[gnso-whois-wg] Statement of Interest - David W. Maher
Statement of Interest for David W. Maher: 1. I am Senior Vice President - Law and Policy of Public Interest Registry (PIR), a nonprofit corporation responsible for management of the registry of the .ORG top level domain. From 1999 until 2002, I was Vice President - Public Policy of the Internet Society. In 2002, I became founding Chairman of the Board of Public Interest Registry, and served in that capacity until August, 2004. I am currently Chair of the Registry Constituency of the GNSO. I am a member of the Bar of New York, Illinois and Wisconsin and a registered patent attorney with the US Patent and Trademark Office. I am a director of the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois, Inc. I am a retired partner of the law firm, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal in the US, and have no connection at this time with any of its present or former clients. I am a member of the WIPO Arbitration & Mediation Center Panel of Neutrals. I am a member of the Visiting Committee to the Divinity School at the University of Chicago, a member of the American Law Institute and various other professional organizations, but have no policy making responsibilities in any of those organizations. 2. As Senior Vice President - Law & Policy, I advise PIR on legal and policy issues and perform other executive functions. 3. Senior Vice President - Law and Policy of Public Interest Registry (PIR), a nonprofit corporation responsible for management of the registry of the .ORG top level domain. PIR is required by its contract with ICANN to maintain a WHOIS function for the registry. 4. PIR is committed to the principle that some means must be found to protect the privacy of personal data in WHOIS, while recognizing that law enforcement agencies and some other bodies have a legitimate interest in access to the data. David W. Maher Senior Vice President - Law & Policy Public Interest Registry 1775 Wiehle Ave, #102A Reston, VA 20190 USA http://www.pir.org |