March 2013 - At-Large - lists.icann.org

Redelegation of the domain representing Mali to the Agence des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communications
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro Feb. 4, 2014

Feb. 4, 2014

Dear All, Thanks to Dev who pointed out this morning that the Board will be considering the Redelegation of the domain representing Mali to the Agence des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communications, see: http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/agenda-03oct12-en.htm I wonder whether ISOC Mali or At Large in general holds a view on the above. Kind Regards, -- Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala P.O. Box 17862 Suva Fiji Twitter: @SalanietaT Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851

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Fwd: Draft ALAC Statement of PIC DRP
by Alan Greenberg March 30, 2013

March 30, 2013

>To: ALAC Working List <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> >From: Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca> >Subject: Draft ALAC Statement of PIC DRP > >Holly had volunteered to look at the Public Interest Commitment >(PIC) Dispute Resolution Procedure (DRP) and see if an ALAC >statement was required. > >Due to time constraints, she could not do this, and Olivier asked my >to follow up on it. > >I did so, and found that the DRP was, in my mind, not satisfactory. >The DRP can be found at >http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/draft-picdrp-15mar13-en.pdf. > >The statement can be found at https://community.icann.org/x/pJlwAg >and is also reproduced below. It is short, but somewhat harsher than >those I would normally draft. > >Alan > >======================== >ALAC Statement on Public Interest Commitments Dispute Resolution Procedure > >The ALAC is disappointed in the proposed mechanism for enforcement >of the new gTLD Public Interest Commitments. > >Although described a dispute resolution procedure, the process was >introduce whereby a Public Interest Commitment (PIC) could be >"enforced by ICANN" >(http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/base-agreement-05feb13-en.htm) > >When announced, many in the community presumed that "enforced" >included an ICANN Compliance connection, and that "by ICANN" in fact >meant, "by ICANN". > >As it stands, the process: > >- Requires possibly significant fees, the magnitude of which are currently; > >- Requires that the complainant can show measurable harm due to the violation; > >- May be filed by ICANN, but there is no obligation to do so. > >Since no exception is noted, presumably ICANN could only file an >objection if ICANN itself could demonstrate that it was measurable >harmed. This sounds like a return to the days when the only >sanctions ICANN applied under the RAA were those where ICANN was not >being paid. > >Using this same standard of language, one could say that >"trade-marks are enforced by ICANN" because it has provided the UDRP. > >There was much hope in the community that the PIC would go at least >part way to recovering from the mistake of not requiring all new >gTLD applicants to stand by their application promises once the new >TLD is delegated. This hope has not been satisfied.

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Fwd: [governance] WIPO Reports Another Record In Cybersquatting Disputes In 2012
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond March 30, 2013

March 30, 2013

FYI - forwarded from the IGF Governance list. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [governance] WIPO Reports Another Record In Cybersquatting Disputes In 2012 Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:51:22 +0200 From: Riaz K Tayob <riaz.tayob(a)gmail.com> Reply-To: governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org, Riaz K Tayob <riaz.tayob(a)gmail.com> To: governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org <governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org> WIPO Reports Another Record In Cybersquatting Disputes In 2012 Published on 28 March 2013 @ 8:24 pm Print This Post <http://www.ip-watch.org/2013/03/28/wipo-reports-another-record-in-cybersqua…> Print This Post <http://www.ip-watch.org/2013/03/28/wipo-reports-another-record-in-cybersqua…> By William New <http://www.ip-watch.org/author/william/>, Intellectual Property Watch It was another record year in 2012 for cybersquatting cases filed at the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Centre. In addition, WIPO announced results of a survey that show that its mediation services could benefit parties to technology-related disputes. Trademark holders filed 2,884 cases covering 5,084 internet domain names at the WIPO centre, a 4.5 percent increase over 2011, the previous record year, according to a press release. WIPO is one of the global locations for filing cases under the 1999 Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Cases involved generic top-level domains (gTLDs like .com), and country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs like .ch for Switzerland). Cases filed at WIPO in 2012 were decided by 341 panellists from 48 countries, with proceedings in 13 different languages, the top five being English, Spanish, Chinese, French and Dutch. The top three areas of activity last year were retail, fashion and banking/finance. Some 75 percent of all cases were in the .com domain. One in five cases were settled, and in 91 percent of cases, evidence of cybersquatting was found. WIPO said it also has begun to see disputes filed in relation to the new gTLDs being launched at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). As of 13 March, there were 71 cases filed under the Legal Rights Objections procedure. The WIPO centre also offers services for technology and other intellectual property disputes, under mediation, arbitration and expedited arbitration rules. As of December 2012, there had been nearly 300 cases filed under these rules over the past five years. Examples of areas of case filings include: patent infringement, patent licences, information technology transactions, distribution agreements for pharmaceutical and consumer products, copyright issues, research and development agreements, and media-related agreements. Survey: Tech Disputes Could Benefit from ADR WIPO today also announced the results of a survey of users of alternative dispute resolution methods for technology-related disputes. With nearly 400 respondents from more than 60 countries, it found that parties to technology agreements are concerned about the cost and time of resolving formal disputes, making WIPO’s alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services more attractive. “While court litigation remains the default path, survey responses indicate that ADR offers attractive options in terms of cost and time, as well as enforceability, quality of outcome, and confidentiality,” WIPO Director General Francis Gurry said in the release. Related Articles: * WIPO Holds Annual Arbitration Workshop Off-Site For First Time <http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/10/17/wipo-holds-annual-arbitration-workshop-o…> * European Patent Office Reports Record Patent Filings In 2012 <http://www.ip-watch.org/2013/03/06/european-patent-office-reports-record-pa…> * WIPO Reports Robust Growth In Demand For IP Rights In 2012 <http://www.ip-watch.org/2013/03/19/wipo-reports-robust-growth-in-demand-for…> /William New may be reached at wnew(a)ip-watch.ch <mailto:wnew@ip-watch.ch>./

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten March 29, 2013

March 29, 2013

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Fwd: Blog entry by Margie Milam - "WHOIS & What's to come"
by Carlton Samuels March 28, 2013

March 28, 2013

Margie has published a blog entry that does a really good job of consolidating information on the various WHOIS initiatives. Easily digested. - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* ============================= For your information: Today Margie published a blog post "WHOIS & What's to come" at http://blog.icann.org/2013/03/whois-whats-to-come/ All blog entries are available at: http://blog.icann.org/

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IPv6 and DNSSEC Webcast
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro March 27, 2013

March 27, 2013

Dear All, For those of you interested in IPv6 and/or DNSSEC, we'll have a live webcast<http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/ion/singapore2013/webcast/>out of the Internet Society's ION Singapore conference<http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/ion/singapore2013/>happening tomorrow, March 28, 2013, starting at 2:00pm Singapore time. Deploy 360 run really good trainings and I attended one that they held in an APNIC conference in Bussan several years ago so I am recommending it. Sessions on the agenda<http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/ion/singapore2013/agenda/>include: - The Business Case for IPv6 & DNSSEC - Deploying DNSSEC: From End-customer to Content - Industry Collaboration: Working Together to Deploy IPv6 Joining the sessions are a variety of speakers<http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/ion/singapore2013/speakers/>from across the industry and within the Asia Pacific region. Information about the webcast can be found at: http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/ion/singapore2013/webcast/ The sessions will be recorded. The ION Singapore conference is produced by the Internet Society Deploy360 Programme <http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/> and is part of the ICT Business Summit taking place this week in Singapore. Kind Regards, -- Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala P.O. Box 17862 Suva Fiji Twitter: @SalanietaT Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro Tel: +679 3544828 Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851 Blog: salanieta.blogspot.com

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Google Translate App for Andriod offers offline language packs for on the go translation without internet access
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh March 27, 2013

March 27, 2013

"Have you ever found yourself in a foreign country, wishing you knew how to say "I'm lost!" or "I'm allergic to peanuts”? The Internet and services like Google Translate can help—but what if you don't have a connection? Today we're launching offline language packages for Google Translate on Android (2.3 and above) with support for fifty languages, from French and Spanish to Chinese and Arabic." Read the rest of the Google Translate Blog: http://googletranslate.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-worlds-languages-in-your-po… Dev Anand Teelucksingh

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ICANN46 and LACRALO
by Joao Carlos Caribe March 27, 2013

March 27, 2013

Dears, I'm working on my personal interest agenda for ICANN46 and I don't found any activity evolving LACRALO and/or Latin America, is real? We from LA have no interest on any kind of debate on this meeting? There was debates with APRALO (obviously), AFRARALO and NARALO, and nothing with LACRALO and EURALO ? Nothing coming from WCIT and WSIS related to our region? I'm new on ICANN, so I could be in a mistake, but this make me worry. Can you bring me some help? Regards, -- João Carlos Caribé Publicitário e Consultor de mídias sociais http://entropia.blog.br caribe(a)entropia.blog.br twitter @caribe / skype joaocaribe (21) 8761 1967

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Fwd: [governance] MOSSCon in Louisville in May! Submit your proposal this week!
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro March 27, 2013

March 27, 2013

Dear All, In case, anyone from the Midwest in the US is interested in participating in an Open Source Software conference. Kind Regards, Sala ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John List <johnlist(a)gulfbridge.net> Date: Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 7:53 PM Subject: [governance] MOSSCon in Louisville in May! Submit your proposal this week! To: governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org Preparations are in full swing for the very first Midwest Open Source Software Conference (MOSSCon), to be held in Louisville on May 18-19. Your help in spreading the word and helping us fill out our schedule of presentations and workshops would be appreciated. This is going to be a great networking event for the whole region! Louisville is in such a central location, it can draw from a very wide area. We have a great venue: the University of Louisville's Student Activities Center, with several large halls, a number of smaller meeting rooms, and plenty of exhibit space available for groups and businesses to make their presence known. We are working on a broadly based "Open" theme, that can include open source hardware, open data, etc., as well as the full gamut of open source software. We already have some super presentations lined up. But there are still plenty of pieces that need to come together. Right now we are concentrating on filling out our schedule with more presentations and workshops. And soliciting sponsors. If you're involved with Open Source (or open anything) you definitely want to be a part of this. I encourage you to consider speaking or doing a presentation or workshop on a subject in your area of interest and/or expertise. Check out the conference website at http://mosscon.org/. Click on "Be a Speaker" for details on submitting your proposal. But get to it! The deadline for submitting your preliminary proposal is this Friday, March 29! http://mosscon.org/ Spread the word and submit your proposal! Thanks, John Hicks ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org To be removed from the list, visit: http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing For all other list information and functions, see: http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: http://www.igcaucus.org/ Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t -- Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala P.O. Box 17862 Suva Fiji Twitter: @SalanietaT Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro Tel: +679 3544828 Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851 Blog: salanieta.blogspot.com

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US Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 #Internet Sales Tax
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro March 25, 2013

March 25, 2013

Dear All, It was not that long ago when we were discussing Internet Sales Tax and differing treatments by the OECD members and the US. There are further developments within the US that are interesting with regard to internet sales tax. Two this end, here are two separate pieces on it: - http://www.redstate.com/2013/03/24/26-republicans-vote-for-internet-sales-t… - An opinion piece on the Market Place Fairness Act, see: http://www.redstate.com/2013/03/18/the-marketplace-fairness-act-is-more-unf… *Brief Summary on the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013* The S.336 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 introduced on Valentine's day, 2013 and sponsored by US Senator Michael Enzi [R-WY] There are 28 co-sponsors (21D, 6R, 1I). You can track the Bill here: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/s336 There is a prognosis that the Bill might not get past the Committee and 0% chance of getting enacted. The H.R.684: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 introduced on Valentines's day, 2013 and sponsored by US Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR3] had 47 cosponsors (25D, 22R). There is a prognosis that it has a 28% chance of getting past the committee and 11% chance of getting enacted. You can track the Bill here: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr684 Kind Regards, Sala -- Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala P.O. Box 17862 Suva Fiji Twitter: @SalanietaT Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro Tel: +679 3544828 Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851 Blog: salanieta.blogspot.com

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