Statement of Public Interest Registry
Public Interest Registry (PIR) believes that attempts by ICANN to require specific methods of notification (a) would impose unreasonable burdens on registrars, (b) would in many cases be counter productive in reaching the goal of better informed registrants and (c) may, in some instances, conflict with applicable laws on the subject. PIR would support a recommendation in the following form: "Registrars must ensure that disclosures regarding availability and third-party access to personal data associated with domain names actually be available to registrants during the registration process." PIR supports the Registrar Constituency in encouraging registrars to increase notification to registrants about availability and access on a voluntary basis; The recommendation in its present form would make registry-registrar relationships more difficult. In addition, the increased cost of compliance with a complex and unnecessary policy would, in the long run, make the use of domain names less desirable. David W. Maher (V) +1-312-876-8055
Senior Vice-President - Law & Policy (F) +1-312-876-7934
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