Milton and Mawaki,

I fully support this approach.

Regards,
Danny Younger


--- Milton L Mueller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> MM: What this means is that the default value
> becomes "no whois
> requirement at all" until and unless we can agree on
> a consensus policy
> regarding Whois. This was how ICANN was supposed to
> work - no policy
> without consensus. 
> 
> 
> Whereas;
> 
> 1.    The GNSO Council accepts the WG report and
> appreciates the efforts
> made by WG participants and ICANN staff in preparing
> this report.
> 2.    The GNSO Council does not consider the WG
> report as sufficiently
> demonstrating consensus or agreement on substantive
> policy proposals.
> 3.    The GNSO Council considers that the lack of
> consensus demonstrated
> through this open and inclusive working group is
> representative of the
> lack of agreement on key issues in this area of
> policy.
> 4.    The GNSO Council recognizes that there is no
> standing consensus
> policy concerning the management of the Whois
> service and data provided
> to the public through that service by ICANN's
> contracted commercial
> operators, the registries and registrars. save and
> except the Whois Data
> Reminder Policy and the Whois Marketing Restriction
> Policy.
> 
> Therefore;
> 
> Be it resolved;
> 
> a) that the GNSO Council concludes the current PDP
> on Whois.
> b) graciously thanks all of the volunteers,
> consultants, staff and
> others who have participated in the GNSO's
> examination of Whois policy
> over the last four years.
> c) that the GNSO Council makes no specific policy
> recommendation to the
> ICANN board at this time concerning Whois or related
> policy.
> d) that the GNSO Council recommends to the ICANN
> staff and Board of
> Directors that due to the lack of consensus on
> issues in this area that
> current contractual requirements concerning Whois
> for registries,
> registrars and registrants that are not supported by
> consensus policy be
> eliminated from the current operating agreements
> between ICANN and its
> contracted parties until such time that consensus
> policy in this area
> has been developed.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Milton Mueller, Professor
> Syracuse University 
> School of Information Studies
> ------------------------------
> Internet Governance Project:
> http://internetgovernance.org
> ------------------------------
> The Convergence Center:
> http://www.digitalconvergence.org
> 



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