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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=322323814-16012010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks Liz. Very helpful.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=322323814-16012010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=322323814-16012010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>In planning for our agenda(s) in Nairobi, it would be
helpful to know soon whether you think Whois Studies should be on the agenda
there.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=322323814-16012010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=322323814-16012010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Chuck</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-council@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Liz
Gasster<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 15, 2010 8:20 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Council
GNSO<BR><B>Subject:</B> [council] Update on Whois studies<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>All,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Attached and following, please find an update on the Whois
studies that the policy staff has been working on.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
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style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><B><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">I.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></B><![endif]><B>Background:<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><o:p> </o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The GNSO Council concluded that a comprehensive, objective
and quantifiable understanding of key factual issues regarding the gTLD Whois
system would benefit future GNSO policy development efforts. In March 2009,
the GNSO Council asked ICANN staff to conduct research on feasibility and cost
estimates to study several high priority aspects of WHOIS, and to report back
to the Council with that information for further decision-making. Staff has
categorized these studies into three areas (the first three areas listed in
the attached chart), and is soliciting bids from independent researchers to
help determine costs and feasibility issues in each area using an RFP
approach. The GNSO Council resolution making this request can be found
here: <A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#200903">http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#200903</A>.
<o:p></o:p></P>
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style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><B><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">II.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></B><![endif]><B>Update:<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Following is a list of the study RFPs that are being issued
(may include more than one study), with a short update on each:<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><![endif]>WHOIS Misuse -- Studies w<SPAN lang=EN-GB>ill assess
extent of misuse of public Whois data to generate spam or for other illegal or
undesirable activities. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB> </SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-GB>One Misuse study will</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB> survey registrants
about specific acts they have experienced that they believe occurred using
Whois contact data; survey registrars about how Whois can be queried, and
survey others about reported incidents from cybercrime, research and law
enforcement organizations. A second Misuse study will measure a variety
of harmful acts by classifying messages sent to unpublished test domain names
registered specifically for the study using a representative sample of
registrars. The study will compare harmful acts associated with public vs.
non-public addresses and examine impact of public Whois and anti-harvesting
measures. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB>An </SPAN>RFP was released on 28 September
and closed on 27 November 2009. 3 responses were received. Staff review
and analysis is underway. <o:p></o:p></P>
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style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><o:p> </o:p></P>
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style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">2.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><![endif]>WHOIS Registrant Identification – Study will explore
Whois registrations and the extent to which domains used by legal persons
(commercial entities) or for commercial purposes are: 1) not clearly
identified as commercial entities in Whois (perhaps their identity is obscured
or suggests the registrant is a non-commercial entity); and 2) are correlated
to use of privacy and proxy services. An RFP was released October 23 and
closed on 23 December 2009. 5 responses were received. Staff review and
analysis is underway.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4">Whois Proxy and Privacy
Services – Studies will look at: 1) the extent to which domain names used to
conduct illegal or harmful Internet activities are registered via proxy and
privacy services to obscure the perpetrator’s identity; and 2) the degree to
which proxy and privacy services impede or delay timely identification of
perpetrators. More information about these studies will be available in the
coming weeks.<o:p></o:p> </LI></OL>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
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style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><B><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">III.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></B><![endif]><B>Next steps and timeframe:<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>There is a significant amount of work involved in drafting
RFP terms of reference for the third set of studies at the same time that we
are analyzing responses for the first two study areas. Staff is taking
great care with the analysis and budget implications, and the third set of
studies is complex. Due to delays in preparing an RFP for the third set
of studies, we have been delayed in our review of the RFP responses. We are
just beginning that analysis now, and following that review, we will then be
presenting information to the GNSO Council for its consideration and
action. For these reasons, the staff analysis on the first two sets of
studies will likely take several more weeks to complete.<SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d"> </SPAN> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Please let me know if you have any questions or would like
more information.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Thanks, Liz<o:p></o:p></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>