The WHOIS Policy Review Team, constituted under ICANN's Affirmation of Commitments with the U.S. Department of Commerce, publishes its Draft Report and Recommendations [PDF, 1.04 MB] for public comment.

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

In addition to general comments and feedback, the Review Team seeks comment on the following issues:

• Acceptable timeframes for ICANN to implement the Review Team's recommendations;
• Particular ICANN departments, staff or supporting organizations which ought to be tasked with particular recommendations, with some explanation;
• Input on all Recommendations, including Recommendation 17 in which two variations of scope are presented for the "common interface" recommendation;
• Input on effective and efficient mechanisms for monitoring ICANN's progress in implementing the final Recommendations between completion of this Report and start of the next WHOIS Policy Review Team; and
• Additional input and notes.