[registrars] RE: Call for Constituency statements on Whois tf 1/2 recommendations
Bruce Tonkin
Bruce.Tonkin at melbourneit.com.au
Thu Jan 27 00:48:02 UTC 2005
Melbourne IT supports it.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-registrars at gnso.icann.org
> [mailto:owner-registrars at gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Nevett, Jonathon
> Sent: Thursday, 27 January 2005 2:30 AM
> To: Thomas Keller; Tim Ruiz
> Cc: Jordyn A. Buchanan; registrars at dnso.org; Robert F. Connelly
> Subject: RE: [registrars] RE: Call for Constituency
> statements on Whois tf 1/2 recommendations
>
> We would like to propose to the Constituency the following
> Amended and Restated Motion as our response to the Task Force
> Recommendations.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jon
>
> Amended and Restated Motion
>
> Whereas, the GNSO Registrar Constituency ("RC") has
> considered the proposed policy recommendations of Whois Task
> Force 1/2 in their entirety;
>
> Whereas, the RC believes that the continued stability of the
> registration process depends on its simplicity,
> straightforwardness, and transparency;
>
> Whereas, burdening this process with policy and consumer
> rights education notices diminishes its simplicity,
> straightforwardness and transparency;
>
> Whereas, the RC believes that prescribing the method of
> notification from registrants interferes with the simplicity
> of this process, discourages desirable business innovations,
> and represents entirely new obligations that would require
> many registrars to completely re-establish their method of
> registration;
>
> Whereas, the RC appreciates and understands the concerns of
> the task force pertaining to Recommendations #2 and #3, but
> does not agree with the costly and difficult to implement
> proposal to require the specific highlighting of one
> provision out of the many important provisions contained
> within the registration agreement;
>
> Whereas, it is appropriate to notify registrants that their
> data will be included in the Whois system and to obtain
> Registrants' acknowledgement of the fact that their data is
> included in the Whois system as part of the registration
> process prior to the completion of a registration transaction;
>
> Whereas, the requirements in Recommendation #3 already are
> mandated in the current Registrar Accreditation Agreement in
> sub-sections 3.7.7.4, 3.7.7.5, and 3.7.7.6; and
>
> Whereas, no data or evidence has been presented that indicate
> that the requirements of the current RAA are unsuitable or
> ineffective; and implementing a separate and additional
> acknowledgement from registrants as proposed would be a
> costly and cumbersome process that cannot be practically
> implemented in the current environment.
>
> Therefore, it is resolved that;
>
> [Resolved 1.0]; the Registrar Constituency does not support
> adopting Recommendation #1 as consensus policy, but would
> support a recommendation in the following form:
>
> "Registrars must ensure that disclosures regarding
> availability and third-party access to personal data
> associated with domain names actually be available to
> registrants during the registration process;"
>
> [Resolved 2.0]; the Registrar Constituency does not support
> adopting Recommendation #2 as consensus policy, but
> encourages registrars to increase such notification to
> registrants on a voluntary basis;
>
> [Resolved 3.0]; the Registrar Constituency does not support
> adopting Recommendation #3 as a consensus policy, as it
> believes that the current RAA requirements are sufficient,
> but encourages registrars to increase such notification to
> registrants on a voluntary basis;
>
> [Resolved 4.0]; the foregoing positions of the Registrar
> Constituency be reported to the Whois Task Force 1/2 and be
> included in any Task Force report; and
>
> [Resolved 4.1]; the Task Force members from the Registrar
> Constituency represent the foregoing positions at Task Force 1/2.
>
>
>
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