[Gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg] Proposed language concerning lawyers and P/P services

Tue Oct 20 16:24:41 UTC 2015

Hi All,

I agree with Kathy. Rather than create exceptions, we should better define who these standards apply to.

I would not consider it a multi-tiered system to focus on entities which provide P/P services as a core function and which market themselves as providers of privacy services.

I am not sure it is practical or appropriate to distinguish at the time of registration which entities or individuals are registering on their own behalf or that of someone else. An idea was floated that it would be based on the number of registrations -- but many entities stockpile a large number of domains for themselves. Would we then discriminate based on who the entity is? We cited the risk associated with creating a loophole to these standards--and a haven for abuse--as a key concern. But someone seeking to go around these standards would probably be more likely to use an unknown entity/individual rather than a law firm that is already subject to hyper-strict regulations and highly averse to entangling itself with potentially abusive activities.

We cannot address every single possibility of abuse at this time. But we can try to address the systematic provision of these services by focusing on those entities who are providing these services as a core business offering and which market themselves as providers of such services. This approach would naturally exclude certain third-parties, like the lawyer trying to assist a client to reclaim an infringing domain name, the web development firm building a site for their client's future use, or a child registering the domain name on behalf of grandma. None of these entities should have to enter into a contract with ICANN to perform these tasks.

Best,

Val

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+1 Kathy.  That all makes sense.

From: gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces at icann.org<mailto:gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces at icann.org> [mailto:gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces at icann.org] On Behalf Of Kathy Kleiman
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All,
I think we may be going down a slightly misplaced path. The problem is the premise: the concept that registrars will not take registrations from unaffiliated p/p providers. We can begin the process of creating carve-outs, but that's a long path: web designers, children registering domain names for parents, parents registering domain names for school organizations don't even know they will be considered unaccredited providers.

Why don't define much more precisely what we mean and have discussed throughout our 2 years of work: that Registrars will not take registrations on their websites (using their DN registration systems) using proxy/privacy service providers who are not accredited through the process we have created.

Third parties such as attorneys, web designers, people registering domain names for their clubs, organizations and service groups will not need to be accredited by ICANN at this point in time. If they did, they would be in front of us, like the lawyers, arguing for an exception.

Best,
Kathy
On 10/20/2015 10:11 AM, McGrady, Paul D. wrote:

Unfortunately, it isn't possible to buy into the fictional premise  that attorneys and privacy/proxy services are fungible, which premise underpins these arguments that ICANN should meddle in the attorney-client relationship.

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From: gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces at icann.org<mailto:gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces at icann.org> [mailto:gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces at icann.org] On Behalf Of Novoa, Osvaldo

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Subject: Re: [Gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg] Proposed language concerning lawyers and P/P services

+1

If our recommendations leave any type of p/p provider out, our work would have been for nothing.

Either we just leave p/p services open to everybody or we go over all our work and see what should be change in order not to infringe on the attorney/client relationship, so that we have one set of regulations for all the p/p service providers.  This point has been discussed inside our constituency and my position reflects the ISPCP stand.

Best regards,

Osvaldo

El 20 oct. 2015, a las 12:36 p.m., Stephanie Perrin <stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca<mailto:stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca><mailto:stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca><mailto:stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca>> escribió:

I don't find this wording acceptable.  Firstly, we had several rounds of discussion on this in the Working group, it sounds in this formulation as if it had not come up in the working group.

Secondly, we are not proposing that ICANN regulate attorney client relationships.  Are we not regulating Privacy Proxy service providers?  If lawyers are P/P providers, I see no reason to exempt them.  Thirdly, the issue of whether lawyers will become the major tool for criminals to escape (or delay significantly, almost as good) revelation of their identities is huge and is well within our remit to discuss.  If indeed having a special class of unregulated PP providers does indeed drive traffic to the lawyers it makes our efforts somewhat in vain.  I will leave it to the PP providers present to make the argument about unfair competition.

Cheers Stephanie

On 2015-10-19 11:33, Mary Wong wrote:

Dear WG members,

As you'll recall, at our face to face meeting on Friday, the WG discussed whether there is a need to clarify whether the WG"s proposed definition of P/P services includes, or should expressly exclude, lawyers and attorneys who, as service providers, do proxy service registrations for clients in light of concerns over the impact on the right to counsel. The co-chairs would like to offer the following language for your further discussion:

"The issue of whether or not accreditation standards would apply to attorneys was raised in public comments.  However, we believe it is outside of ICANN's remit to regulate attorney/client relationships and we believe that ICANN should avoid attempting to do so in any implementation of our proposed policy."

Please feel free to continue the discussion via email to this list.

Thanks and cheers

Mary

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