Hi all<br><br>I hope you are having a good holiday season.<br><br>You will have seen that the FTC wrote to ICANN&#39;s leadership recently (<a href="http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/12/16/ftc-letter-to-icann">http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/12/16/ftc-letter-to-icann</a>) and quoted extensively from our draft report.   I wrote a blog piece for Dot-Nxt (<a href="http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/12/27/ftc-and-whois">http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/12/27/ftc-and-whois</a>) which looks at the FTC&#39;s comments on WHOIS more closely in the light of our recommendations and findings.<br>
<br>In the meantime, I received these comments today from Nick Wood of Com Laude/Valideus:<br><br>--------------<br><br>I have just had the time to sit and read your report - and I found it to be full of wise, sensible and practical recommendations. Please pass on my congratulations to your colleagues.<br>
<br>I support your alternative suggestion for Public comment in 17: a doorway to complete gTLD whois information managed by ICANN in the public interest is something that ICANN should have done 10 years ago!<br><br>I will be co-ordinating some comments from MARQUES<br>
<br>Best wishes<br><br>Nick<br><br>Nick Wood<br>Managing Director<br>Com Laude &amp; Valideus<br><br>--------------<br><br>I&#39;d like to take this opportunity to wish all on the Review Team, and the ICANN staff who have supported our work so ably over the past year, a very happy and prosperous New Year!<br>
<br>Kind regards<br><br><br>Emily<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><br><br><span style="color:rgb(153,51,153)"></span>   <img src="http://www.etlaw.co.uk/images/stories/etlaw/etclogo250x60.gif"><br><br><div style="margin-left:80px">
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