Hi All,
Tomorrow we will be talking about the charter question groupings.  In looking at "Main Issues," one question jumps out as isolated - question 3 about contractual obligations and termination of customer access to p/p services.  This seems to be a penalty clause for registrants far different than the other "big picture" Main Issues we are addressing. It seems a little premature to hit this one so early.

I would recommend moving it to the end of the Reveal. It's not a perfect fit, but implicitly we are asking what by a Registrant would justify "revealing" their contact data, and now additionally, what acts would requiring terminating their p/p service?

So I recommend moving #3 to a new #9 at the end of the Reveal Section, VI This small, but important, edit attached. I think it will save us lots of time, and help us proceed in a more logical order.

Alas, due to a school meeting, I will not be able to join you on the call tomorrow.
Best and tx,
Kathy
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I. MAIN ISSUES

 

1.       What, if any, are the types of Standard Service Practices that should be adopted and published by ICANN-accredited privacy/proxy service providers? 

 

2.       Should ICANN distinguish between privacy and proxy services for the purpose of the accreditation process?  

 

3.       What are the contractual obligations, if any, that if unfulfilled would justify termination of customer access by ICANN-accredited privacy/proxy service providers? 

 

4.       What are the effects of the privacy and proxy service specification contained in the 2013 RAA? Have these new requirements improved WHOIS quality, registrant contactability and service usability?[1]

 

5.       What should be the contractual obligations of ICANN accredited registrars with regard to accredited privacy/proxy service providers? Should registrars be permitted to knowingly accept registrations where the registrant is using unaccredited service providers that are bound to the same standards as accredited service providers?

 

a)      What are obligations of a registrar when it finds out that a registrant is operating as an unaccredited service provider after registration has already been processed?  


[1] Discussion of this question should occur later in the WG deliberative process, given that the 2013 RAA only went into effect on 1 January 2014.