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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Dear EPDP Team,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>In response to a question posed by the EPDP Team to ICANN org on Thursday, 8 November, please find the following response:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black;background:white'>QUESTION:</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black'>Is making the natural vs legal distinction in WHOIS within the picket fence, i.e., a suitable topic for policy discussion?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>RESPONSE</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black'> </span></span><span style='color:black'>:</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>Yes, access to gTLD registration data generally is one of the allowed topics for consensus policy as set forth in ICANN Bylaws</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>and</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>registry</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>and</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>registrar agreements. (That list of topics is referred to by some as “the picket fence”). Please refer to Annex </span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bylaws-2018-06-22-en#annexG1"><span style='color:black;background:white'>G-1</span></a></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>and</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bylaws-2018-06-22-en#annexG2"><span style='color:black;background:white'>G-2</span></a></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>of the ICANN Bylaws as well as</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/agreements/agreement-approved-31jul17-en.html#specification1.1"><span style='color:black;background:white'>Specification 1 Section 1.3.4</span></a></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>of the Base Registry Agreement</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>and</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>the</span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en#consensus-temporary"><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>Consensus Policies</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>and</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>Temporary Policies Specification</span></a></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement, which provide that: “maintenance of</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>and</span><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span><span style='color:black;background:white'>access to accurate</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>and</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>up-to-date</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>information concerning domain name registrations” is one of the topics on which ICANN may enforce consensus policies.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Marika, Berry and Caitlin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>