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<div class="moz-forward-container">Dear BC Members,<br>
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Please find below an ICANN Announcement on the Preliminary Issue
Report on gTLD Registration Data Services.<br>
<br>
Thank you,<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Kind Regards,
Benedetta Rossi
BC Secretariat
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<h1><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/gtld-registration-data-15mar13-en.htm"><span
class="Titre1Car"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"
lang="EN-US">https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/gtld-registration-data-15mar13-en.htm</span></span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><br>
Preliminary Issue Report on gTLD Registration Data Services<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="fieldset-legend"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Comment / Reply Periods (*)</span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Comment Open Date: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="date-display-single"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">15 March 2013</span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Comment Close Date: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="date-display-single"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">19 April 2013 - 23:59 UTC</span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Reply Open Date: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="date-display-single"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">20 April 2013</span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Reply Close Date: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="date-display-single"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">13 May 2013 - 23:59 UTC</span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="fieldset-legend"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Important Information Links</span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-15mar13-en.htm"><span
lang="EN-US">Public Comment Announcement</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:comments-gtld-registration-data-15mar13@icann.org"><span
lang="EN-US">To Submit Your Comments (Forum)</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-gtld-registration-data-15mar13"><span
lang="EN-US">View Comments Submitted</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="fieldset-legend"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Brief Overview</span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Originating Organization: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">GNSO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Categories/Tags: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Policy
Processes<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Purpose
(Brief): <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">This Public Forum invites comments on the </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/registration-data-prelim-15mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">Preliminary Issue Report on the gTLD
registration data services</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 946 KB]. The Report forms part of a
ICANN Board-initiated GNSO policy development process (PDP)
that aims to review the purpose and accuracy of domain name
registration data and directory services, as well as its
underlying technical protocol – currently also known as
'Whois'.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Current Status: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The Preliminary Issue Report explores the issue
of gTLD registration data services, which includes the
purpose of collecting and maintaining gTLD registration
data, and solutions to improve accuracy and access to gTLD
registration data. This Public Comment solicitation
represents an opportunity to share perspectives on this
topic as well as the contents of the Preliminary Issue
Report. In parallel to this Preliminary Issue Report, the
ICANN Board has convened an Expert Working Group (EWG) whose
findings will feed into the Final Issue Report.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Next Steps: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Following review of the public comment forum
and once the Expert Working Group has concluded its work, a
Final Issue Report will be published and the PDP will be
initiated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Staff Contact: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Lars Hoffmann<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:policy-staff@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Preliminary%20Issue%20Report%20on%20gTLD%20Registration%20Data%20Services%20public%20comment%20period"><span
lang="EN-US">Email Staff Contact</span></a></span><span
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lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="fieldset-legend"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Detailed Information</span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Section I: Description, Explanation, and
Purpose: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Comprehensive 'Whois' policy reform remains the
source of long-running discussions within the ICANN as well
as wider Internet community. Any discussion of 'Whois' –
hereafter called gTLD registration data and directory
services – typically includes topics such as purpose,
accuracy, availability, privacy, anonymity, cost, policing,
intellectual property protection, security and malicious use
and abuse.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The Board specifically called out two of these
topics in its request; purpose and accuracy. With regard to
purpose, at a minimum the most basic purpose, which is
commonly accepted, is that gTLD registration data allows
domain name holders to be contacted. However, who would be
granted the right to access the data under what
circumstances and contact the holder and by which means, is
a set of difficult follow-up questions that need to be
answered. In relation to accuracy, There are many data
elements in the Whois database required under the Registry
Agreements and the Registrar Accreditation Agreements; if
only one of these data fields is incorrect, does that mean
the Whois information is inaccurate? And how can the
accuracy of data be verified and/or measured, especially
considering that if data is not accurate the purpose of
gathering the data might be questionable in the first place.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">This Preliminary Issue report lays out in
detail many of the issues mentioned above and how they
relate to the gTLD registration data and directory services.
In addition, it also provides an overview of many of the
affected Stakeholder Groups, Constituencies, and other
relevant parties. Furthermore, the Report explains in
details the continuous issues with regard to accuracy and
purpose of gTLD registration data services and elaborates on
the need for changes to the technical aspects.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">In addition to requesting the Issue Report, the
Board has directed the formation of an <strong><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Expert
Working Group (EWG)</span></strong> that is currently
working on a comprehensive proposal how to solve the issues
surrounding the purpose and accuracy of domain registration
data services. The EWG is tasked with providing concrete
solutions to many (if not all) of the issues raised in this
Report. In accordance with the Board's direction, the
outcome of the EWG will feed into the Final Issue Report
which will form the basis for the next steps in the Policy
Development Process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Section II: Background: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">After the submission of a Report drafted by the
Whois Policy Review Team in 2012, the ICANN Board passed a </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-08nov12-en.htm"><span
lang="EN-US">resolution on 8 November 2012</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> that led to the creation of an Expert Working
Group (EWG) and, in parallel, also launched a
Board-initiated GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">ICANN's requirements for domain name
registration data collection, access and accuracy for gTLD
registries have undergone some important changes; yet after
more than 12 years of GNSO task forces, working groups,
workshops, surveys and studies the policy is still in need
of comprehensive reforms that address the significant number
of issues related to gTLD registration data services.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Following review of the public comments
received, the Staff Manager will update the Issue Report as
appropriate and submit a summary of the comments received
together with the Final Issue Report.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Section
III: Document and Resource Links: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo6"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Preliminary Issue Report on gTLD Registration
Data Services – </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/registration-data-prelim-15mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/registration-data-prelim-15mar13-en.pdf</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 946 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo6"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Board resolution from 8 November 2012 - </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-08nov12-en.htm"><span
lang="EN-US">http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-08nov12-en.htm</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo6"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory
Services - </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=40175189"><span
lang="EN-US">https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=40175189</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo6"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Closed and archived GNSO Whois Policy Work -
</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/whois/archive"><span
lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/whois/archive</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Section
IV: Additional Information: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">N/A<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
<hr size="3" width="100%" align="center"></span></div>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">(*) Comments submitted after the posted Close
Date/Time are not guaranteed to be considered in any final
summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making that takes
place once this period lapses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR">Glen
de Saint Géry <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR">GNSO
Secretariat <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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