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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I would really like to see us start seriously working on ways forward instead of arguing whether the GDPR impacts what we do today. I personally think that there is enough evidence that changes are needed, so let’s accept that and work on the changes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chuck<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><o:p> </o:p></a></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> gnso-rds-pdp-wg-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gnso-rds-pdp-wg-bounces@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dotzero<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 19, 2017 5:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca><br><b>Cc:</b> GNSO RDS PDP <gnso-rds-pdp-wg@icann.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-rds-pdp-wg] ICANN Legal Opinion on GDPR - Part 1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Thanks Alan,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I found the memorandum to be extremely well written and couched in neutral phrasing. It indicates to me that there are ways forward which, while they may not give everyone exactly what they want, provide a basis for a realistic basis for WHOIS directory services to continue.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Michael Hammer<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 12:23 AM, Alan Greenberg <<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca" target="_blank">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Perhaps it has already been posted, but if not, ICANN has received the first part of the independent legal analysis of the GDPR in relation to WHOIS that had been commissioned.<br><br>It can be found at <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gdpr-memorandum-part1-16oct17-en.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gdpr-memorandum-part1-16oct17-en.pdf</a>.<br><br>Alan<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>gnso-rds-pdp-wg mailing list<br><a href="mailto:gnso-rds-pdp-wg@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rds-pdp-wg@icann.org</a><br><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-rds-pdp-wg" target="_blank">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-rds-pdp-wg</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>