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    <p>+ Steve</p>
    <p>Does that apply for Verisign though?</p>
    <p>Theo <br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 27-9-2016 17:35, Metalitz, Steven
      wrote:<br>
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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 moz-do-not-send="true"
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>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
              style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB">WHOIS
              Output Fields</span></b><span
            style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
              style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB">Domain
              Record:</span></b><span
            style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB">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>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Domain ID<br>
            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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            style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><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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                style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#88162E"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#88162E">Mitchell
                Silberberg &amp; Knupp</span></b><span
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              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:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">
                <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt-bounces@icann.org">gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt-bounces@icann.org</a>
                [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" 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> Tuesday, September 27, 2016 11:12 AM<br>
                <b>To:</b> Anderson, Marc;
                <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org">gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org</a><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"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Theo,<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">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>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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                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>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><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" &lt;<a
                moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="mailto:mcanderson@verisign.com">mcanderson@verisign.com</a>&gt;<br>
              <b>Date: </b>Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 8:07 AM<br>
              <b>To: </b>Dennis Chang &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="mailto:dennis.chang@icann.org">dennis.chang@icann.org</a>&gt;,
              "<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="mailto:gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org">gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org</a>"
              &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="mailto:gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org">gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org</a>&gt;<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>
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            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:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">        
          </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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            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:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">        
          </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>
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            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>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><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:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">        
          </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>
        <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"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
        <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>
        <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:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">
                <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt-bounces@icann.org">gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt-bounces@icann.org</a>
                [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  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 moz-do-not-send="true"
                  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"> <o:p></o:p></p>
        <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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            style="font-size:11.0pt">1)</span><span
            style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">      
          </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Adapted the alternate
            definition of Thick</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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            style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">      
          </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>
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            style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">      
          </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Removed sections
            referring to RDAP </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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