RE: [bc-gnso] RE: For BC review & comment: draft response to Whois Review Team

[Marilyn Cade <marilynscade@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

My suggestion is that the BC position should strongly support the broader 
definition. All Web and Internet statistics use the concept of individuals who 
use the Internet -- e.g. who have access to the Internet.  And, I agree with 
Lynn [and others] that the AoC intended to refer to that broader 
characterization.  
Does the draft need to make all that clearer in its language? 


From: lynn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
CC: jocallaghan@xxxxxxxxxxxx; berrycobb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; 
sarah.b.deutsch@xxxxxxxxxxx; Elisa.Cooper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; bc-GNSO@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bc-gnso] RE: For BC review & comment: draft response to Whois Review 
Team
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 17:59:10 -0700


Thanks Steve for this draft and the work of the BC to provide productive 
comments. As an member of the Whois Review Team, I would personally appreciate 
support from the BC for the broader definition of "consumer" as a global 
Internet user rather than the narrow definition that would limit the concept of 
consumers to registrants and ICANN stakeholders.  I maintain that the broader 
definition is consistent with language in other sections of the AOC that refer 
to "public interest" and "Internet users" as well as the policy requirement for 
public availability of Whois data.
Also, I believe members of the BC have first hand experience with the UDRP 
process and a good understanding of the dependency on Whois data for dispute 
resolution.  The BC perspective on this specific need for accurate and reliable 
Whois data would be helpful in progressing our work.Lynn

  -------- Original Message --------
 Subject: For BC review & comment: draft response to Whois Review Team
 From: Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
 Date: Thu, April 07, 2011 2:46 pm
 To: "bc-GNSO@xxxxxxxxx" <bc-GNSO@xxxxxxxxx>
 Cc: Janet O'Callaghan <jocallaghan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Lynn Goodendorf
 <lynn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Berry Cobb
 <berrycobb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Sarah Deutsch
 <sarah.b.deutsch@xxxxxxxxxxx>;, Elisa Cooper
 <Elisa.Cooper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
 
 ICANN is gathering responses to questions posed by the Whois review team. 
Attached is a discussion draft for BC response prepared by Elisa Cooper.  
(Steve DelBianco added a bit about Whois studies)   
On our last member call, several others also volunteered to add to this 
response, so we're looking forward to your additions:Sara DeutschBerry CobbLynn 
GoodendorfJanet O'Callaghan
ICANN's Comment period closes 17-Apr.    Today (7-Apr) begins an 8-day review 
period for this discussion draft. We can submit this response later if members 
feel they need the entire 14-day review and discussion period. 
Please review and post your suggestions/edits as soon as possible.   If there 
are no disagreements noted by 17-Apr, this response will be adopted without a 
voting period, and posted to ICANN.
For topic background, see http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#whois-rt 
Thanks again to Elisa Cooper for serving as BC Rapporteur on this.  


Regards,Steve DelBiancoVice chair for policy coordination