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

Alan Greenberg alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca
Mon May 14 00:04:01 UTC 2012


I thought it was a masterful job of side-stepping the controversial 
issues, placing the blame for past problems right where it belongs 
and making it clear that ICANN can do a MUCH better job if there is a 
real will to do so.

Alan

At 13/05/2012 07:44 PM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
>+1 to all that Carlton said.
>
>- Evan
>
>
>On 13 May 2012 17:26, Carlton Samuels <carlton.samuels at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 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
> > ------------------------------
> > 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.
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> http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-rt-final-report-11may12-en.htm
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