[At-Large] Fwd: WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report

Carlton Samuels carlton.samuels at gmail.com
Sun May 13 21:26:47 UTC 2012


FYI.   IMHO, the Final Report offers improved clarity and crispness in
language.  A few additions/clarifications from the preliminary report peaks
interest:

1.  WHOIS must be established as a strategic priority for ICANN. They
doubled down by providing some definitive [and guiding!] recommendations to
the Board to that objective.

2.  Explicitly valorize the finding of widespread interest/convergence of
WHOIS matters in the global community by recommending a fulsome outreach
initiative.

3.  Makes an explicit connection between anticipated improved compliance
with a different reporting structure for ICANN Compliance that compels
greater accountability from ICANN Board for outcomes, coupled with more
transparent operations.

4.  Declares in favour of " *a clear, unambiguous and enforceable chain of *
*contractual agreements with registries, registrars, and registrants to
require the **provision and maintenance of accurate WHOIS data*.".

Speaking as Chair of the At-Large WHOIS WG, I shall recommend that the ALAC
issue a statement fully endorsing the recommendations of the Final Report
- Carlton


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http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11may12-en.htm
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WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report

11 May 2012


 *Forum Announcement:* Comment Period Opens on *Date:* 11 May 2012  *
Categories/Tags:*

Reviews/Improvements
WHOIS Policy
Transparency/Accountability
 *Purpose (Brief):* The WHOIS Policy Review Team, constituted under ICANN's
Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) agreement with the U.S. Department of
Commerce, submitted its *Final Report and
Recommendations<http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/whois/final-report-11may12-en.pdf>
* to the ICANN Board and this document has been posted for public comment.
*Public Comment Box Link:*
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-rt-final-report-11may12-en.htm


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