[bc-gnso] summary of today's GNSO Council outcomes

[Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Thick" Whois
Council Approved a motion to start a PDP (Policy Development Process) on Thick 
Whois.   Motion included our favored amendment to avoid letting this PDP 
interfere with negotiations on RAA and .com renewal contract:

"Whereas nothing in this motion is intended to prejudice migration to thick 
Whois through contractual means."

If this PDP generates a new consensus policy for Thick Whois, it would 
immediately apply to both .com and .net TLDs that use thin Whois today.   
Whereas a contractual provision in the .com renewal later this year would only 
cover .com.


Locking Domain names in a UDRP proceeding.
Council unanimously approved a charter for the PDP on the requirement to lock a 
domain name subject to UDRP proceedings.


Top-level protections and options for Olympics / Red Cross
The non-commercial folks deferred the motion, citing need to finish public 
comment period and follow full process.   This stimulated a lively debate.  
Zahid called for an expedited schedule so that this motion could be voted 
before the new gTLD application window closes.




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Steve DelBianco
Executive Director
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