<html><body><span style="font-family:Arial; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Team:<br><br>I strongly support Bil's comments about not revisiting the history of how current WHOIS policies came to be. This is neither an effective use of our time, nor part of our remit. I also support his earlier statements about our scope of work, and the need to establish narrow boundaries on what is under review.</div><div><br>Thanks--</div><div><br></div><div>J.</div><div><br></div>
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Subject: Re: [Rt4-whois] Scope of Work<br>
From: "Smith, Bill" <<a href="mailto:bill.smith@paypal-inc.com">bill.smith@paypal-inc.com</a>><br>
Date: Tue, January 04, 2011 1:32 pm<br>
To: Emily Taylor <<a href="mailto:emily.taylor@etlaw.co.uk">emily.taylor@etlaw.co.uk</a>>, RT4 WHOIS<br>
<<a href="mailto:rt4-whois@icann.org">rt4-whois@icann.org</a>><br>
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</style> <div class="WordSection1"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> Comments:<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Rather than pull additional text from the AOC, I suggest we add a link to it. There may be other pertinent sections that one or more of us would like to reference.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I’m not convinced that our reviewing the history of current WHOIS policy is either useful or relevant to our work. I’m concerned that such a review would be time-consuming yielding little useful information since our charge is to review “existing policy and implementation”. (Note, I say this as one who is very fond of history.)<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">We should keep in mind, whether we review the ICANN history or not, that WHOIS (policy) and numerous other aspects of the DNS (Internet) predate ICANN and the other organizations responsible for the governance and “operation” of the Internet.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div> <div style="border-width: medium medium medium 1.5pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color blue; padding: 0in 0in 0in 4pt;"> <div> <div style="border-right: medium none; border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"> <a href="mailto:rt4-whois-bounces@icann.org">rt4-whois-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:rt4-whois-bounces@icann.org">mailto:rt4-whois-bounces@icann.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Emily Taylor<br> <b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 02, 2011 9:43 AM<br> <b>To:</b> RT4 WHOIS<br> <b>Subject:</b> [Rt4-whois] Scope of Work<o:p></o:p></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Hi all<o:p></o:p></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">I'm belatedly replying to Kathy's thread, and her updates on the Scope document following the Cartagena meeting. Bearing in mind that we should be aiming to communicate our scope of work to both ICANN insiders and those not so familiar with the context of these review teams, I have amended the draft scope to add in context from the AoC, including quoting the fact that the team is constituted under the AoC, the relevant paragraph (9.3.1) and other overarching principles contained within the AoC relating to ICANN's obligations to make policy in the public interest and "not just in the interests of a particular set of stakeholders" (para 4).<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p></o:p></span></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">One of the questions that I have in approaching our work, which I hope we will discuss in London, is to what extent should we be looking at the policy process which has led to the current WHOIS policy - because it seems to me that these overarching principles about public interest vs interests of particular stakeholders is in part answered by a look at (1) where does responsibility for Whois policy formation sit within the ICANN organisation (2) how do the relevant strands (gNSO, GAC, SSAC) that we see referenced in the background materials provided by staff fit together, and what role does the board play and (3) with regard to WHOIS policy, what mechanisms/processes are in place to ensure that the end result is made in the public interest?<o:p></o:p></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Please take a look at the draft Scope. I tried to save the changes, and I think they are there, but the screen went a bit funny, so for completeness, here is a copy of the complete scope as amended by me today (see below).<o:p></o:p></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Best regards<o:p></o:p></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Emily<o:p></o:p></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">---------------------</span></span><o:p></o:p></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The WHOIS Review Team (WRT) has been constituted under the Affirmation of Commitments by the United States Department of Commerce and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers dated 30 September 2009 (AoC).</span></span><o:p></o:p></div> </div> <div> <div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Under paragraph 9.3.1 of the AoC, ICANN commits to organising "a review of WHOIS policy and its implementation to assess the extent to which WHOIS policy is effective and its implementation meets the legitimate needs of law enforcement and promotes consumer trust."<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Accordingly, the Scope of the Whois Review Team is to assess the extent to which existing WHOIS policy and its implementation:<o:p></o:p></span></div> <ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">is effective,<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">meets the legitimate needs of law enforcement, and<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">promotes consumer trust.<o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">The WRT will identify and document ICANN’s existing WHOIS policy.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">The WRT will identify and document ICANN's implementation of its Whois Policy.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">It will define and identify law enforcement, and the term "legitimate needs of law enforcement."<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">It will define consumer trust and analyse what factors promote consumer trust in the context of the Whois.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">It will identify the areas, if any, in which the interests above may be in conflict with each other.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">It will assess applicable laws and analyze issues possibly including:<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> - contractual obligations vs. national law obligations<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> - differing global laws and ICANN obligations<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">It will review the extent to which ICANN’s existing WHOIS policy and its implementation are effective in meeting the legitimate needs of law enforcement and promotes consumer trust.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">This assessment will include an evidence-based approach, and seek to identify good practice in other areas of the domain space (as a benchmarking tool).<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">The assessment will keep in mind overarching principles set out in the AoC in relation to ICANN's policy, ie that "decisions made related to the global technical coordination of the DNS are made in the public interest and are accountable and transparent" (paragraph 3(a)) "promote competition, consumer trust, and consumer choice in the DNS marketplace" (paragraph 3(c)), and that the outcomes of ICANN's private coordinating process should "reflect the public interest...and not just the interests of a particular set of stakeholders" (paragraph 4). These principles set the context for the reviews (of which the WRT is one) performed under the AoC.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">The WRT will undertake an analysis and determination of ICANN's performance against the AOC requirement that ICANN implement measures to maintain timely, unrestricted and public access to accurate and complete WHOIS information, including registrant, technical, billing, and administrative contact information, and what impact such requirement have on the legitimate needs of law enforcement and promoting consumer trust. <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><img id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01CBAC02.920B3070" alt="Emily Taylor Consultant (Internet Law and Governance)" wbeuser="jbladel@godaddy.com" height="47" width="310"><o:p></o:p></div> <div>76 Temple Road, Oxford OX4 2EZ UK <br> telephone: <b>01865 582 811</b> mobile: <b>07540 049 322</b> <br> <a target="_blank" href="mailto:emily.taylor@etlaw.co.uk"><b>emily.taylor@etlaw.co.uk</b></a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.etlaw.co.uk"><b>www.etlaw.co.uk</b></a><o:p></o:p></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div> </div> </div> </div> <hr>_______________________________________________<br>
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