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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>Sarah, what do you mean by “responding party”? For example so your scenarios assume that ICANN is acting in a specific legal capacity?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>I ask because depending on what you mean, there may be other scenarios.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>All best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>--Greg<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='color:windowtext'> Gnso-epdp-team <gnso-epdp-team-bounces@icann.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sarah Wyld<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 18, 2019 3:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> gnso-epdp-team@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Gnso-epdp-team] Questions regarding disclosure risks<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p><p>During the recent EPDP face-to-face meetings in Los Angeles, several members of the working group expressed a desire to position ICANN as the responding party to requests for disclosure of non-public registration data. <br><br>In order to fulfill this request, one of two things must be true. Either:<o:p></o:p></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>ICANN Org maintains a current (<24 hours) copy of the entire RDS database; or<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>ICANN has some mechanism (contract clause) to compel the Contracted Party to disclose the data to ICANN or the requestor <o:p></o:p></li></ol><p>These potential scenarios raise the following questions:<o:p></o:p></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>In the first scenario, does ICANN accept the legal risks and operational costs of maintaining its own replica of all RDS data for gTLDs? If not, how would those risks and costs be addressed? <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>In the second scenario, will ICANN “relay” disclosed data between the requestor and the Registry/Registrar?<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>What should be done in situations where ICANN instructs the Registry/Registrar to disclose data (either to ICANN or the requestor), but the contracted party has determined that the request is not legitimate and refuses? Is this matter referred to ICANN compliance? <o:p></o:p></li></ol><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Thank you, <br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Sarah Wyld<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Domains Product Team<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Tucows<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>+1.416 535 0123 Ext. 1392<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre> <o:p></o:p></pre></div></body></html>