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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please find below the resolution<span lang="EN-US">s</span> from the GNSO Council meeting on
<span lang="EN-US">Thur</span>sday 1<span lang="EN-US">7</span><span lang="EN-US">
</span><span lang="EN-US">Dec</span>ember 2020 which will be posted shortly on the
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_council_resolutions_2020&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSDzgqG&m=ZSgASD1EuH-U7lIp4Tv5rZ7qbpaQd30Zx7zYM0-pUk0&s=fX9ASCG1j6_lmUZBaZPCSK8a5HGDv7G_X0ZM7ChsG_k&e=">
<span style="color:windowtext">GNSO resolutions</span></a> page.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Consent agenda<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">3.1 - Approval of SSC Leadership for 2020-2021: Carlton Samuels, Chair and Sophie Hey, Vice-Chair <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">3.2 - Approval of Heather Forrest to serve an additional term as GNSO nominated member of the Fellowship Selection
Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">3.3 - Approval of Keith Drazek to serve as EPDP 2A Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">3.4 - Approval of Chris Disspain to serve as IGO Curative Rights Work Track Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">3.5 - Confirmation of Council liaisons to respective efforts:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs / IGO Curative Rights Work Track - John McElwaine<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo7;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">New gTLD Subsequent Procedures - Flip Petillion<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo7;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">EPDP Phase 2 - Olga Cavalli<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo7;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">EPDP Phase 2A - TBD<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo7;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Standing Committee on Budget & Operations (SCBO) - Philippe Fouquart (ex officio)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo7;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Standing Selection Committee (SSC) - Tatiana Tropina (ex officio)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo7;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">IRT: EPDP Phase 1 - Sebastien Ducos<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo7;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">IRT: Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues PDP Recommendations (PPSAI) IRT - TBD (paused)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo7;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">IRT: Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information (T/T) - Maxim Alzoba (paused)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo7;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">GNSO Council liaison to the ccNSO - Sebastien Ducos<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo7;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">GNSO Council liaison to the GAC - Jeff Neuman (<i>already approved but included for completeness</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/gnso-council-motion-recorder-17dec20-en.pdf">Vote results</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">GNSO Council Input on Recommendation 7 of the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification for gTLD
Registration Data Phase 1 Final Report and Thick Whois Transition Policy</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">Submitted by: Pam Little</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">Seconded by: John McElwaine</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">WHEREAS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo10;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">The <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/thick-whois-transition-policy-2017-02-01-en"><span style="color:#0052CC">Thick RDDS (Whois) Transition Policy for .COM, .NET and .JOBS</span></a> (Thick
Whois Transition Policy) is an ICANN consensus policy resulting from the implementation of the policy recommendations in the <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_29151/final-report-thick-whois-02feb12-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">Final
Report on the Thick WHOIS Policy Development Process</span></a><u>(“Thick Whois PDP”)</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">2. Section 16 of <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-24oct19-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">ANNEX
2: Policy Development Process Manual</span></a> to the <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24oct19-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">GNSO Operating Procedures v3.5</span></a> provides: “<i>Approved GNSO Council policies that have been
adopted by the ICANN Board and have been implemented by ICANN Staff may only be amended by the initiation of a new PDP on the issue</i>.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">3. On 17 May 2018, the ICANN Board adopted the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data (“Temporary Specification”).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">4. On 19 July 2018, the GNSO Council initiated an Expedited Policy Development Process (“EPDP”) and chartered the EPDP
on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Team to determine if the Temporary Specification should become an ICANN consensus policy as is, <b>or with modifications </b>(emphasis added).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">5. Recommendation #7 in the EPDP Phase 1 <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/epdp-gtld-registration-data-specs-final-20feb19-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">Final
Report</span></a> (“Final Report”) makes transfer of registrant contact information optional, depending on whether the registry operator in question has an appropriate legal basis to require the data and a data processing agreement is in place.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">6. To the extent the Thick Whois Transition Policy is modified by Recommendation #7, the EPDP Team recommends the Thick
Whois Transition Policy and other impacted consensus policies be updated to ensure consistency (see Recommendation #27 of the Final Report).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">7. Recommendation #7 was developed in response to the questions in Section C of the EPDP Charter, with a consensus
designation of “Full Consensus / Consensus” (see Annex E of the Final Report).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">8. On 4 March 2019, the GNSO Council <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20190304-1"><span style="color:#0052CC">adopted</span></a> all
the policy recommendations in the Final Report, including Recommendation #7, with the required GNSO Supermajority.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">9. On 15 May 2019, the ICANN Board passed a <a href="https://features.icann.org/consideration-gnso-epdp-recommendations-temporary-specification-gtld-registration-data"><span style="color:#0052CC">resolution</span></a> adopting
most of the policy recommendations contained in the Final Report, including Recommendation #7 and noting Recommendation #7 does not repeal or overturn the Thick WHOIS Policy [sic] and directed “<i>ICANN org to work with the Implementation Review Team to examine
and transparently report on the extent to which these Recommendations require modification of existing Consensus Policies, including the Thick WHOIS Transition Policy</i>”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">10. Section 7 of Annex A-1 to the <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en"><span style="color:#0052CC">ICANN
Bylaws</span></a> provides: “<i>Upon a final decision of the Board adopting the EPDP recommendations, the Board shall, as appropriate, give authorization or direction to ICANN staff to implement the EPDP Recommendations. If deemed necessary, the Board shall
direct ICANN staff to work with the GNSO Council to create a guidance implementation plan, based upon the guidance recommendations identified in the Final EPDP Recommendation(s) Report</i>.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">11. Section III. A of the <a href="https://www.icann.org/policy/implementation"><span style="color:#0052CC">Consensus
Policy Implementation Framework</span></a> provides: The GNSO Council may continue to provide input on the implementation of a policy, for example, if the GNSO Council believes that the implementation is inconsistent with the policy [recommendation]”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">RESOLVED<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo9;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">The GNSO Council confirms that the EPDP had the mandate to modify the Thick Whois Transition Policy under the EPDP<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">2. The GNSO Council determines that in light of the EPDP being chartered by the GNSO Council, among other things, to
address the questions in Part 2(c) under “Mission and Scope” to specifically address the transfer of data from registrar to registry, the resulting recommendation #7 appropriately fulfills this purpose. Furthermore, the requirement of Section 16 of the PDP
Manual is deemed satisfied for the purpose of amending the Thick Whois Transition Policy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">3. The GNSO Council determines, notwithstanding the absence of a clear statement, the intent of EPDP Phase 1 Recommendation
#7 to modify the Thick Whois Transition Policy is implied, taking into account the history, background, context and purpose of the EPDP, the specific language of Recommendation #7 and the EPDP Phase 1 Final Report in its entirety.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">4. The GNSO Council determines that the Recommendation #7 language, “<i>must be transferred from registrar to registry
provided an appropriate legal basis exists and data processing agreement is in place</i>” should be included in the Registration Data Policy in order to conform with the intent of the EPDP Phase 1 Team’s policy recommendation and the subsequent GNSO Council
adoption (“GNSO Council Input”).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">5. The GNSO Council instructs the Council’s Liaison to communicate the GNSO Council Input to the Registration Data
Policy Implementation Review Team pursuant to Section III.A of the <a href="https://www.icann.org/policy/implementation"><span style="color:#0052CC">Consensus Policy Implementation Framework</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">6. The GNSO Council shall communicate the GNSO Council Input to the ICANN Board of Directors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">RATIONALE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">The Thick Whois PDP Final Report anticipated that its recommendations might be affected by evolving privacy regulation.
In particular, Recommendation 3 states,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">“<i>As part of the implementation process a legal review of law applicable to the transition of data from a thin to
thick model … due consideration is given to potential privacy issues that may arise from the discussions on the transition from thin to thick Whois … Should any privacy issues emerge from these transition discussions that were not anticipated by the WG and
which would require additional policy consideration, the Implementation Review Team is expected to notify the GNSO Council of these so that appropriate action can be taken.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">In addition, the implementation advice (“Other Observations”) mentions in part,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">“...the increasing number of data protection and privacy laws and regulations around the world, as well as specific
Whois-related concerns raised by the public. While recognizing that this exceeds the scope of our remit, we suggest that, as part of the development of the registration data directory system model currently in process, ICANN ensure that the ramifications of
data protection and privacy laws and regulations with respect to Whois requirements be examined thoroughly</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">In effect, the Temporary Specification and the EPDP accomplished the legal review of the ramifications of data protection
laws required by Recommendation 3 of the Thick Whois PDP Final Report .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">The requirements set out in the Temporary Specification supersede and replace the contractual requirements in the Registrar
Accreditation Agreement and the Registry Agreements, which incorporate by reference all ICANN consensus policies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">There is a conflict between the data processing principles under the Temporary Specification and the requirements under
existing gTLD Registry Agreements as well as the Thick Whois Transition Policy. In other words, the Thick Whois Transition Policy was modified by the Temporary Specification and further modified by Recommendation #7 in the EPDP Phase 1 Final Report, as the
EPDP Team was mandated to do.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">While there is no explicit reference to the Thick Whois Transition Policy, this consensus policy and others that are
affected by the GDPR and other relevant data privacy laws fell squarely within the scope of the Temporary Specification and hence they are also within the scope of the EPDP. The EPDP Charter states:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">“<b><i>Mission and Scope</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">This EPDP Team is being chartered to determine if the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data should
become an ICANN Consensus Policy, as is or with modifications, while complying with the GDPR and other relevant privacy and data protection law. As part of this determination, the EPDP Team is, at a minimum, expected to consider the following elements of the
Temporary Specification and answer the following charter questions. The EPDP Team shall consider what subsidiary recommendations it might make for future work by the GNSO which might be necessary to ensure relevant Consensus Policies, including those related
to registration data, are reassessed to become consistent with applicable law.</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">Specifically, Section C of the EPDP Charter contains a set of questions regarding “transfer of data from registrar
to registry”:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">c1) What data should registrars be required to transfer to the registry?</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">c2) What data is required to fulfill the purpose of a registry registering and resolving a domain name?</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">c3) What data is transferred to the registry because it is necessary to deliver the service of fulfilling a domain
registration versus other legitimate purposes as outlined in part (a) above?</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">c4) Is there a legal reason why registrars should not be required to transfer data to the registries, in accordance
with previous consensus policy on this point?</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">c5) Should registries have the option to require contact data or not?</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">c6) Is there a valid purpose for the registrant contact data to be transferred to the registry, or should it continue
to reside at the registrar</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">While the Final Report does not contain express language that the policy recommendations are intended to supersede
the requirements in the existing ICANN consensus policies, in this case, the Thick Whois Transition Policy, such intent is implied (i.e., it goes without saying in light of the history, background, context and purpose of the EPDP).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">The EPDP was conducted in an open and transparent manner with representatives from all GNSO Stakeholder Groups and
Constituencies, as well as some ICANN Advisory Committees. As such, Recommendation #7 cannot be considered to be a “shadow repeal” of the Thick Whois Transition Policy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">The</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"> recommendations contained
in the Thick WHOIS PDP Final Report anticipated that the implementation of those recommendations might be affected by new privacy regulations and the GNSO should address such an occurrence. Therefore, while there is no “<i>clear statement in new consensus
policy recommendations that the new policy is intended to supersede</i> <i>(in whole or part) requirements in existing consensus policies,</i>” claiming otherwise ignores the history, background, context, purpose of the EPDP as well as the Thick Whois PDP
Final Report itself. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">The intent and meaning of Recommendation #7 is clear. It is the role of the Implementation Review Team (IRT) to ensure
that the implementation of Recommendation #7 conforms to the intent of the policy recommendation. The IRT is not a forum for opening or revisiting policy discussions (see III.A and III.B, Implementation Review Team (IRT) Principles and Guidelines <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/files/1201611-2016-08-23-en"><span style="color:#0052CC">https://www.icann.org/resources/files/1201611-2016-08-23-en</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">The Policy Development Process Manual makes clear that “Approved GNSO Council policies that have been adopted by the
ICANN Board and have been implemented by ICANN Staff may only be amended by the initiation of a new PDP on the issue.” It can therefore be concluded that where there is a conflict between an existing consensus policy and subsequent policy recommendation(s)
on the same subject matter, the newer policy recommendation prevails. While the EPDP was scoped differently and under different circumstances than the Thick Whois PDP, it is undeniable that the two policy development processes overlapped in covering the same
issue of transfer of Registration Data from registrar to registry, and therefore, the IRT should implement Recommendation #7 as written and intended.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/gnso-council-motion-recorder-17dec20-en.pdf">Vote results</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Thank you.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Kind regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;background:white">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Nathalie</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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