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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-04jun12-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-04jun12-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 style='background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Interisle Consulting Group's WHOIS Proxy/Privacy Reveal & Relay Feasibility Survey<o:p></o:p></span></h1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt'><tr><td colspan=2 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Comment/Reply Periods <sup>(*)</sup><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=3 rowspan=3 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Important Information Links<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Comment Open:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>4 June 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Comment Close:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>25 June 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Close Time (UTC):</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>23:59 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=3 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-04jun12-en.htm">Public Comment Announcement</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Reply Open:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>26 June 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=3 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="mailto:whois-pp-survey@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>To Submit Your Comments (Forum)</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Reply Close:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>16 July 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=3 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-pp-survey/">View Comments Submitted</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Close Time (UTC):</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>23:59 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=3 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Report of Public Comments<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Brief Overview<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Originating Organization:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=4 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>GNSO Council – Interisle Consulting's WHOIS Proxy/Privacy Reveal & Relay Feasibility Survey<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Categories/Tags:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=4 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Policy Processes<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Purpose (Brief):</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=4 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>This survey, conducted by the Interisle Consulting Group in Boston, MA, USA, is intended to help the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council determine the feasibility of conducting an extensive analytical study ("full study") into communication Relay and identity Reveal requests sent for gTLD domain names registered using Proxy and Privacy services.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Current Status:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=4 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>This Public Comment solicitation represents an opportunity for the community to consider the survey results detailed in this draft report, ask questions, request clarifications, and share perspectives about the feasibility of conducting a full study into WHOIS Proxy/Privacy Reveal & Relay handling for gTLD domain names. In parallel, ICANN and Interisle will conduct a Webinar to facilitate feedback by summarizing this survey's purpose, methodology, key findings, and conclusions.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Next Steps:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=4 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Interisle will consider all comments submitted to this Public Comment forum during the comment period, incorporate any needed clarifications, and then publish a final version of this WHOIS Proxy/Privacy Reveal & Relay Survey report. Afterwards, the GNSO Council will use this report as a foundation to determine whether and how to launch a full study into WHOIS Proxy/Privacy Reveal & Relay handling for gTLD domain names.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Staff Contact:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=2 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Liz Gasster<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Email:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="mailto:policy.staff@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Interisle%20Consulting%20Group's%20WHOIS%20Proxy/Privacy%20Reveal%20and%20Relay%20Feasibility%20Survey%20public%20comment%20period">policy.staff@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Detailed Information<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>At the </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#201104"><span lang=EN-US>request of the GNSO Council</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>, ICANN engaged the Interisle Consulting Group to conduct an independent third-party WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Relay/Reveal Survey to gather, analyze, and present data that might allow the ICANN community to determine the feasibility of launching a full study and inform the design and conduct of a full study (should one be undertaken).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Specifically, this survey assessed the willingness and ability of request originators, Privacy/Proxy providers, Registrars and other interested parties to participate in and provide data to a full study, identified factors that would promote or inhibit participation in a full study, and offered individuals and organizations who might be willing to participate in a full study an opportunity to identify themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>This draft report presents the questions posed by this multi-lingual on-line survey, responses supplied by 168 survey respondents, input obtained through follow-up interviews, and the research team's analysis, conclusions, and recommendations about concerning a possible full study.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>The GNSO Council is now seeking community review and feedback on the draft report. The purpose of this Public Comment period is to ensure that survey results have been communicated clearly and to solicit feedback on the goals and nature of a full study of Relay and Reveal requests (if any) that could be feasible, given the findings provided by this survey report. The draft report and supporting appendices can be accessed here:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:26.25pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:15.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#555555'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>ˇ<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-survey-draft-report-31may12-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>WHOIS Proxy/Privacy Reveal & Relay Feasibility Survey Draft Report</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'> [PDF, 2.12 MB]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:26.25pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:15.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#555555'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>ˇ<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-survey-draft-report-appendices-31may12-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>WHOIS Proxy/Privacy Reveal & Relay Feasibility Survey Draft Report Appendices</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'> [PDF, 1.19 MB]<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Section II: Background</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>As part of a broader effort to develop a comprehensive understanding of the gTLD WHOIS system, the GNSO Council has expressed an interest in conducting an in-depth study ("full study") that would analyze Relay and Reveal requests sent for Privacy and Proxy-registered domain names. At the GNSO's request, ICANN issued an RFP in September 2010 which detailed a full study to explore and analyze a sample of Relay and Reveal requests sent for Privacy/Proxy-registered domain names to document how they are processed and identify factors that may promote or impede timely communication and resolution. The highly diverse and distributed nature of these practices has made it difficult to assess the effectiveness of related policies. The study's stated objective was therefore to help the ICANN community better understand how communication Relay and identity Reveal requests sent for Privacy/Proxy-registered domain names are actually being handled.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>To some, such a study might be highly desirable, if not essential. However, RFP responses revealed concerns about how such a study could be carried out or even if it could yield meaningful results. It was not clear what data (if any) could be made available to a study team; which entities could provide that data (and on what basis); what levels of participation would be forthcoming from key groups and other members of the community; or how to design and carry out a study so that it was likely to be successful. ICANN staff therefore recommended that a survey be conducted first, to determine the feasibility of conducting a full study. The GNSO Council authorized a survey to determine whether or not a full study would be feasible, under what conditions or limitations, and how likely it would be to obtain broad participation from Relay and Reveal initiators and responders. Results of this feasibility Survey, conducted independently by Interisle, are the subject of this draft report.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Section III: Document and Resource Links</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:26.25pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:15.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-survey-draft-report-31may12-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>WHOIS Proxy/Privacy Reveal & Relay Feasibility Survey Draft Report</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'> [PDF, 2.12 MB]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:26.25pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:15.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-survey-draft-report-appendices-31may12-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>WHOIS Proxy/Privacy Reveal & Relay Feasibility Survey Draft Report Appendices</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'> [PDF, 1.19 MB]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:26.25pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:15.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-proxy-privacy-relay-reveal-studies-rfp-29sep10-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>WHOIS Privacy/Proxy Relay & Reveal Studies RFP</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'> [PDF, 81 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:26.25pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:15.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-relay-reveal-studies-report-11feb11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Report to the GNSO Council on WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Relay & Reveal studies</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'> [PDF, 247 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:26.25pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:15.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://blog.icann.org/2011/09/gtld-whois-privacy-and-proxy-relay-and-reveal-survey-now-live/"><span lang=EN-US>gTLD WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Relay and Reveal Survey Now Live</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Section IV: Additional Information</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Additional WHOIS studies are now being conducted at the request of the GNSO Council, as summarized by: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/"><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr height=0><td width=194 style='border:none'></td><td width=140 style='border:none'></td><td width=3 style='border:none'></td><td width=111 style='border:none'></td><td width=300 style='border:none'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:17.4pt;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><em><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>(*) 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.</span></em><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><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 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