From another list. Forwarded with permission. Seemed relevant to some of the things we have been talking about. If only all gTLD could be Swedish TLDs avri Begin forwarded message: > From: "John Berryhill, Ph.d., Esq." > Subject: [] EU, RAA, and privacy > Date: 26 April 2013 11:55:15 EST > > > The .se registry has amended their terms: > > "In the revised Registration terms concerning the top-level domain .se, which will become effective on June 3, clause 9.3 stipulates that “the registry of Domain names maintained by the Foundation is made available on the Internet through a domain-name search service (WHOIS). If the Domain holder is a physical person or a sole trader, no personal details will be published in this manner, unless specifically requested by the Domain holder.” > > Someone had mentioned this earlier on the list, so I made an audio excerpt of the developing EU multiple personality disorder on WHOIS and data protection, and posted it to http://www.johnberryhill.com/eu-privacy-for-us.mp3 > > The audio clip is a statement from the EU rep at the Beijing GAC/Board meeting, expressing his gratitude that everyone else in the world will be flagged, tagged, and bagged, but EU registrars will be able to claim a carve-out from the provisions of the new RAA. > > > -- > John Berryhill, Ph.d. Esq.