Re: [gnso-dow123] Attached! Preliminary tf Report Purpose Whois and Whois contacts with public comments added

["Anthony Harris" <harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RE: [gnso-dow123] Attached! Preliminary tf Report Purpose Whois and Whois 
contacts with public comments addedMaria and colleagues,

I agree entirely with David's comments. The responses 
supporting formulation 2 come from a wide spectrum of
companies and organizations, and the report neglects
to adequately reflect the significance of the
companies/entities which responded, and the 
volume of their Internet-related activity!

Tony Harris
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Fares, David 
  To: 'GNSO.SECRETARIAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx' ; 'gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx' 
  Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 4:37 PM
  Subject: RE: [gnso-dow123] Attached! Preliminary tf Report Purpose Whois and 
Whois contacts with public comments added


  Maria and colleagues, 

  Thanks to Maria for preparing the draft report.  Unfortunately, I have a 
conflict and will not be on the Task Force call tomorrow so I wanted to provide 
my first reactions to the draft report.  I am surprised by the very negative 
portrayal of the public comment responses in support of formulation 2 and think 
it is wholly inappropriate.  The responses reflect the views of the 
organizations that submitted them and that is the only relevant point.  The 
secretariat should not attempt to undermine those responses.  Moreover, the 
draft report fails to recognize the diversity of respondents in-favor of 
formulation 2 which includes content providers, trademark owners (from many 
different sectors), anti-piracy organizations, a registrar, an online retailer, 
a financial institution, ISPs, a portal, a hotel, an information services 
company and an NGO -- the Red Cross.  Finally, I think that it is important to 
note that many of the organizations that submitted comments indicated multiple 
uses of the Whois database.

  With the above in mind, I think it is essential that the portrayal of the 
responses be factual and neutral. 

  Again, apologies for missing tomorrow's call. 

  Best regards, 
  David 

  -----Original Message----- 
  From: owner-gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of GNSO.SECRETARIAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 9:28 AM 
  To: gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Subject: [gnso-dow123] Attached! Preliminary tf Report Purpose Whois and 
Whois contacts with public comments added 

  [gnso-dow123[at]gnso.icann.org] 

  Dear All, 

  The report is attached this time! 
  Sorry! 

  Ahead of the Whois task force call tomorrow, 7 March 2006, at 9:30 EST? 
  Maria has asked me to forward the Preliminary task force report on the 
  Purpose of Whois and Whois contacts with "Section 5, Public comments 
  report" that has been added. 

  Forgive the numbering, it was difficult to change it on the original. 
  Maria will fix this up when she is back. 

  Let me know if you did not receive the call number. 
  Thank you. 

  Kind regards, 
  Glen 
  -- 
  Glen de Saint Géry 
  GNSO Secretariat - ICANN 
  gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org 
  http://gnso.icann.org 



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