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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=560205900-19012010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks Liz. We have until 15 Feb to post the agenda
but our last Council call to discuss the agenda before then will be 28
Jan. Of course we can do some things on line after the
28th.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=560205900-19012010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Chuck</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Liz Gasster
[mailto:liz.gasster@icann.org] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 18, 2010 11:11
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Gomes, Chuck; Council GNSO<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [council]
Update on Whois studies<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Chuck and
all,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">I would like to have our
analysis complete by the Nairobi meeting, and I am working toward that goal,
but I’m hesitant to commit to that now, especially in light of the
15-working-day document deadline for public meetings. I understand the need in
terms of planning for Nairobi, and I think I’ll have a better sense in a
couple of weeks, so I will commit to sending another update the first week in
February. Hope this helps.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Thanks,
Liz<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> Gomes, Chuck
[mailto:cgomes@verisign.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 16, 2010 6:40
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Liz Gasster; Council GNSO<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [council]
Update on Whois studies<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Thanks
Liz. Very helpful.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">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.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Chuck</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">
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</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<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>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><B>I.</B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">
</SPAN>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>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B>II.</B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">
</SPAN>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=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal">1.<SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">
</SPAN>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. One Misuse study will 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. 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>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal">2.<SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">
</SPAN>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>
<OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=1 start=3>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">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>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B>III.</B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">
</SPAN>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></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>