[registrars] Ballot Request: Adopt as Constituency Position

[Ross Rader]

I wish to formally withdraw the motion that I originally tabled. The 
discussion regarding expiry dates while important, is secondary to the 
issues that the task force has requested the constituency to comment on.

I will be tabling a new motion and a new document shortly. Your support 
for this new document would be appreciated.

Thanks again for your assistance and cooperative input.

-ross




Ross Rader wrote:
> Registrars;
> 
> Per Whois Task Force 123's Terms of Reference, we are required to adopt 
> a position concerning the purpose of the Whois service and the purpose 
> of the Registered Name Holder, Technical and Administrative contacts 
> (see below for an excerpt of the terms of reference for the task force).
> 
> As a representative to this task force and with the input and assistance 
> of the other representatives to this task force, I have prepared a 
> policy position that I seek to have adopted by the constituency. This 
> position statement is attached.
> 
> I therefore would like to make a motion as follows;
> 
> ***MOTION
> Whereas, the Registrar Constituency has considered a range of issues 
> related to the intended and appropriate purpose of the gTLD Whois 
> System, and;
> 
> Whereas, the Registrar Constituency has considered a range of issues 
> related to the intended and appropriate purpose of the Registered Name 
> Holder, Administrative and Technical Contacts, and;
> 
> Whereas, the Registrar Constituency seeks timely resolution of these 
> matters in a consensus-based manner that takes into account the needs of 
> all stakeholders including individual and corporate domain name 
> registrants, the internetworking community and gTLD Registries and 
> Registrars, therefore;
> 
> Be it resolved that the Registrar formally adopts the position statement 
> entitled "The Purpose of the gTLD Whois System and Specific Contact 
> Records" and require its task force representatives to advocate these 
> positions within the Task Force and other ICANN fora as appropriate.
> ***ENDofMOTION
> 
> I have attached both Word and PDF versions of this document to this 
> message. I will also be forwarding this draft document to the Task Force 
>  as a heads up concerning our deliberations.
> 
> If you have any questions, please let me know. Your support for this 
> motion would be sincerely appreciated.
> 
> -ross
> 
> 
> Excerpt from WhoisTF123 Terms of Reference;
> (1) ...the purpose of the WHOIS service in the context of ICANN's 
> mission and relevant core values, international and national laws 
> protecting privacy of natural persons, international and national laws
> that relate specifically to the WHOIS service, and the changing nature 
> of Registered Name Holders.
> 
> (2) ...the purpose of the Registered Name Holder, technical, and 
> administrative contacts, in the context of the purpose of WHOIS, and the 
> purpose for which the data was collected. Use the relevant definitions 
> from Exhibit C of the Transfers Task force report as a starting point
> (from http://www.icann.org/gnso/transfers-tf/report-exhc-12feb03.htm):
> 
> "Contact: Contacts are individuals or entities associated with domain
> name records. Typically, third parties with specific inquiries or
> concerns will use contact records to determine who should act upon
> specific issues related to a domain name record. There are typically
> three of these contact types associated with a domain name record, the
> Administrative contact, the Billing contact and the Technical contact.
> 
> Contact, Administrative: The administrative contact is an individual,
> role or organization authorized to interact with the Registry or
> Registrar on behalf of the Domain Holder. The administrative contact
> should be able to answer non-technical questions about the domain name's
> registration and the Domain Holder. In all cases, the Administrative
> Contact is viewed as the authoritative point of contact for the domain
> name, second only to the Domain Holder.
> 
> Contact, Billing: The billing contact is the individual, role or
> organization designated to receive the invoice for domain name
> registration and re-registration fees.
> 
> Contact, Technical: The technical contact is the individual, role or
> organization that is responsible for the technical operations of the
> delegated zone. This contact likely maintains the domain name server(s)
> for the domain. The technical contact should be able to answer technical
> questions about the domain name, the delegated zone and work with
> technically oriented people in other zones to solve technical problems
> that affect the domain name and/or zone.
> 
> Domain Holder: The individual or organization that registers a specific
> domain name. This individual or organization holds the right to use that
> specific domain name for a specified period of time, provided certain
> conditions are met and the registration fees are paid. This person or
> organization is the "legal entity" bound by the terms of the relevant
> service agreement with the Registry operator for the TLD in question."