[council] Draft WHOIS terms of reference

[Carlos Afonso]

As a member on leave, I would like to leave :) a suggestion for the 
online meeting agenda: not to ignore the .NET redelegation process. The 
situation is serious, and Icann's image is at stake, particularly in 
this moment in which the world is discussing a restructuring of the IG 
system.

--c.a.

Bruce Tonkin wrote:

>Hello All,
>
>Here is a fresh draft of the terms of reference for the WHOIS task force
>for discussion at the Council meeting on 12 May 2005.
>
>It reflects the context of the ICANN mission and current WHOIS purpose
>in the registrars accreditation agreement, and identifies issues that
>have been discussed during the meetings in Mar Del Plata.
>
>Note that terms in Capital letters are defined in the Registrar
>Accreditation Agreement (
>http://www.icann.org/registrars/ra-agreement-17may01.htm ).
>
>I welcome discussion on the Council and WHOIS task force lists prior to
>the GNSO Council call.
>
>Regards,
>Bruce Tonkin
>
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>Draft of Terms of Reference for WHOIS task force
>
>ICANN's mission is to maintain the stability and security of the
>Internet's unique identifier systems, while fostering competition where
>appropriate to give Internet users greater choice at optimal cost.
>Within the context of this mission, ICANN has agreements with gtld
>registrars and gtld registries that require the provision of a WHOIS
>service via three mechanisms: port-43, web based access, and bulk
>access.   The purpose of the WHOIS service as contained in the Registrar
>Accreditation Agreement (RAA) is to provide accurate technical and
>administrative contact information adequate to facilitate timely
>resolution of any problems that arise in connection with the Registered
>Name.  A registrar is also required in the RAA to take reasonable
>precautions to protect Personal Data from loss, misuse, unauthorized
>access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
>
>The goal of the WHOIS task force is to improve the effectiveness of the
>WHOIS service in maintaining the stability and security of the
>Internet's unique identifier systems, whilst taking into account where
>appropriate the need to ensure privacy protection for the Personal Data
>of individuals that may be Registered Name Holders, or the
>administrative or technical contact for a domain name.
>
>Tasks:
>
>(1) Review the current purpose of WHOIS, and determine whether it should
>be refined in the context of ICANN's mission and the changing nature of
>Registered Name Holders.
>"The purpose of WHOIS is to provide accurate technical and
>administrative contact information adequate to facilitate timely
>resolution of any problems that arise in connection with the Registered
>Name"
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>(2) Define the purpose of the technical and administrative contacts, in
>the context of the purpose of WHOIS, to improve the accuracy and
>relevance of the data collected.
>
>(3) Determine what WHOIS data elements should be available for public
>access that are needed to maintain the stability and security of the
>Internet.  Determine how to access data that is not available for public
>access.   The current elements that must be displayed by a registrar
>are:
>
>- The name of the Registered Name;
>
>- The names of the primary nameserver and secondary nameserver(s) for
>the Registered Name;
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>- The identity of Registrar (which may be provided through Registrar's
>website);
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>- The original creation date of the registration;
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>- The expiration date of the registration;
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>- The name and postal address of the Registered Name Holder;
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>- The name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number, and
>(where available) fax number of the technical contact for the Registered
>Name; and
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>- The name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number, and
>(where available) fax number of the administrative contact for the
>Registered Name.
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>(4) Determine how to improve the process for notifying a registrar of
>inaccurate WHOIS data, and the process for investigating and correcting
>inaccurate data.  Currently a registrar "shall, upon notification by any
>person of an inaccuracy in the contact information associated with a
>Registered Name sponsored by Registrar, take reasonable steps to
>investigate that claimed inaccuracy. In the event Registrar learns of
>inaccurate contact information associated with a Registered Name it
>sponsors, it shall take reasonable steps to correct that inaccuracy."
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Carlos Afonso
diretor de planejamento
Rede de Informações para o Terceiro Setor - Rits
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