ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organization Council Meeting on October 31, 2007 - Support for Motion 2

["Ralph Lane" <rhlane@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
On behalf of the many intellectual property owners based in the United
States or in other countries throughout the world who are represented by
this firm, I support and urge the adoption of Motion 2 at ICANN's Generic
Names Supporting Organization Council meeting on October 31, 2007, requiring
that ICANN conduct an objective and comprehensive study on the legitimate
abuses and uses of Whois data before making policy changes that may
permanently alter the structure of the domain name and Whois system.  My
firm uses the Whois system virtually every day to track down intellectual
property infringers and to facilitate the purchase of existing domain names.
 
Very truly yours,
 
Ralph H. Lane
Law Office of Ralph H. Lane
6427 Charles Street
Racine, WI 53402-1523