John Demco
Members of US Congress Seek Permanent ICANN Relationship – With the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) between the United States and ICANN expiring on September 30, some members of the US House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce have written to the US Commerce Secretary calling for a “permanent instrument” to replace the JPA. According to the letter: “This statement of commitments and principles would ensure that ICANN remains perpetually accountable to the public and to all of its global stakeholders.”
ICANN Study: No Evidence of Front Running – A study commissioned by ICANN to assess the occurrence of domain name front running has found no current evidence of the practice. Front running is the preemptive registration of a domain name based on insider information, in particular the knowledge that a user has checked on the availability of that domain name.
Picks To Click
- The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) is suing the holder of icbcadvice.com for trademark infringement.
- ICANN registrar Lead Networks has filed for arbitration over ICANN’s decision not to renew the registrar’s accreditation.
- A man in New Jersey has been charged with stealing the domain name p2p.com.
Timeline
- Tue, Aug 4 – Mon, Aug 17: call for Member Nominees for CIRA Board election
- Mon, Aug 24 – Mon, Sep 7: shows of support for Member Nominees for CIRA election
- Tue, Sep 15 – Tue, Sep 22: online forum for CIRA Board of Directors election
- Tue, Sep 22: CIRA Annual General Meeting in Toronto
- Wed, Sep 23 – Wed, Sep 30: CIRA Board of Directors election
- Sun, Oct 25 – Fri, Oct 30: ICANN meetings in Seoul, South Korea
- Sun, Mar 7 – Fri, Mar 12: ICANN meetings in Nairobi, Kenya