The witness list has just been posted for the House IP committee on the new gTLD’s hearing that’s going to be held on Wednesday , and its not shocking that the list…
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Breaking News: House IP Subcommittee To Hold Hearing On New gTLD’s Next Week
The House IP & Internet Subcommittee is holding a hearing next week on the new gTLD program. It looks like the hearing has been requested by IP interests to be a forum…
GAC Publishes Remaining Points of Difference Between ICANN Board and the GAC On New gTLD Rights Protection
The Government Advisory Counsel (GAC) issued a paper today of the “remaining Points of Difference Between The ICANN Board and the GAC on New gTLD Rights Protection” Rights protections= trademark holders rights…
New GuideBook For gTLD’s Is Published By ICANN & Open For Public Comment
ICANN has just published another draft of its Guidebook for new new gTLD’s and it has opened the public comment period today, which will close on May 15. As always the Guidebook…
ICANN 2010 Annual Report Just Published & They Close The Year With $64 Million In Net Assets
ICANN just published its annual report (pdf), including its financial’s for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. ICANN finished its fiscal year with $64 Million in assets, including $17 million in…
CNN Allows CADNA Representative To Spew Inaccuracies on new gTLD’s
CNN.com published a story by Nao Matsukata a senior policy adviser to the Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) and to Alston & Bird, LLP. “In a dramatic change of internet policy,…
How Could The CEO Of ICANN Not Vote On .XXX?
Yesterday at the ICANN board meeting when the .XXX extension was approved by a 9-3 vote, 4 Board members abstained from voting including the CEO of ICANN Rod Beckstrom. While one vote…