<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"><base href="x-msg://47/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">interesting. i didn't realize this Whois study was ready for release. but here it is.<div><br></div><div>the links at the bottom of the page (to the various documents) are confusing. the one to the actual report is</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/whois/registrant-identification-summary-06feb13-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/whois/registrant-identification-summary-06feb13-en.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>mikey</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"ICANN News Alert" <<a href="mailto:communications@icann.org">communications@icann.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>ICANN News Alert -- Whois Registrant Identification Study, Draft Report</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">February 15, 2013 9:30:44 PM CST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><<a href="mailto:mike@haven2.com">mike@haven2.com</a>><br></span></div><br><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial; font-size: small; "><div style="width: 758px; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; "><div style="width: 738px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; "><a href="http://www.icann.org/"><img alt="ICANN" src="http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg" style="border: 0px none; width: 94px; height: 94px; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; "></a><h2>News Alert</h2><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: arial; font-size: small; "><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-15feb13-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-15feb13-en.htm</a></p><hr style="margin: 20px 0px 0px; "><h2 style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Whois Registrant Identification Study, Draft Report</h2><p style="margin: 15px 0px 0px; ">15 February 2013</p><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><table class="convey" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216); border-collapse: collapse; "><tbody><tr><td class="light" style="border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216); padding: 0.5em; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248); "><strong>Forum Announcement:</strong></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216); padding: 0.5em; ">Comment Period Opens on</td><td class="light" style="border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216); padding: 0.5em; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248); "><strong>Date:</strong></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216); padding: 0.5em; ">15 February 2013</td></tr><tr><td class="light" style="border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216); padding: 0.5em; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248); "><strong>Categories/Tags:</strong></td><td colspan="3" style="border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216); padding: 0.5em; ">Policy Processes</td></tr><tr><td class="light" style="border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216); padding: 0.5em; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248); "><strong>Purpose (Brief):</strong></td><td colspan="3" style="border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216); padding: 0.5em; ">This study, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago, uses Whois to classify entities that register gTLD domain names, including natural persons, legal persons, and Privacy/Proxy service providers. Using associated Internet content, the study classifies entities using those domains, and observed potentially commercial activities. Findings will help the community understand how Registrants identify themselves in Whois.</td></tr><tr><td class="light" style="border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216); padding: 0.5em; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248); "><strong>Public Comment Box Link:</strong></td><td colspan="3" style="border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216); padding: 0.5em; "><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-regid-15feb13-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-regid-15feb13-en.htm</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><br><br><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffff"><p style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; color: rgb(94, 94, 94); margin: 0px 0px 5px; ">This message was sent to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:mike@haven2.com">mike@haven2.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>from:</p><p style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; color: rgb(94, 94, 94); margin: 0px 0px 5px; ">ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536</p></td><td width="2%" bgcolor="#ffffff"><p style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9px; line-height: 13px; color: rgb(94, 94, 94); ">Email Marketing by<a href="http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186" target="_blank"><img src="http://app.icontact.com/images/icontact_tryFree.gif" alt="iContact - Try It Free!" border="0"></a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><a href="http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=14994551&l=6333&s=WBF0&m=905788&c=165637" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, san-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; color: rgb(17, 88, 128); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">Manage Your Subscription</a></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/track.php?msgid=905788&act=WBF0&r=14994551&c=165637" width="1" height="1"></div></blockquote></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
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