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Egypt has left the internet...
by Manuel Schneider Jan. 28, 2011

Jan. 28, 2011

...after the good news from Tunisia I'd like to post what happens right now in Egypt: http://www.renesys.com/blog/2011/01/egypt-leaves-the-internet.shtml It seems that all egyptian ISPs have cut their international connections, except Noor which is one of four uplinks for the Egypt Stock Exchange. Fibre cables crossing Egypt are still intact. Let's hope that these news support the peaceful protest and that police and military are acting considerate. /Manuel -- Regards Manuel Schneider Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten Jan. 28, 2011

Jan. 28, 2011

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If visiting San Francisco for ICANN 40.....
by Evan Leibovitch Jan. 27, 2011

Jan. 27, 2011

Beware the drivers, some of them are really crazy. So are the pedestrians, it seems. But this video might be a bit out of date. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oubsaFBUcTc -- Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada Em: evan at telly dot org Sk: evanleibovitch Tw: el56

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Board/GAC - subject matter experts: how selected ? (Fwd: [NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS] ICANN announcement on Board-GAC meeting - perhaps IPC "experts" get to speak also?)
by Adam Peake Jan. 24, 2011

Jan. 24, 2011

Robin Gross makes a good point. Hope ALAC will advise that experts representing a balance of views are invited to speak. Adam ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Robin Gross <robin(a)ipjustice.org> Date: Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 4:05 AM Subject: [NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS] ICANN announcement on Board-GAC meeting - perhaps IPC "experts" get to speak also? To: NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS(a)listserv.syr.edu http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-21jan11-en.htm Note the following text from the ICANN press release: "... Only GAC members, ICANN Board members, select ICANN staff members and subject matter experts will participate in the discussion..." Does this mean the Board/GAC will hear from representatives of the intellectual property industry (since this meeting is in response to the lobbying that the IPC has done to various government representatives for more trademark rights)? That would be terribly one-sided and unfair if this meeting goes down that path - another forum for the IPC to lobby the board (and only the IPC gets to present its views?) Who decides what "subject matter experts" will be invited - staff, IPC, Board, GAC??? This announcement provides more questions than answers. Best, Robin ICANN's Board and GAC to Meet on New gTLDs 21 January 2011 During the recent ICANN meeting in Cartagena, the ICANN Board of Directors and Governmental Advisory Committee agreed to meet at some time prior to the upcoming Silicon Valley/San Francisco meeting in order to devote significant time in the interest of resolving the outstanding issues the GAC has identified with the new gTLD process. Planning for that meeting has occurred and the Board and the GAC have agreed to meet on 28 February and 1 March 2011, in Brussels, at the Square Brussels Meeting Centre, Mont des Arts – Kunstberg, Brussels. The purpose of the meeting is to: Identify the specific differences between Governmental Advisory Committee ("GAC") advice and the current implementation of the GNSO New gTLD Policy recommendations embodied in the Applicant Guidebook. Through discussion among Board and GAC members, either: arrive at an agreed upon resolution of those differences, or for those issues not resolved, identify what differences remain. This meeting is not intended to address the requirements/steps outlined in the Bylaws mandated Board-GAC consultation process. The meeting will be open, scribed and streamed live over the Internet. Only GAC members, ICANN Board members, select ICANN staff members and subject matter experts will participate in the discussion, whether in person or remotely. It will be possible for interested parties to attend and observe proceedings. Remote participation facilities will also be made available. Papers to inform the discussions will be published prior to the meeting. Details of the agenda and logistics will be made available closer to the meeting. Background ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) plays a key role within ICANN, particularly with regard to providing advice to the Board on public policy issues. The GAC has been actively involved in the discussions on the introduction of new gTLDs and has regularly provided advice to the ICANN Board on a number of issues, which the Board has sought to address. The most recent GAC communiqué [PDF, 45 KB] identified a number of issues associated with the introduction of new gTLDs that the GAC considers outstanding, or unresolved to the GAC's satisfaction. The new gTLD program has its origins in carefully deliberated policy development work by the ICANN community. In October 2007, following more than 18 months of community discussions, the GNSO formally completed its policy development work on new gTLDS and approved a set of 19 policy recommendations. In June 2008, ICANN's Board of Directors adopted the policy recommendations and directed staff to commence work on an implementation plan. The first version of the Applicant Guidebook was posted for public comment on 1 October 2008, and since that time a further four versions have followed with the most recent, the Proposed Final Applicant Guidebook published on 10 November 2010. Each version has been revised as a result of comments received via the respective public comment fora. The ICANN meeting in Cartagena provided the platform for discussion of the latest version, and provided an opportunity for the Board to hear first hand, the community's views. IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: robin(a)ipjustice.org

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Re: [At-Large] ICANN's Board and GAC to Meet on New gTLDs on 28 February and 1 March 2011
by Eric Brunner-Williams Jan. 22, 2011

Jan. 22, 2011

> Papers to inform the discussions will be published prior to the meeting. There are prior ALAC statements which can be sharpened as informational papers. Eric

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ICANN's Board and GAC to Meet on New gTLDs on 28 February and 1 March 2011
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh Jan. 22, 2011

Jan. 22, 2011

Via : http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-21jan11-en.htm : "During the recent ICANN meeting in Cartagena, the ICANN Board of Directors and Governmental Advisory Committee agreed to meet at some time prior to the upcoming Silicon Valley/San Francisco meeting in order to devote significant time in the interest of resolving the outstanding issues the GAC has identified with the new gTLD process. Planning for that meeting has occurred and the Board and the GAC have agreed to meet on 28 February and 1 March 2011, in Brussels, at the Square Brussels Meeting Centre, Mont des Arts – Kunstberg, Brussels. The purpose of the meeting is to: 1. Identify the specific differences between Governmental Advisory Committee ("GAC") advice and the current implementation of the GNSO New gTLD Policy recommendations embodied in the Applicant Guidebook. 2. Through discussion among Board and GAC members, either: arrive at an agreed upon resolution of those differences, or for those issues not resolved, identify what differences remain. This meeting is not intended to address the requirements/steps outlined in the Bylaws mandated Board-GAC consultation process. The meeting will be open, scribed and streamed live over the Internet. Only GAC members, ICANN Board members, select ICANN staff members and subject matter experts will participate in the discussion, whether in person or remotely. It will be possible for interested parties to attend and observe proceedings. Remote participation facilities will also be made available. The meeting will be open, scribed and streamed live over the Internet. Only GAC members, ICANN Board members, select ICANN staff members and subject matter experts will participate in the discussion, whether in person or remotely. It will be possible for interested parties to attend and observe proceedings. Remote participation facilities will also be made available.

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten Jan. 21, 2011

Jan. 21, 2011

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Ars Technica : Big content to ICANN: make it easier for us to challenge domain suffixes
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh Jan. 21, 2011

Jan. 21, 2011

http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2011/01/big-content-to-icann-make-it-easier…

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9th Circuit Court ruling on ICANN Contract.
by Bill Silverstein Jan. 20, 2011

Jan. 20, 2011

The 9th circuit has ruled that the section 3.7.7.3 of the registrar/registrant contract has no meaning. This is a result of the no third party beneficiary provision of section 5.10 of the contract. This not only eliminates the issue for spam liability, but the issue for copyright or trademark infringement. Under the 9th circuit interpretation, I can use domains by proxy to hide my identity when I register and profit from barbiedoll.com to host pirated movies, despite being provided this evidence, that Domains has no requirement to disclose this information. http://www.scribd.com/doc/45487838/Balsam-v-Tucows-No-09-17625-9th-Cir-Dec-…

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Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN Public Meeting 41 in Amman, Jordan
by Adam Peake Jan. 15, 2011

Jan. 15, 2011

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN News Alert <communications(a)icann.org> Date: Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 11:26 AM Subject: ICANN News Alert -- Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN Public Meeting 41 in Amman, Jordan News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-14jan11-en.htm Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN Public Meeting 41 in Amman, Jordan Program Ensures Global Representation at ICANN's Public Meetings 14 January 2011 MARINA DEL REY, California: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is launching the 13th round of the Fellowship program applications for its 41st Public Meeting to be held Amman, Jordan on 19-24 June 2011. Priority in selection is given to applicants who are current residents of developing and least developed nations and interested in participating in ICANN and its supporting organizations and constituencies, or are representatives in the Business, Academic and Private sector looking to find support and gain information on how to have their voices heard in the Internet community and ICANN. More information regarding terms and conditions, as well as eligibility is available online at http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ or email at fellowships(a)icann.org regarding any questions about this process or program. The Fellowship program will assist in covering airfare, hotel and a stipend for those individuals selected to participate in this ICANN meeting. Recipients will be expected to actively participate in and contribute to ICANN processes, both at the meeting and in the future. As always, registration for ICANN's meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend. Applications for the meeting in Jordan will be accepted from 00:00 UTC on 17 January 2011 until 00:00 UTC on 26 February 2011. What Is ICANN? To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet.

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