RE: OCTOBER 30 COMMENT DEADLINE ON PROPOSAL TO LIMIT ACCESS TO WHOIS ID AND CONTACT INFORMATION

["Shannon V. McCue" <smccue@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

My understanding of the purpose of the WHOIS service is to provide a
point of contact for a website akin to an agent for service of process
for a corporation.  Often times it is the only physical contact
information for the website.  This service is vital when an issue arises
that requires someone to contact the site's content provider.
 
Maintaining WHOIS should not create a privacy issues since it is a quid
pro quo for registering a domain name.  There certainly should be an
expectation that in registering the domain name or maintaining a website
using that domain name that you are opening yourself to public scrutiny.
 
Therefore, access to WHOIS information should not be limited.

________________________________

From: Klein, Sheldon H. [mailto:Klein.Sheldon@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 12:34 PM
To: Shannon V. McCue
Subject: OCTOBER 30 COMMENT DEADLINE ON PROPOSAL TO LIMIT ACCESS TO
WHOIS ID AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Importance: High



Dear AIPLA Trademark Committee Member:

There is a proposal to change WHOIS to significantly restrict initial
access to information about domain name registrants.  Please submit your
comments and encourage your clients, companies, and others interested in
effective intellectual property and criminal enforcement on the web to
email comments to whois-comments-2007@xxxxxxxxx by the deadline of
October 30, 2007.  Information and links about WHOIS developments is on
the ICANN website, at
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-14sep07.htm
<http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-14sep07.htm> .

Very truly yours,

Sheldon H. Klein

Arent Fox LLP

1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20036

Direct Dial: 202.857.6404

Fax: 202.857.6395

Email: klein.sheldon@xxxxxxxxxxxx

www.arentfox.com <file://www.arentfox.com> 

Chair, AIPLA Trademark-Internet Committee

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