[council] Proposed amendment to BCUC motion

[Ross Rader]

I am not sure if this made it to the list or not, but this was intended 
to serve as an amendment to the proposed BCUC motion;

Whereas;

1.    The GNSO Council accepts the WG report and appreciates the efforts 
made by WG participants and ICANN staff in preparing this report.
2.    The GNSO Council does not consider the WG report as sufficiently 
demonstrating consensus or agreement on substantive policy proposals.
3.    The GNSO Council considers that the lack of consensus demonstrated 
through this open and inclusive working group is representative of the 
lack of agreement on key issues in this area of policy.
4.    The GNSO Council recognizes that there is no standing consensus 
policy concerning the management of the Whois service and data provided 
to the public through that service by ICANN's contracted commercial 
operators, the registries and registrars. save and except the Whois Data 
Reminder Policy and the Whois Marketing Restriction Policy.

Therefore;

Be it resolved;

a) that the GNSO Council concludes the current PDP on Whois.
b) graciously thanks all of the volunteers, consultants, staff and 
others who have participated in the GNSO's examination of Whois policy 
over the last four years.
c) that the GNSO Council makes no specific policy recommendation to the 
ICANN board at this time concerning Whois or related policy.
d) that the GNSO Council recommends to the ICANN staff and Board of 
Directors that due to the lack of consensus on issues in this area that 
current contractual requirements concerning Whois for registries, 
registrars and registrants that are not supported by consensus policy be 
eliminated from the current operating agreements between ICANN and its 
contracted parties until such time that consensus policy in this area 
has been developed.



-- 
Regards,

Ross Rader
Director, Retail Services
Tucows Inc.

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