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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Just a note that at least a few registries have contractual obligations to display billing contact data. E.g., .mobi,
<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/unthemed-pages/mobi-appendixs-2005-11-23-en">
https://www.icann.org/resources/unthemed-pages/mobi-appendixs-2005-11-23-en</a> (excerpt follows):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">WHOIS Output Fields</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Domain Record:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">A WHOIS query that results in domain information will return the following fields from the Domain object and the associated data from host and contact objects. This set of data is
also referred to as the Domain Record.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Domain Name<br>
Domain Status<br>
Registry Operating Registrar (IANA-assigned identifier)<br>
Registrant, Administrative, Technical and Billing Contact Information including:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#88162E">Steven J. Metalitz
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">|<b> </b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#88162E">Partner, through his professional corporation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">T: 202.355.7902 </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#88162E">Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">1818 N Street NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20036<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dennis Chang<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 27, 2016 11:12 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Anderson, Marc; gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt] Thick Whois Transition Policy draft v4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Theo,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I’ll be sure to add to the agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For Section 2.2, if you could provide suggested language before the meeting, I can have it for the IRT to review as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Dennis Chang</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">"Anderson, Marc" <<a href="mailto:mcanderson@verisign.com">mcanderson@verisign.com</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 8:07 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Dennis Chang <<a href="mailto:dennis.chang@icann.org">dennis.chang@icann.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org">gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org">gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>RE: Thick Whois Transition Policy draft v4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Dennis,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Thank you for sending out this updated version. In preparation for our upcoming call I have a couple items.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Section 2.2 pertains to Registries providing an (alternative) bulk method for the backfill of contact data. I’d like to propose an update to the language in this section. Could I have some time during the
meeting to present?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">At the last meeting I brought up the billing contact and agreed to propose clarifying language. I suggest adding a section 2.11 that states:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">The “Billing” contact is optional. Registry Policy may define if it is required, optional or not supported. If supported the Billing contact information must be
displayed as described in the “Advisory: Clarifications to the Registry Agreement, and the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) regarding applicable Registration Data Directory Service (Whois) Specifications” (section 22).</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">I’d also like to get the IRT’s thoughts on the Billing contact in general. My sense is that no one is really concerned if the billing contact is present or not and
that in order to facilitate the transition from thin to thick it would be easiest to not include it.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Finally, can we add an agenda item to talk about Escrow of contact data? It was a topic considered during the PDP deliberations but we haven’t touched on it as part of the IRT deliberations.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Marc Anderson</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
<a href="mailto:gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt-bounces@icann.org">gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt-bounces@icann.org">mailto:gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dennis Chang<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 22, 2016 12:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org">gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt] Thick Whois Transition Policy draft v4</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Thick Whois IRT,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Attached are the Transition Policy drafts from our review this week. A clean and redlined provided for your further review.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Three key updates are </span>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">1)</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Adapted the alternate definition of Thick</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2)</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Incorporated the requirements to the body of policy per sections rather than the definition</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">3)</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Removed sections referring to RDAP </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please provide your comments prior to the meeting if possible so that we may continue to discuss on line and prepare better for the team meeting next week.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Agenda for the next meeting will be provided to you in a separate email which you may also comment on.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Kind Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Dennis S. Chang</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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