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<p class=MsoNormal>All,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>At the GNSO Council meeting held on 2 November in Cairo, the
Council decided that it would be helpful to develop “working definitions”
of several terms that are being used in the context of Council discussions of
possible future studies of WHOIS. At the meeting, Council members identified
the following eight terms and asked staff to develop initial working definitions
that the Council could use as a starting point for further discussion and
definition. Before developing an initial draft I would like to invite all
interested parties to send your ideas and suggestions for working definitions of
these terms to me at <a href="mailto:policy-staff@icann.org">policy-staff@icann.org</a>.
<b>For this initial effort, ideas and suggestions are requested by
close-of-business 9 December 2008.</b> Again, your input will help me offer a
well-informed starting point. Your further input and ideas (beyond this
initial deadline) will also be most welcome as the broader discussion continues.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The eight terms identified as needing working definitions are
as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Undesirable
content<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Misuse<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Commercial
purpose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Proxy
and privacy services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Relay
information requests<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Falsify
Whois data<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Natural
persons<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Adequate
protective measures<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>These terms are used by various community members in
recommending testable hypotheses that the Council should consider for further
study. The full list of study proposals may be found at: <a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-study-hypothesis-group-report-to-council-26aug08.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-study-hypothesis-group-report-to-council-26aug08.pdf</a>.
You are also invited to identify any other terms relevant to these proposed studies
that you think also call for working definitions that should be developed as a
part of this process. Please forward any additional terms you identify to me at
<a href="mailto:policy-staff@icann.org">policy-staff@icann.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks, Liz Gasster<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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