[council] RE: Motion on WHOIS Access recommendation

[Neuman, Jeff]

Wolf,

This is key, but also please review:


1.        SAC 51:  http://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents/sac-051-en.pdf


2.        And the final roadmap to implement SAC 51:  http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-6-04jun12-en.htm which is currently published and before the board.

I do disagree with some things in the road map like the legalistic approach to standards development which is a larger issue of how ICANN sees its own self regulatory model, but nonetheless, they need to be reviewed.


3.       Also, don't forget the current discussions with the registrars on the RAA amendments:  http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-7-04jun12-en.htm which have several sections dealing with WHOIS Access.



4.       And finally keep in mind that certain picket fence items not finalized in the RAA discussions, can be addressed in the PDP we approved (which I believe the motion is meant to address).


The main point is that the motion came out of a group whose recommendations are 3 years old and do not take into consideration all of the work that is already underway.

Given all the work already underway, what is it that the motion adds that is not being done?

Thanks.

Jeffrey J. Neuman
Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs


From: owner-council at gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council at gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of KnobenW at telekom.de
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 4:42 AM
To: council at gnso.icann.org
Subject: [council] Motion on WHOIS Access recommendation

All:

with regards to the a.m. motion which has been deferred to the Prague meeting I'd like to come back to the "definition of WHOIS Access" which was discussed at the last call.
In this context two defining documents should be given attention: the RAP WG Final Report and the WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report.

The RAP WG is pointing to "basic availability of and access to WHOIS data" which implies technical, operational and contractual aspects (see http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-wg-final-report-29may10-en.pdf; page 71 ff)

In this context it may be helpful to make reference to the definitions in the WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report on WHOIS Data, WHOIS Protocol and WHOIS Service (see http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/whois/final-report-11may12-en; page 22 ff)

I would appreciate if continuing this discussion on the list could lead to a more common understanding of the item until it comes to voting.

Best regards
Wolf-Ulrich

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