ICANN Heads “Home” To LA For October 2014 Meeting
May 22, 2013

At the ICANN Board meeting held on 18 May, the Board agreed the October 2014 meeting will be held in Los Angeles. 10460

Swedish Prosecutors Ask Court For Right To Seize Pirate Bay Domains
May 16, 2013

Swedish prosecutors are attempting to close down The Pirate Bay through having the domain names piratebay.se and thepiratebay.se...

ICANN: Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedures for New gTLDs: ICANN Seeks Service Providers for Registry Restriction DRP and Trademark PDDRP
May 7, 2013

ICANN is issuing today two Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to identify potential providers of Registry Restrictions Dispute...

Australian Cat Ladies Teach Christians A Lesson In Protecting Domains
April 29, 2013

It's a lesson in registering the key domain names relating to your business. Down under a trio of feminists from Melbourne...

Disputes Lodged With National Arbitration Forum Fall Per Domain; New Cheaper, Faster URS Launched
April 24, 2013

The National Arbitration Forum (NAF) announced yesterday that domain name disputes lodged with it in 2012 passed 20,000 for the year,...

Role of ICANN in Internet Domain Name Dispute Resolution by S.V. Damodar Reddy
April 7, 2013

Abstract: ICANN is an apex authority responsible for the administration of domain names, IP address numbers and protocol parameters. The domain name is much like an entry in a phone book. Computers communicate by using numbers called IP addresses to contact each other, much like we use a phone number to dial a specific person's phone. 10255

WIPO Misleads Again On 2012 Cybersquatting Statistics
March 31, 2013

Trademark holders filed a record 2,884 cybersquatting cases covering 5,084 domain names with the WIPO Center in 2012 under...

ICA Comments on ACDR’s Revised Application to Provide UDRP Services by Philip Corwin, Internet Commerce Association
March 31, 2013

Several weeks ago, ICA intervened with ICANN’s Board to request that the revised application of the Arab Center for Dispute...

Melbourne IT Warns Brands To Be Aware Of Protection In New gTLDs
February 27, 2013

A new report from Melbourne IT says brands need to prepare to protect their brands as new generic Top Level Domains are introduced,...

ICANN Announcement of NAF as First URS Provider Raises Multiple Questions by Philip Corwin, Internet Commerce Association
February 26, 2013

Last week ICANN announced that the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) of Minneapolis, MN had been appointed to administer the new Uniform...

Domain Name and Trade Dispute
February 3, 2013

Abstract: Today, with the advancement of new technology, every person wants to have access cyber world. To navigate through this vast global collection of inter contennected computer networks (the internet), the domain name system (DNS) was invented. 9914

Policy Reviews Underway For .AU and .US
February 1, 2013

Reviews are underway for both .au, to review dispute resolution policy, and .us, for the policies and requirements for the contract renewal that is due to take place later in 2013. 9903

313 Domains Linked To NFL Counterfeit Merchandise Seized By US Authorities
February 1, 2013

US authorities announced they have seized 313 domain names, arrested 23 individuals and seized more than $13.6 million in fake...

Chanel Takes Action On Domains Seized Selling Counterfeit Goods
January 29, 2013

When a domain name used for the sale of counterfeit Chanel goods is seized, the company posts a notice on the website utilising the domain name advising visitors they are visiting a site that sold counterfeit goods. 9877

Opponent of US Guns Free-For-All Finds Her Domain Name Used To Oppose Her Views
January 14, 2013

Supporter of gun control in the United States, Californian Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, has found the domain name senatorfeinstein.com is being used to promote gun rights. 9793