John Levine wrote:
I agree that it's pointless to try to forbid registrars from warehousing names, since there's no way to enforce such a rule. I would rather concentrate on consumer related issues like domains used for abusive purposes that have bogus contact into, a serious chronic issue that came up at the MAAWG meeting this afternoon
Then... is this a WHOIS issue? So far, on this issue, we have heard almost exclusively from those who want to emphasize the need for registrant privacy. Perhaps it's time that ALAC, speaking for the Internet-using public, start advocating for some balance between privacy and the need for accountability and accessibility of registrants. Not every desired contact with a registrant is that of a would-be stalker. It should not be the exclusive realm of IP lawyers or governments to contact (or at least identify) those who are using domains to prey on the public. - Evan