Domain Privacy - WHOIS Proposal by ICANN

[chris]

I know this has done the rounds on various blogs, but interested on what other members think.

Here are a few articles that summarise the issue quite well:

Domain name WHOIS anonymity hangs in the balance under ICANN proposal
Content industry wants "new tools" to umask site owners to sue for infringement.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...ty-hangs-in-the-balance-under-icann-proposal/
http://www.domaininvesting.com/namecheap-launches-respectourprivacy-com/
https://www.savedomainprivacy.org/

In .AU land, things are different, but still an interesting topic.