Author: John Demco

ICANN Nominating Committee Announces Selections – ICANN’s Nominating Committee has announced its selection of new members of the ICANN Board of Directors, the GNSO Council, the At-Large Advisory Committee, and the ccNSO Council. Appointed to the Board were Harald Tveit Alvestrand, Dennis Jennings, and Jean-Jacques Subrenat. Picks To Click Criticism and defence of the .name…

CIRA 2007 Election Results Announced – The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), registry for Canada’s .ca domain, has posted the results of its 2007 Board of Directors election. The successful candidates were Paul Andersen, Rick Anderson, Ron Kawchuk, and Rick Sutcliffe. ICANN Approves New Top-Level Domains – At its September 11 meeting, the ICANN Board…

Cybersquatting Lawsuits Being Filed – An International Trademark Association (INTA) article states that INTA members Dell, Microsoft, Time Warner, Wal-Mart and Yahoo intend “to pursue individual legal actions against a total of 22 cybersquatting operations to provide a more secure online experience and to prevent the violation of genuine trademark rights.” Internet Commerce Assocation Announces…

Draft .AU Policy Recommendations Released – A panel reporting to auDA, the Australian domain name administrator, has been reviewing the policy framework for .au domain names, and has issued draft recommendations. The main recommendation is that .au should not be opened up to direct second-level registrations, i.e. that registrations should continue to be of the…

CIRA Board Election To Start On Thursday, September 6 – The CIRA Board of Directors election runs from Thursday, September 6 until Thursday, September 13. The official list of candidates was posted on August 27, and the online campaign forum closes this Tuesday, September 4. CIRA AGM Set For Thursday, September 6 in Toronto –…

CIRA Election Campaign Forum To Start On Tuesday, August 28 – With the announcement of the final Members’ Slate on Monday, August 27, the names of all of the candidates for the upcoming CIRA election will have been announced, and an online Campaign Forum will take place from Tuesday, August 28 until Tuesday, September 4.…

ICANN Begins Consultation on New Top-Level Domains – ICANN has begun a consultation on proposed policies for the creation of new top-level domains, using a report issued by ICANN’s Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO). The consultation is especially looking for comments concerning principles, policy recommendations, implementation guidelines, selection criteria, contractual conditions for registries, and procedures…

CIRA Members Invited to Show Support for Member Nominees – Members of CIRA are invited to show support for Members Nominees in the upcoming Board of Directors election. In order to be listed on the ballot, each Member Nominee must obtain formal support from at least 20 CIRA members by August 20. A total of…

ICANN Starts Consultation on Protecting Registrants – ICANN is seeking to increase protection for domain registrants through a consultation on its Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) and accreditation process.   .COOP Registry Renews Agreement With ICANN – DotCoop, registry operator of the .coop top-level domain, has signed a ten year renewal of its agreement with ICANN.…

.TRAVEL Founder Steps Down – Ron Andruff, founder of the .travel domain and President of Triallance Corporation, the operator of the .travel domain registry, has stepped down. According to an article in Breaking Travel News, Andruff indicated that “his decision was due to a combination of conflicting ideas with Tralliance management about the future of…

VeriSign Restates Financials, Announces Resignation of CFO – VeriSign has announced a restatement of its financial statements going back to 2002 as a result of a review of the company’s historical stock option grant practices. Also announced was the resignation of Dana Evan as Chief Financial Officer. Stratton Sclavos had resigned as CEO in May.…

Nomination Committee Candidates for CIRA Board Selected – The CIRA Nomination Committee has selected candidates for the NomCom side of the split ballot for the Board Elections this September. The candidates are: Richard Anderson, Clyde Beattie, Jean Héon, Ronald Kawchuk, Jefferson Mesidor, Christophe Reverd, and Rick Sutcliffe. Each candidate has submitted a statement, and answers…

Results From The ICANN San Juan Meetings – ICANN meetings took place last week in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Here are some results: approval of the fiscal year 2008 budget, several discussions on new generic top-level domain names and on internationalized domain names, a public forum on accountability and transparency, a tutorial on domain tasting,…

ICANN Meetings This Week in San Juan – ICANN meetings are taking place in San Juan, Puerto Rico until Friday, June 29. The meeting website includes agendas, times, speakers and copies of presentations, and issues to be considered include new gTLDs, registrant protection, GNSO improvements, and IDNs. In the days just prior to the meetings,…

Utube Lawsuit Stays Alive But Some Claims Dismissed – In the lawsuit by Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment (utube.com) against YouTube, Inc. (youtube.com), the court has dismissed several of the claims including trademark infringement and trespass to chattels. The court found that the trespass claim required physical contact but that it is not possible to…