ICANN notes that GDPR makes it harder to snuff out DNS abuse. ICANN has sent tardy commentary to the Call for Evidence launched by the European Commission (EC) on the European Union's (EU) Toolbox Against Counterfeiting (wow, that's a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Business Constituency weighs in on DNS abuse
· Policy & LawGroup responds to recent EU request. I've been writing a lot about DNS abuse lately. Everyone other than criminals is opposed to DNS abuse, but there's significant debate about what constitutes abuse and what role various groups should play in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN: DNS abuse is going…down?
· Policy & LawICANN's analysis suggests that DNS abuse might not be spiraling out of control after all. ICANN published a report today summarizing DNS abuse in recent years. Given all of the focus on DNS abuse recently (including multiple new organizations ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Verisign, Altanovo and ICANN trade barbs over .web
· Policy & LawMore ill-will exposed in newly-published letters. This week, ICANN published a series of letters related to the fight for .web. The quick backstory: a company called Nu Dot Co won the auction to run the .web top level domain for $135 million. ... Continue Reading3 Comments
ICANN chips in to keep internet (and domains) working in Ukraine
· Policy & LawBoard directs ICANN to set up plan to assist and allocates $1 million, suspends cancellation requirement. ICANN's Board of Directors held a last-minute meeting over the weekend in which it approved funding to keep the internet working in ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN and the Global Public Interest
· Policy & LawICANN tries to further define its role at ICANN 73. What is the “Global Public Interest,” and how should ICANN protect it? ICANN 73 has arrived (virtually), and several of its sessions focus on the “Global Public Interest” as it applies to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN publishes UDRP data and asks for feedback
· Policy & LawCases are up, but so are domain registrations. ICANN has published data about the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and asked for community feedback. The report examines the history of UDRP, trends, and opinions from both IP ... Continue Reading4 Comments
ICANN denies Ukraine’s request to kick Russia off the internet
· Policy & LawICANN's role is to coordinate a working internet, not to break it. ICANN has responded to Ukraine's request to essentially kick Russia off the internet. Unsurprisingly, it denied the request. Earlier this week, Ukraine's government asked ICANN ... Continue Reading11 Comments
How the domain ecosystem is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
· Policy & LawGroups are creating their own sanctions. Companies and entities in the domain name ecosystem have taken action in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Here's a round-up of what's happening: Namecheap took the most decisive (and perhaps ... Continue Reading12 Comments
ICANN: complaints and compliance
· Policy & LawHow much of ICANN’s time is spent dealing with compliance? ICANN 73 Prep Week is underway, and on Tuesday, ICANN’s Contractual Compliance and Consumer Safeguards department gave an update on its activity. The department enforces ICANN’s ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment