Re: [bc-gnso] LAST CALL: BC comments on Expert Working Group (EWG) for directory services (Whois)

[Laura Covington <lhc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for this, Steve, and all the time you and others have spent on it.  
We're happy with this version.

Laura Covington
VP, Intellectual Property Policy
Yahoo! Inc.
lhc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
408.349.5187

From: Steve DelBianco 
<sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Date: Thursday, September 5, 2013 5:04 PM
To: "bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx> list" 
<bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: [bc-gnso] LAST CALL: BC comments on Expert Working Group (EWG) for 
directory services (Whois)

This is "Last Call" for members who would object to filing the attached 
comments by tomorrow's deadline.

Since I circulated a draft on Monday, we have seen no objections.  But we did 
see some excellent debate about this paragraph:

Eligibility for privacy/proxy protection should only be extended to registrants 
who promise not to solicit sales, payments, or donations, and promise not to 
facilitate infringement of intellectual property rights.   And the EWG’s 
“Maximum Protected Registration” should only be available to registrants who 
demonstrate a need for privacy to protect at-risk free-speech uses.

Google questioned the idea of per-se restricting donation-seeking domains from 
using privacy/proxy services.  Looks to me like the majority of subsequent  
comments were in favor of retaining the per-se restriction above.

But as a by-product of that discussion, several of you wanted to add a few more 
offenses to the list of things that privacy/proxy eligible domains would 
promise not to do. So I've revised that first sentence to read:

Eligibility for privacy/proxy protection should only be extended to registrants 
who promise not to solicit sales, payments, or donations, and promise not to 
facilitate infringement of intellectual property rights, distribution of 
malware, phishing, or other fraud.

Unless more than 5 members object, I will file these comments by 3pm EST on 
Friday 6-Sep.


From: Steve DelBianco 
<sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Date: Monday, September 2, 2013 11:45 AM
To: "bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx> list" 
<bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: FOR REVIEW: Latest draft of BC comments on Expert Working Group (EWG) 
for directory services (Whois)

As a follow-up to Thursday's BC call, here's a new draft for member review.

First thing I did was re-read the EWG report on which we are commenting. 
(link<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-en.pdf>)
  It's also helpful to review FAQs published by the EWG 
(link<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/faqs>)

Second thing I did was review prior BC positions on this, starting with our 
Jul-2011 "Response to WHOIS Policy Review Team Discussion Paper" 
(link<http://www.bizconst.org/Positions-Statements/BC_on_WHOIS_Review_Questions.pdf>)
 where the BC said:  "ICANN should also consider mechanisms to create and 
maintain a centralized WHOIS database."

Also see Jun-2012 BC comment on WHOIS Affirmation Review 
(link<http://www.bizconst.org/Positions-Statements/BC%20on%20WHOIS%20RT%20Final%20Report.pdf>),
 where we endorsed privacy/proxy obligations:
• Adopting agreed standardized relay and reveal processes and timeframes
• Conducting periodic due diligence checks on customer contact information;
• Providing clear and unambiguous guidance on the rights and responsibilities 
of registered name holders, and how those should be managed in the Privacy / 
Proxy environment.

And see our May-2013 comments on the new RAA 
(link<http://www.bizconst.org/Positions-Statements/BC%20Comment%20on%20final%202013%20RAA%20%5BFINAL%5D.pdf>),
 where we proposed Relay and Reveal obligations and timelines for privacy/proxy 
services.

Then I started with our 9-Aug draft comments and added discussion from 29-Aug 
BC member call.

Attached is my 2-Sep draft, plus a redline comparing with the previous draft 
distributed (9-Aug).

Please REPLY ALL with objections or comments before Thursday 5-Sep so we can 
meet the EWG deadline of 6-Sep.

Looking forward to an informed and respectful discussions, so we can get our 
thoughts to the EWG while they are working on their final report for October 
publication.

--
Steve DelBianco
Executive Director
NetChoice
http://www.NetChoice.org and http://blog.netchoice.org
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