Thanks for developing this, Milton! It looks quite good. I concur with adding Marc's suggestion. Thank you! Robin carlos a. afonso wrote: > Good work, Milton. I agree with Marc's addendum. > > --c.a. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marc Schneiders <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 17:40:10 +0100 > Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Proposed NCUC statement on Whois notification > > >>Milton, thanks, very good. I'd like to suggest to consider adding, >>that this notice and separate acknowledgement also be required for >>renewals. >> >>Marc >> >>On Sat, 1 Jan 2005, at 22:15 [=GMT-0500], Milton Mueller wrote: >> >> >>>Hello, please indicate assent or disagreement with this statement >> >>over >> >>>the next 10 days. If you disagree, please propose specific >> >>modifications >> >>>that would make it acceptable. --MM >>> >>>Draft of 2 Jan 2005 >>> >>>Noncommercial domain name users welcome efforts to ensure that >> >>domain >> >>>name registrants are better informed about the publication of their >>>private contact information via the Whois system. Public, anonymous >>>access to private contact information poses a number of risks to >>>registrants and may violate their rights to privacy. Until this >>>situation is reformed, conspicuous notification is essential. >>> >>>The text we reviewed contains an error. Under point 3, the sentence >>>"Registrars must obtain a separate acknowledgement from registrars >> >>that >> >>>they have read and understand these disclosures" should read >> >>"Registrars >> >>>must obtain a separate acknowledgement from _registrants_ that they >> >>have >> >>>read and understand these disclosures." >>> >>>NCUC strongly supports the requirement to set aside the >> >>notification >> >>>and to require a distinct and separate acknowledgement from >> >>registrants >> >>>that they are aware of the exposure of their private information. >> >>We >> >>>observe, however, that for customers registering multiple domain >> >>names >> >>>in the same transaction, only one such acknowledgement should be >>>required. >>> >>>We strongly support the statement "The wording of the notice >> >>provided >> >>>by registrars should, to the extent feasible, be uniform." Because >> >>of >> >>>the highly competitive nature of the registrar business, registrars >> >>have >> >>>an incentive to downplay or obscure the privacy implications of >>>registering a domain name because they fear it may deter customers >> >>from >> >>>signing up. The specific wording of the notification, therefore, >> >>should >> >>>not be left to the discretion of registrars. We suggest that the >> >>wording >> >>>be developed by staff subject to the approval of the GNSO Council, >> >>and >> >>>translated as literally as possible into different languages by an >>>independent party. This language should then be incorporated into >> >>the >> >>>Registrar Accreditation Agreement. >>>