In a letter addressed to the US Department of Commerce, but also sent to Rod Beckstrom and other ICANN execs, Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association told ICANN not to cede…
Category: ICA
US Wants To Make Loser Pay For All Costs & Domain Transferred Under New Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS): ICA Responds
On last Friday, January 28th the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) submitted a paper to ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee containing its suggestions for what position the GAC should push for at its…
We Should Find Out Next Week If UDRP Reform Is Coming: ICA Corwin Reacts
Next week on February 3 the GNSO (General Names Supporting Organization) of ICANN will take a vote on a motion that will determine whether ICANN will consider UDRP reform. The motion up…
WTR: Trademark Owners Plan to A Big Push For More Protection Before ICANN March Meeting
According to the WorldTrademarkReview.com, trademark holders are planning on making a big push for more protections for them and less rights for domain name holders during the ICANN board meets with the…
Panelists Hears WIPO Case Even Though He Worked At The Law Firm Representing The Trademark Holder: No Conflict Of Interest?
If you have ever spent one day in law school you would learn that in the court system, judges are not allowed to hear cases in which they have any type of…
ICA: Watch The Federal Online Privacy Legislation: It May Effect Domains
Phil Corwin the attorney who represents the ICA just posted its site, an article about Federal Online Privacy legislation that maybe proposed and its possible effect on domain names. Here is the…
Utah House and Senate Pass CADNA Backed Trademark Bill, Why This Is VERY Bad News For Domainers
The “UTAH E-COMMERCE INTEGRITY ACT” which was just introduced in December of 2009, passed the Utah Senate last month, was voted into law by the Utah House today. When I first wrote…