuracy-study</span></a></span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>To Submit Comments: </span><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a
href="mailto:whois-accuracy-study@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>whois-accuracy-study@icann.org</span></a></span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>To View Comments: <a
href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-accuracy-study/">http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-accuracy-study/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Staff Responsible: David A. Giza, Senior Director, Contractual
Compliance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>