Firstly I would like to thank all those spending so much time and energy on developing this report. Secondly I want to remonstrate. ALAC should not be encouraging ICANN to expand its scope as regulator in areas which really need to be done in local jurisdictions. Is it not possible for an activity near ICANN to recommend ICANN co-ordinates globally to establish best practices and education for local implementation around the world? I can see the point where WHOIS data for technical management can usefully be defined globally but I can't see that it is ever going to wash to "regulate" at ICANN matters that reasonably have to be decided and implemented via local regulators and legislatures such as management of privacy, law enforcement and similar over beneficial ownerships and similar. If people think this needs to be "regulated" at ICANN then this report does not provide the evidence. best Christian On 13 May 2012, at 22:26, Carlton Samuels 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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