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In a letter posted on the ICANN website, the US government is asking for the ICANN to not approve the launch of new TLDs during its upcoming meeting.
The letter, which is signed by Lawrence Strickling, the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, states that …
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As of October 1, 2009, ICANN will no longer be under the control of the U.S. Government. The Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the U.S., which is the agreement that ICANN has operated under since its inception, expires today and a new agreement, The Affirmation of Commitments, will take its …
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While technically the U.S. Government could delete the domains of other nations, they have never exercised that right. This unusual control that U.S. Government has is the subject of a debate at the United Nations. The White House Administration published principles that stated that “national governments have legitimate sovereignty concerns, …
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The U.S. Senate renewed a call to work with ICANN to develop the .xxx TLD, claiming it would provide parents with “the ability to create a do not enter zone for their kids”. While the bill suggests the .xxx TLD, it does require the use of that TLD specifically.…
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According to a U.S. Government study, more than 8% of domain names are supposedly registered with false information. According to the report, the info is blatantly and intentionally false, such as registering a phone number of 999-999-999. The study goes on to say that ICANN if failing at weeding out …
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Many third world countries are complaining about the apparent U.S. control over the Internet, despite the U.S. Government’s limited control. The real power lies with the 13 organizations that operate each of the 13 main root servers. While some of these are located within the U.S., but they are not …
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The U.S. Government extended ICANN’s contract for another three years. The extension was expected, though previously the Memorandum of Understanding only allowed for extensions of one year at a time.…
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A bill submitted by a U.S. Congressman was designed to block ICANN’s decision to give VeriSign control of expired domain names in the .com and .net TLDs. Other registrars expressed concern over VeriSign’s new Wait List Service, which, if it is implemented, who eliminate competing registrars from the expired domain …
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According to US District Judge, .com domains are property and they have a geographic existence in Virginia, the headquarters of VeriSign, the .com Registry. The importance of this decision lies in the fact that domain owners outside of Virginia that have trademark disputes will have Virginia courts hearing the case.…
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A Senate subcommittee met last week to examine ICANN, the organization in charge of managing the Internet’s address system. The meeting discussed how to deal with the organization that needs more oversight amid widespread complaints that they’re not well equipped at handling various policy matters.…
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Once exclusive to the federal government, a new plan will make it easier for state and local governments to get .gov domain addresses.…
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In February, ICANN released a report, the Lynn Plan, which states that the organization in its current structure does not work and it calls for in depth structural reforms. The Department of Trade and Industry is seeking public input in response to ICANN’s plan for new structure.…
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Congressional representatives have submitted a bill to the House that would “provide criminal penalties for providing false information in registering a domain name on the Internet.” Law enforcement authorities have long been frustrated with the difficulties in tracing Internet perpetrators when their whois information is falsified. The new bill seeks …
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The U.S. Government is re-launching its top-level domain (TLD), .us, next week with NeuStar, the company selected to run the Registry. Neustar, who also operates the .biz Registry, hopes to take advantage of the rise in U.S. patriotism after the 9/11 attacks.…
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House lawmakers are debating a government established kid-friendly domain extension after ICANN refuses to create one. The original government bill called for ICANN to create .kids. The new measure calls for the government to create a .kids.us domain to be overseen by the federal government.…
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Despite opposition, the U.S. Commerce Department is handing over the management of the ccTLD to a for-profit corporation, which will translate into hundreds of millions of dollars in registration fees. Critics are particularly upset because American taxpayers provided the initial funding for .us management and the corporation taking over will …
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The House recently passed a bill (one that Clinton promised to veto if it reached his desk) to fine domain name cybersquatters up to $100,000. The bill is attached to a satellite television bill, in hopes that it would pass under the radar. The Clinton administration has said that it …
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This time, the US House of Representative is trying to pass their cybersquatting bill (which proposes a penalty for cybersquatting violators of up to $100,000) under the blanket of a budget bill. The bill is heavily backed by large corporations and the entertainment industry, who claim that people are holding …
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Today the House passed a bill that would protect trademark owners from cybersquatting. However, the bill undermines what the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) calls a freedom to criticize a company’s practices, dubbing it the “Business Criticism Prevention Act.” Criticism of the bill also comes from the Internet Corporation for Assigned …
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When the House Commerce Committee gathered on Thursday, the big question was “Can ICANN control the Internet?” The non-profit organization was set up to oversee the domain name system, and was supposed to have brought in competition for the registration process, which is still under the monopolizing company, Network Solutions. …
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The US Department of Commerce agreed to extend Network Solution’s contract as a domain name Registrar until the year 2000, in exchange for the company’s release of ‘ownership’ of the current whois data they maintain on 2.5 million domain registrants. The contract provides room for competition from other Registrars by …
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The Clinton administration has finally released their final revision on the plans to unleash competition in the domain name system. The most notable changes from their original release is that the proposal for five new top-level domains (TLDs) will be decided on by a 15 member board (of a non-profit …
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Last night, Congress approved the taxes collected by Network Solutions during the registration of domain names. The tax had previously been ruled as illegal in a class action lawsuit. Congress’ ruling is retroactive; meaning all the money collected by Network Solutions will not be going back to the registrants, as …
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In a class action suit against Network Solutions and the National Science Foundation (NSF), a federal judge has ruled that the collection of $15 per domain name registration (a 30% fee) was an illegal tax. The judge has yet to decide on how and if to award plaintiffs.…
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The US Commerce Department is giving commenter’s until March 23 to submit their opinions of the recently released ‘green papers’, the new plans to privatize the domain name system.…
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