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Jay Sulzberger we-do-not-exist anti ICANN campaign goes live
by Joe Baptista July 23, 2009

July 23, 2009

Jay Sulzberger, a new and popular advocate to icann has made an impression with a ccTLD operator at the Dot TK Domain Name Registry. .TK is the country code TLD for Tokelau administered by Teletok (Telecommunication Tokelau Corporation) the local telecommunications authority. Tokelau Islands formerly known as the Union Islands is a territory of New Zealand that consists of three tropical coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean. Tokelau is designated by the United Nations as a Non-Self-Governing Territory. The technical contact for .TK is *Joost Zuurbier* at BV Dot TK. we-do-not-exist .tk domain went live today http://bit.ly/PotLu in support of the #icann <http://twitter.com/search?q=%23icann> campaign lead by Free Software advocate Jay Sulzberger http://bit.ly/hyoIu If anyone want to follow up - here are the contact details. Organisation: BV Dot TK Dot TK Domain Name Registry P.O. Box 11774 1001 GT Amsterdam Noord-Holland Netherlands Phone: +31 20 5315725 Fax: +31 20 5315721 E-mail: copyright(a)dot.tk *Joost Zuurbier* BV Dot TK Keizersgracht 213 Amsterdam NH 1016 DT The Netherlands *Email:* joost.zuurbier(a)dot.tk *Voice:* +31 20 531 5725 *Fax:* +31 20 531 5721 regards Joe Baptista -- Joe Baptista www.publicroot.org PublicRoot Consortium ---------------------------------------------------------------- The future of the Internet is Open, Transparent, Inclusive, Representative & Accountable to the Internet community @large. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Office: +1 (360) 526-6077 (extension 052) Fax: +1 (509) 479-0084 Personal: www.joebaptista.wordpress.com

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Re: [At-Large] New gTLD implementation Consultation Session London 15 July 2009
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond July 22, 2009

July 22, 2009

One more point, which I wanted to write separately: I've heard a lot of people say that Intellectual Property & the work of the IRT fell outside ICANN's scope. Someone asked this specific question & Jonathan Cohen, Senior Partner at Shapiro Cohen replied that this was false: according to him, the ICANN bylaws & principles mention protection of Intellectual Property & Marks, and that therefore, the IRT's proposals fall completely *in line* with ICANN's *core mission*. I'd be interested if this was confirmed/denied. O.

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Fwd: [ssac] Major Domain Hijacking Alert: Industry Pioneer Warren Weitzman Has Over a Dozen Domains Stolen From his Enom Account
by Patrick Vande Walle July 22, 2009

July 22, 2009

FYI Patrick -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ssac] Major Domain Hijacking Alert: Industry Pioneer Warren Weitzman Has Over a Dozen Domains Stolen From his Enom Account Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:13:57 -0700 From: Rodney Joffe <rjoffe(a)centergate.com> To: ICANN SSAC <ssac(a)icann.org> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2009/dailyposts/20090721.htm -- Blog: http://patrick.vande-walle.eu Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/patrickvw

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New gTLD implementation Consultation Session London 15 July 2009
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond July 19, 2009

July 19, 2009

New gTLD programme outreach events London meeting / 15 July 2009 Panel: Fabricio Vayra - Counsel, Intellectual Property - Time Warner Stacey King - Intellectual Property Lawyer - Richemont International David Taylor - Partner - Lovells Ellen B. Shankman - Attorney at Law, Ellen B. Shankman & Associates Jonathan Cohen - Senior Partner - Shapiro Cohen Jeff Neuman - Vice President - Law & Policy, NeuStar Eun-Joo Min - Head of Legal Development Section - WIPO Arbitration & Mediation Center Richard Tindall - Senior VP or Registry - Demand Media I had breakfast with Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis, Lecturer in IT & Commercial law at Univ of Strathclyde, who led the charge on behalf of NCUC in London, as well as with Richard Tindall (see above). We discussed the points of the IRT report, point by point. Richard is, among the panel, the only person who does not agree with all recommendations of the IRT, although he believes we should not completely reject all points. Starting at 9:00am, the morning was spent listening to presentations from ICANN (Introduction to New gTLD Program) and trademark protection presentations. Presentations are available elsewhere - just the standard blurb which we have seen many times already. Since those ran longer than expected, questions were only taken from the floor at 12:10. Only 2 people managed to speak - 2 usual suspects which we all know. Whilst logged in online in the adobe connect room, I asked Peter (Dengate Thrush - who was not present physically) to ask his staff to be more stringent on mic time. This was done in the afternoon. Much discussion was undertaken over lunch, with the general mood of the participants whom I spoke to being the the GPML would not pass, the IP Clearinghouse would be in doubt, the URS would need changes if it were to pass, and unknown interest for the rest of the recommendations. That said, Konstantinos told me he spoke with other people who favoured the GPML, the IP Clearinghouse etc. Every participant was given a set of sheets, one of each colour, asking a specific questions of the type: IP ClearingHouse proposal: - I broadly support this proposal - I broadly do not support this proposal Comment: Forms could be given in anonymously, so I suspect we'll only know the reality once these are processed by ICANN staff. As in any such discussions, I suspect some participants say something in public and vite differently anonymously. The afternoon started with more comment period, and thankfully there was a lot of time allocated to comments. Konstantinos Komaitis wanted to read a statement from NCUC but was rudely cut short by Jeff Neuman since, according to him, it was just the same thing was what had been said in New York. Konstantinos replied that he was repeating it for the sake of the audience in London to hear it, and Jeff asked him to speed this up. On the whole, and although my judgement might be biased in a way, I think that this did not reflect well on Jeff Neuman's standing. Werner Staub from CORE asked for proceedings in getting the gTLD process to be speeded up. It appears that they just see the IRT as another stumbling block and are ready to say "yes yes yes" as long as they can go ahead with creating new gTLDs. Several other participants defended their small piece of pie, not really caring about the general user / registrant. Thankfully, we had the presence of John Levine among us, who took the mic to very eloquently tell the panel what he did not agree with. (I had been told privately before the meeting that it was not quantity but quality of response/respondent that mattered - so John's presence was a real boost - thanks John! ) Speaking to some ICANN staff & other particpants afterwards, I believe that the user's point of view is well understood. It was also mentioned publicly that sadly not enough users were represented there, and I pointed out to Fabricio Vayra (with whom I spoke to along with Konstantinos Komaitis) that the IRT team would have avoided embarrassment had it included representatives from At-Large & NCUC. He still believes hard as steel that the recommendations presented by the IRT team are benefitting the users as much as brand owners. He also agrees with the representative from WIPO (Eun-Joo Min) that costs for the trademark-related proposals (IP clearinghouse, GPML etc.) should be borne not only by trademark owners but also by everyone else. We made him understand that we should agree to disagree on this. Personal notes Ultimately, all points of view are known by everyone now. It is clear that the IRT team will stick to its guns and we'll stick to ours. It is obvious that we live in parrallel worlds. Furthermore, whilst the panellists were introduced as acting independently of their job assignments, speaking to each panellists in private, it is plain obvious that their professional function put them in a position where their employer/clients put pressure on them. I understand that they did a lot of work but this work was not independent. That's it for the time being. I hope it gives a fair idea of what went on. No doubt others will also write a little review of the day as well. If I receive more info, I'll forward/cross-post it to the relevant lists. Any questions: don't hesitate to ask! Warm regards, -- Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD http://www.gih.com/ocl.html

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Re: [At-Large] New gTLD implementation Consultation Session London 15 July 2009
by Seth Johnson July 19, 2009

July 19, 2009

Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> said: > > I've heard a lot of people say that Intellectual Property & > the work of the IRT fell outside ICANN's scope. > > Someone asked this specific question & Jonathan Cohen, > Senior Partner at Shapiro Cohen replied that this was false: > according to him, the ICANN bylaws & principles mention > protection of Intellectual Property & Marks, and that > therefore, the IRT's proposals fall completely *in line* > with ICANN's *core mission*. > > I'd be interested if this was confirmed/denied. The issue is more how can they proceed with the proposals they're presenting without addressing the fact that they're changing established legal traditions. Seth

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Jay Sulzberger slams ICANN the U.S. government contractor for domain names
by Joe Baptista July 19, 2009

July 19, 2009

Great comments from Jay http://bit.ly/hyoIu regards joe baptista -- Joe Baptista www.publicroot.org PublicRoot Consortium ---------------------------------------------------------------- The future of the Internet is Open, Transparent, Inclusive, Representative & Accountable to the Internet community @large. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Office: +1 (360) 526-6077 (extension 052) Fax: +1 (509) 479-0084 Personal: www.joebaptista.wordpress.com

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First step in narrowing the gap between ALSes and ccTLDs
by Rudi Vansnick July 19, 2009

July 19, 2009

Dear colleagues, As a result of our meeting on Sunday morning, in particular the ccNSO liaison session, I want to point you to a wiki page on the ccNSO liaison webspace where you may find a table with some particular information. This is the url : https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?ccnso_liaison_reports and click on List of all ALSes and the presence in the ccNSO memberspace <https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?list_of_all_alses_and_the_presence_in_t…> Based on the different aspects we have discussed Sunday, it appears that the gap between ALSes and ccTLDs is very often larger then we would expect. Reason why I've tried to make an easy access to a table with all the certified ALSes linked together with the ccTLD's member of the ccNSO. This would probably be very helpful for ALSes who want to get closer to their ccTLD in order to better understand each others needs. From my side I'll try to bring this image to the ccNSO asking them to try the same the other way around. ccTLD's could also help stimulate local usergroups to be part of the ALAC and join our common effort. This should be seen as a win - win approach. At the same thing I would recommend to explore the ALSes list by region, and check if all the data is still up to date. I've seen some links not working any more and some having information which doesn't allow me to localize the ALS. I hope you will find the above information helpful and I promise more will come soon. Best regards, Rudi Vansnick President Internet Society Belgium vzw Voorzitter TIK vzw Board member EURALO (ALAC - ICANN) ALAC liaison ccNSO Tel: +32 (0)70 77 39 39 GSM: +32 (0)475 28 16 32 www.isoc.be <http://www.isoc.be> - www.vansnick.eu <http://www.vansnick.eu>

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ICANN Consultation@HK: The Future of the Internet's Naming Systems 24 July
by Hong Xue July 19, 2009

July 19, 2009

The updated agenda and speakers are at the HK ISOC's website, which is somewhat different from the ICANN's announcement. Trademarks are indeed one of the topics. I'm checking with the local host to see whether I can give a comment remotely. Hong -- Hong Xue, Ph.D. Professor of Law Director of Institute for the Internet Policy & Law Beijing Normal University 19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street Beijing 100875 China Registration: http://www.registration123.com/ICANN/GTLD/ If you can't see the image below, please click here.<http://www.isoc-hk.org/icann-newtld/> Pre-Register Now at: http://www.registration123.com/ICANN/GTLD/ [image: icann-newtld-hk.jpg] <http://www.isoc-hk.org/icann-newtld/>

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by ajh ajh July 18, 2009

July 18, 2009

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ALAC Statement on the Proposals for Systemization of Organizational Reviews Processes - comments requested
by At Large Staff July 18, 2009

July 18, 2009

Dear All, On the request of the ALAC Chair, we are sending out a request for comment on the Statement of the ALAC on the Public Consultation on the Proposals for Systemization of Organizational Reviews Processes (see: https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?statement_on_systemization_of_organ isational_reviews_al_alac_st_0709_3). Although the public comment period for this issue closed on 8 July (see: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#review-processes) the comments and suggestions from the At-Large community are seen as an integral contribution to the ALAC Statement and will be communicated to the ICANN Board. Please add your comments and suggestions by Friday, 31 July directly to the wiki page by clicking on the red comment button. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marie-Helene Bouchoms ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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