Implementation Recommendation Team suggests drastic changes to existing protections for IP holders. The Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT), formed by ICANN's Intellectual Property Constituency, has released its preliminary report (pdf) of ... Continue Reading4 Comments
ICA Asks ICANN Ombudsman for Investigation
· Policy & LawInternet Commerce Associations requests investigation of Implementation Recommendation Team. Internet Commerce Association Counsel Philip Corwin has sent a letter to ICANN's ombudsman requesting an investigation of Implementation Recommendation Team ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Resounding Opposition to New Top Level Domains
· Policy & LawMost constituents opposed to new TLDs; propose major overhaul. The comment period for the second draft of ICANN's new top level domain name applicant guidebook concluded yesterday. Most commentors suggested ways to fix the process and rules, but these ... Continue Reading12 Comments
New York: Deciding Between Domain Names and Trash Service
· Policy & LawCity points out an obvious reason why it may not want its own top level domain name. In comments (pdf) to Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), New York City Senior Counsel Katherine Winningham says application fees for new top ... Continue Reading6 Comments
It’s D-Day for ICANN Comments
· Policy & LawWant to speak your mind? Today's the day. If you have an opinion (and you should) about the second draft of ICANN's plans to inundate the web with more top level domain names, today is the deadline to submit comments. As was the case last time, ... Continue Reading2 Comments
ICANN Terminates Parava Domain Name Registrar
· Policy & LawParava Networks and DropLimited.com get the boot. It's all over for Parava Networks, a domain name registrar that manages valuable domain names such as Marc Ostrofsky's MutualFunds.com. Yesterday ICANN sent a termination notice (pdf) to Parava, ... Continue Reading17 Comments
Tim Berners-Lee’s Thoughts on New Top Level Domain Names
· Policy & LawInventor of world wide web opposed to introduction of new TLDs. In 2004, prior to the approval and release of the .mobi top level domain name, Tim Berners-Lee wrote a paper explaining the dangers of the introduction of new top level domain names. ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Olympics to ICANN: We’ll Sue You
· Policy & LawInternational Olympic Committee threatens legal action against ICANN over new TLDs. In a sternly worded letter to ICANN (here), International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it reserves the right to "take action against ICANN for damages resulting to the ... Continue Reading20 Comments
Threatdown: GAC Wants Second Level Place Names Protected
· Policy & LawAnother reason you need to pay attention to the new top level domain process at ICANN. I think it's time to start a "Threatdown" for domain owners, a la Stephen Colbert. The threats to domain name owners in the new top level domain process at ICANN ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Is Your Domain Name Ownership Information Safe?
· Policy & LawICANN starts auditing registrars for data escrow compliance. Last month ICANN sent a breach notice to domain registrar Parava Networks. Among several serious breaches, one of Parava's faults was not escrowing its registrant data. ICANN's Registrant ... Continue Reading5 Comments