Re: [gnso-dow123] Letter from the American Intellectual Property Law Associat...

[maggie.mansourkia@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Kathy-

I share your desire for a balanced and robust debate. But, the EU is a shining 
example of how unbalanced and ineffective the DPA's are,   b\c when  it came to 
any effective defense of privacy protections during the retention directive, 
they were virtually absent except for some grandstanding that came well after 
the debate was over and the directive final. Thus, I disagree with your 
statement that there is balance interests in every other part of telecom or 
Internet law.



Magnolia Mansourkia
Chief Privacy Counsel
Verizon Communications
703-351-3199 Voice
703-351-3653 Fax
202-468-6069 Mobile



----- Original Message -----
From: owner-gnso-dow123
Sent: 06/21/2006 08:28 AM
To: Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [gnso-dow123] Letter from the American Intellectual Property Law 
Associat...

Clearly, my last message was intended to be private.  Alas, as we  prepare
for the Marrakech meeting, attention to all details is hard to come  by....

But my commitment to a full and balanced debate in the GNSO, in ICANN and  in
GAC is well known.  I truly believe that we have government officials on
many sides of the issues -- and am truly disappointed that the conference to
have been held by the GAC with the Article 29 Working Party's representative,
Dr. Alexander Dix (Berlin Data Protection Commissioner) was canceled at the last
 moment (Dr. Dix was prepared to come.)

In every other area of telecom and Internet debate, law enforcement seeking
data debates law enforcement enforcing privacy laws.  National laws
protecting personal data and individuals from public directories is balanced  
with
access to that data by those who need it (when they need it).

I ask only that the same debate take place at all levels of ICANN.  We  need
a full informed and robust debate -- and I think we have done an excellent
job of that in the GNSO.  May it continue as our Whois discussion  continues.

Kathy