<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Thanks for making this motion John, it will be included in our agenda for next Wednesday.<div><br><div>
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<br><div><div>Le 8 mars 2011 à 02:36, <<a href="mailto:john@crediblecontext.com">john@crediblecontext.com</a>> <<a href="mailto:john@crediblecontext.com">john@crediblecontext.com</a>> a écrit :</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
<div><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As the new guy, I am willing to tilt at windmills and so want to offer this motion for consideration at the next meeting of the GNSO Council</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Cheers,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">John Berard</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="">Whereas:</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style=""><br></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In
October 2007, the GNSO Council concluded that a comprehensive and
objective understanding of key factual issues regarding the gTLD WHOIS
system would benefit future GNSO policy development efforts (<a target="_blank" href="http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/">http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/</a>).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Before
defining study details, the Council solicited suggestions from the
community for specific topics of study on WHOIS. Suggestions were
submitted (<a target="_blank" href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/WHOIS-comments-2008/">http://forum.icann.org/lists/WHOIS-comments-2008/</a>) and ICANN staff prepared a 'Report on Public Suggestions on Further Studies of WHOIS', dated 25-Feb-2008 (<a target="_blank" href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/Whois-privacy/Whois-study-suggestion-report-25feb08.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/Whois-privacy/Whois-study-suggestion-report-25feb08.pdf</a>).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On
28-Mar-2008 the GNSO Council resolved to form a WHOIS Study Working
Group to develop a proposed list, ifany, of recommended studies for
which ICANN staff would be asked to providecost estimates to the Council
(<a target="_blank" href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-gnso-27mar08.shtml">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-gnso-27mar08.shtml</a>).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
WHOIS Study WG did not reach consensus regarding further studies, and
on 25-Jun-2008 the GNSO Council resolved to form a new WHOIS Hypotheses
working group to prepare a list of hypotheses from the 'Report on Public
Suggestions on Further Studies of WHOIS' and the GAC letter on WHOIS
studies (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf">http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf</a>). The WG reported to the Council on 26-Aug-2008. (<a target="_blank" href="https://st.icann.org/Whois-hypoth-wg/index.cgi?Whois_hypotheses_wg#Whois_study_hypotheses_wg_final_report">https://st.icann.org/Whois-hypoth-wg/index.cgi?Whois_hypotheses_wg#Whois_study_hypotheses_wg_final_report</a>).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On
5-Nov-2008, the Council convened a group of Councilors and constituency
members to draft a resolution regarding studies, if any, for which cost
estimates should be obtained. TheWhois Study Drafting Team further
consolidated studies including those from the GAC (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf">http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf</a>).
The Team determined that the six studies with the highest average
priority scores should be the subject of further research to determine
feasibility and obtain cost estimates.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On
04-Mar-2009, Council requested Staff to conduct research on feasibility
and cost estimates for selected Whois studies and report its findings
to Council. (See Motion 3, <a target="_blank" href="http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#200903">http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#200903</a>).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On
23-Mar-2010, Staff presented a report on the feasibility and cost
estimates for the Whois “Misuse” and Whois “Registrant Identification”
Studies, finding that each study would cost approximately $150,000 and
take approximately one year to complete. (<a target="_blank" href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf</a>).
The Whois Registrant Identification study would gather info about how
business/commercial domain registrants are identified, and correlate
such identification with the use of proxy/privacyservices. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The ICANN Board approved in Brussels a FY2011 budget that includes at least $400,000 for WHOIS studies (see <a target="_blank" href="http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-25jun10-en.htm#8">http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-25jun10-en.htm#8</a>).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On
8-September-2010 the GNSO Council approved a resolution requesting
staff to proceed with the Whois “Misuse” Study, which would explore the
extent to which publicly displayed WHOIS data is misused, <a target="_blank" href="http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#201009">http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#201009</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On 5-October-2010, staff provided feasibility and cost analysis for a Whois Privacy and Proxy “Abuse” study, <a target="_blank" href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/gnso-whois-pp-abuse-studies-report-05oct10-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/gnso-whois-pp-abuse-studies-report-05oct10-en.pdf</a>.
This study would compare broad sample of domains registered with a
proxy orprivacy service provider that are associated with alleged
harmful acts withoverall frequency of proxy and privacy registrations.
This study was estimated to cost $150,000 and take less than a year to
complete.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On 11-February-2011, staff provided a feasibility and cost analysis for a Whois Proxy and Privacy “Relay and Reveal” study, <a target="_blank" href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-relay-reveal-studies-report-11feb11-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-relay-reveal-studies-report-11feb11-en.pdf</a>,
which would analyze relay and reveal requests sent for Privacy and
Proxy-registered domains to explore and document how they are process<a target="_blank" name="_GoBack"></a>ed.
The staff analysis concluded that it was premature to conduct a full
study, and recommended that a pre-study “survey” be conducted first, to
determine if launching a full study is feasible to do.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style=""><br></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="">Resolved:</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Council
requests ICANN staff to proceed with the WHOIS Registrant
Identification Study, as described in Staff's 23-Mar-2010 Report, using
the vendor selection process described in Annex of that same report. (<a target="_blank" href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf</a>).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Further
resolved, that the Council requests ICANN staff to proceed with the
Whois Privacy and Proxy “Abuse” study, as described in staff’s
5-October-2010 report, using the vendor selection process described in
that same report, <a target="_blank" href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/gnso-whois-pp-abuse-studies-report-05oct10-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/gnso-whois-pp-abuse-studies-report-05oct10-en.pdf</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Further
resolved, that the Council requests ICANN staff to proceed with the
Whois Privacy and Proxy “Relay and Reveal” pre-study survey, as proposed
in staff’s 11-February-2011 report, <a target="_blank" href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-relay-reveal-studies-report-11feb11-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-relay-reveal-studies-report-11feb11-en.pdf</a>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Further
resolved, that the Council request that the Board authorize additional
funding for FY 2012 forWhois studies, to make up the shortfall of
$130,000 between the amount of “at least $400,000” that was allocated
for Whois studies in FY 2011 (and remains unspent), and the total amount
needed to conduct the Whois Misuse Study ($150,000); the Whois
Registrant Identification Study ($150,000); the Proxy/Privacy “Abuse”
Study ($150,000); and the Proxy and Privacy “Pre-study” ($80,000), total
of $530,000.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Further
resolved, in recognition that there is a substantial amount of
coordination needed to direct this research, that staff be given the
discretion to manage the studies serially or in parallel, with a goal of
expediting completion of the studies as efficiently as possible.</span></div></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><blockquote id="replyBlockquote" webmail="1" style="border-left: 2px solid blue; margin-left: 8px; padding-left: 8px; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: verdana;"><div id="wmQuoteWrapper">
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