Draft Report & Final Report

Final Report

The WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report [PDF, 1.44 MB].

Translations of the final report into the 5 UN languages will be published as soon as possible. A redline version comparing the posted draft and final report is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/whois/final-report-redline-11may12-en.pdf [PDF, 2.93 MB].

The WHOIS Review Team provided the following set of appendices to document its work:

• Section 1: The Effectiveness of ICANN WHOIS Compliance Effort [PDF, 12.27 MB]
• Section 2: Methodology and Outreach [PDF, 17.62 MB]
• Section 3: Background and Glossary [PDF, 9.15 MB]
• Section 4: User Insight Video of Internet Users Attempting to Identify a Website Owner

Public comment period (Comment Close: 10 June 2012 ; Reply Close: 11 July 2012): http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-rt-final-report-11may12-en.htm

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Draft Report

The Draft Report and Recommendations [PDF, 1.04 MB] 

Translations of the Draft Report and Recommendations:

• العربية [PDF ، 574 ميغا بايت]
• Español [PDF, 796 KB]
• Français [PDF, 722 KB]
• Русский [PDF, 966 KB]
• 中文 [PDF, 806 KB]

Appendices can be found here:

• WHOIS Review Team Report – Appendices – Table of Contents [PDF, 93 KB]
• Part I: The Effectiveness of ICANN's WHOIS Compliance Effort [PDF, 8.4 MB]
• Part II: Methodology and Outreach [PDF, 17.7 MB]
• Part III: Background and Glossary [PDF, 10 MB]
• Part IV: User Insight Video of Internet Users Attempting to Identify a Website Owner

Public comment period (now closed): http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-rt-draft-final-report-05dec11-en.htm