[gnso-whois-dt] revised "working definitions" for WHOIS study terminology

[Liz Gasster <liz.gasster@xxxxxxxxx>]

All,

As promised on yesterday's call, attached is a revision to the "working 
definitions" of certain terms used in proposals for future studies of WHOIS.  
The redline edits reflect changes suggested by call participants.  For those 
who may have missed yesterday's call, in Cairo the Council decided that it 
would be helpful to develop "working definitions" of several terms that are 
being used in the context of Council discussions of possible future studies of 
WHOIS.  The definitions will be used as a guide by those who might be 
conducting the studies to better understand what is intended by the community 
when these terms are used in this context.  (Please note again that the working 
definitions that have been circulated  do not represent the viewpoints or 
positions of ICANN or ICANN staff.)  At the meeting, Council members identified 
eight terms and asked staff to develop initial working definitions that the 
Council could use as a starting point for further discussion and definition. On 
yesterday's call, the Council also urged constituencies and advisory committees 
to review and provide further input on this working draft and staff will also 
be circulating this revision to the constituency/liaison lists.

The Council is requesting input by 16 January in preparation for the Council's 
next scheduled discussion of WHOIS on 21 January and likely Council action on 
29 January.

Regarding the attached revision, I noticed following yesterday's call that one 
of the terms that the Council identified for preparation of a working 
definition, "undesirable content" is a bit different from the term actually 
used in various study proposals, which refer to  the term "illegal or 
undesirable activities".  (Please see study suggestion #s 14 and 15 as 
examples.) The Council may want to consider developing a working definition 
instead for "illegal or undesirable activities", which may be more accurately 
what is intended by those study proponents.  Some aspects of the existing 
definition may still be relevant to defining "illegal or undesirable 
activities".  Please let me know as soon as possible if you think a change 
should be made to that phrase/definition and I can solicit views on the other 
lists accordingly.

Thanks!  Liz

Attachment: WHOIS study terminology draft working definitions v2_revised from 7 Jan call (4).doc
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