John Demco
Trade Organization Proposed to Tackle Cybersquatting – Technology law expert John Mackenzie of the firm Pinsent Masons has called on businesses to create a trade organization to police the cybersquatting industry.
Former Microsoft Domain Manager Charged With Fraud – The manager of Microsoft’s domain name registrations between 2000 and 2004 has been indicted on allegations of stealing more than $1 million. According to the indictment, Carolyn Gudmundson submitted expense reports including doctored receipts with inflated domain name prices.
Picks To Click
- “The 20 Most Influential People In The Domain Industry,” by Rudy Hernandez.
- Music.mobi and games.mobi have been auctioned for $USD 616,000 and $401,500 respectively.
- The “winner” of the music.mobi auction at $66,000 says he will sue Sedo. Following server problems near the end of the original auction, the auction had been extended by 2 1/2 hours and the final winning bid was $616,000.
- News Holdings Limited wins a dispute over newscorp.ca.
Timeline
- Fri, Dec 14: last day for submissions on auDA draft strategic plan
- Sat, Dec 15: last day for submissions on single character domain names
- Mon, Dec 17: last day for feedback on proposed Nominet Foundation
- Wed, Dec 19: last day for submissions to .nz IDN consultation
- Fri, Dec 21: new .travel policies to take effect
- Tue, Jan 15: last day of .asia registry sunrise for marks, extended marks, entity names
- Sun, Feb 10 – Fri, Feb 15: ICANN meetings in New Delhi, India
- Fri, Feb 15: last day for submissions to midpoint review of NTIA/ICANN agreement
- Tue, Feb 20 – Mon, Mar 12: .asia domain landrush
- Mon, Mar 26: .asia domain first-come-first-served registrations begin
- Sun, Jun 22 – Fri, Jun 27: ICANN meetings in Paris, France