Thank you for the concise summary,
Elisa. We fully support your rationale and recommendation.
Kind regards,
RA
Ronald N. Andruff
President
RNA Partners, Inc.
220
+ 1 212 481 2820 ext. 11
From:
owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] On Behalf Of Elisa Cooper
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
2:34 PM
To: Marilyn Cade; bc - GNSO list
Subject: [bc-gnso] RE: .CAT WHOIS
Proposed Changes - call for public comments
To summarize the
proposed change, the .Cat registry is requesting that provisions are made to
WHOIS requirements in order to comply with EU privacy laws. If approved, WHOIS
records for companies, businesses, partnerships, non-profit entities,
associations, etc. would remain publicly available. However, domain name
registrants that are individuals would be given the option to elect whether or
not their WHOIS records would be made publicly available.
A similar request was
submitted by the .Tel registry in 2007.
In response to the
.Tel request, the BC recommended that 1) the request should not be handled as a
"proposal for a new registry service" but instead should follow the
“ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law”, and
2) should the proposal not be withdrawn and re-directed as above, ICANN must
reject the proposal, as the proposal fails to adequately balance the needs of
all stakeholders and affected parties who use the WHOIS.
Regardless of the
BC’s comments, the .Tel request was ultimately approved.
I assume that our
position still stands, and that we believe that this .Cat request should not be
handled as a “proposal for a new registry service”, and that if it
is not treated in that way, that we would ask ICANN to reject the proposal, as
not every registrant (even though the majority likely are) is subject to EU
law.
Best,
Elisa
Elisa Cooper
Director of Product
Marketing
MarkMonitor
208 389-5779 PH
From: Marilyn Cade
[mailto:marilynscade@hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012
8:48 AM
To: Elisa Cooper; bc - GNSO list
Subject: .CAT WHOIS Proposed
Changes - call for public comments
Elisa Cooper, the BC WHOIS Rapporteur, or Steve DelBianco,
V.Chair, Policy Coordination, may offer additional comments.
The Chair's purpose is to forward to all BC members.
Like all members, I look to our Rapporteur for WHOIS,
supported by our Vice Chair, Policy Coordination, to advise.
However, for any new members, WHOIS is a key priority for
BC.
Marilyn Cade, BC Chair
http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20jan12-en.htm
.CAT WHOIS Proposed Changes
Forum Announcement: Comment Period Opens on Date: 20
January2012
Categories/Tags: Contracted Party Agreements
Purpose (Brief):
ICANN is opening today the public comment period for the
Fundacio puntCAT's, request to change its Whois according to EU data protection
legislation. The public comment period will be closed on 3 March 2012.
The .cat registry, submitted a Registry Service Evaluation Process
(RSEP) on August 2011.
At this time, ICANN has conducted a preliminary review in accordance
with the Registry Services Evaluation Policy and process set forth at http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/rsep.html.
ICANN's preliminary review (based on the information provided) did not identify
any significant competition, security, or stability issues.
The implementation of the request requires an amendment to the .cat
Registry Agreement signed 23 September 2005. This public forum requests
comments regarding the proposed amendment.
Public Comment Box Link: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/cat-whois-changes-18jan12-en.htm