Back In February 2007 the Internet Commerce Association (the”ICA”) wrote to ICANN objecting to the contract ICANN was considering entering into the ICM Registry to run the .xxx extension. With the ICM…
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Comment Period On Uniform Rapid Suspension Procedure Closes Today: Get Your Comments In
As we discussed the other day, ICANN is considering the recommendation of one of its groups to “create a Trademark Clearinghouse and Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure to protect trademarks” The public comment…
Kentucky Files New Motions In Domain Seizure Case, To Add New Parties & Amend Its Complaint
According to the pokernewsdaily.com, the Commonwealth of Kentucky filed a motion today “to add parties to its case and amend its original complaint.” In September 2008, the Commonwealth seized 141 domains and…
Here We Go Again: Utah Introduces Its Own “Snowe” Bill To Take Your Domains Away: The Utah E-Commerce Integrity Act
Senator Stephen Urquhart a state senator in Utah, and Chairman of the Transportation and Public Utilities and Technology Committee, is sponsoring a law called the “UTAH E-COMMERCE INTEGRITY ACT” which among other…
“Much Worse Than The URS”, The Comment Period On The Fast Track UDRP Closes Tomorrow Friday Dec 11
On November 11th the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) proposed a quick, cheap, fast track UDRP process. The ICA says this proposal “is worse than the URS, and a danger to all current…
Yet Another Reason To Support The ICA: The Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) Is Knocked Out (For Now)
According to the Internet Commerce Association (the ICA), the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) proposal, will NOT be included in the third version of the Draft Applicant Guidebook for new gTLDs to be…
ICA Meets ICANN ON Broadway Over The URS
The following is the report on the ICANN forum on the new URS proposal which was held in New York Yesterday by Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association, (the “ICA”) that…