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 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=graduation+gifts&cs=bz