Alan, I've read the proposed studies and reviewed all the previous ones. They are designed to not find anything useful. Their methodology is flawed and the sample sizes too small to reveal anything meaningful. It's just for show. They've never moved on the GAO study or any other recommended fixes, I don't think the new studies will help. -Garth
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Domain-name abuse proliferates From: Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca> Date: Tue, September 15, 2009 10:59 am To: NA Discuss <na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> Not wanting to splash cold water on this effort, but I need to point out that at the direction of the Board and with significant input from the GAC and parts of the GNSO, we have started the (slow?) process of doing a number of studies regarding whois. We are not likely to see formal action on any of the traditional whois-related issues until at least some of those studies are done. Please note that I am not advocating doing nothing, just telling you how I am reading the tea-leaves. Alan At 15/09/2009 10:43 AM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
Garth Bruen at KnujOn wrote:
Great. So how do we get support for this?
We discuss it and endorse it (or some modified version of it) as a NARALO position (together of a detailed account of how the status quo damages the public good).
At that point we submit it to ALAC, which will then do one of three things:
1) Endorse it as-is 2) Endorse it after ALAC modifications 3) Choose not to endorse it, or to not deal with it.
If ALAC chooses (2) or (3) we can choose to submit this request ourselves as a NARALO statement. We may also find that we may be able to attract support for this within the business and non commercial constituencies of GNSO.
I have indicated to the ALAC Chair our interest in this issue, an she has responded that ALAC and other regions share our concerns. It is possible that our initiative may achieve global support, which will make ICANN rejection of it more difficult.
- Evan
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