RE: [gnso-dow123] ALAC position on Recommendation 1

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Maria,
 
I agree that it is important to include the input from ALAC.   Including
this input in the public comment section should be fine.
 
In future we may want to create a separate section in Task Force reports
for input from ICANN Advisory Committees
(ALAC, GAC, SSAC, RSAC etc).
 
Note that ALAC is an Advisory Committee to the ICANN Board, and formally
ALAC would submit their advice as part of the Board's consideration of
any recommendation from the GNSO to the ICANN Board.   However it has
been the practice of the GNSO Council to encourage ALAC to provide
liaisons to the Council and task forces, and provide the opportunity for
ALAC to provide its advice earlier in the process - rather than waiting
until the issue is before the ICANN Board for decision. 
 
Regards,
Bruce
 
 
 
 


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        From: owner-gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Maria Farrell
        Sent: Thursday, 26 May 2005 1:43 AM
        To: gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Subject: [gnso-dow123] ALAC position on Recommendation 1
        
        
        Dear all,
         
        Below is the ALAC position on Recommendation 1 on improving
notification and consent.  It wasn't submitted to the recent public
comments forum and so hasn't been included in the summary of comments on
the Final Task Force Report. However, I think it is an important part of
the record of views on this recommendation and I would like to add it to
the Final Task Force Report. 
         
        I suggest including the ALAC position in an amended section 1.2
of the document entitled 'Summary of public comments on the Final Task
Force Report (2005)'. It can be footnoted to say it was officially
received after the deadline for public comments.  I would also suggest
asking ALAC to send the position to the public comments forum so that
the forum will be historically complete for future reference.
         
        I don't think this is a substantive change to the report that
would require further discussion on a task force call.  But please let
me know if you have an objection to this inclusion by end of today,
Thursday May 25th at the latest. 
         
        Many thanks, Maria
         
         

        ALAC position on recommendation on improving notification and
consent for the

        use of contact data in the Whois system. 

        The At Large Advisory Committee ("ALAC") appreciates the
opportunity

        to review and comment on the latest work of the Generic Names
Supporting

        Organization on the subject of improving notification and
consent for the

        use of contact data in the Whois system. The ALAC supports the
concept of

        mandatory disclosure that underlies these recommendations but
believes

        that the following two changes would bring clarity to the
proposed policy

        and enhance the registrant's experience:

         

        1. In Recommendation No. 1, the phrase "availability and" does
not appear

        to add anything to the policy and, as phrased, potentially
creates

        confusion. Data that is accessible by third-parties is also
"available."

        The ALAC recommends that the GNSO delete the words "availability
and" from

        Recommendation No. 1.

         

        2. In Recommendation No. 2, the recommends deleting the last
sentence

        altogether ("The wording of the notice provided by registrars
should, to

        the extent feasible, be uniform"). To the contrary, the ALAC
believes that

        registrants would be better served by having registrars make the

        disclosure in their own way, in their own languages, using
whatever

        phrases they deem proper for their respective customer bases.

         

        The ALAC applauds the GNSO and its task forces for making
progress

        on such difficult policy issues and looks forward to
participating in and

        commenting upon future policy initiatives.