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Re: [At-Large] FW: WIPO: DNS Developments Feed Growing Cybersquatting Concerns
by Jeffrey A. Williams March 31, 2008

March 31, 2008

Danny and all, I can't say for a certantity what ICANN Bod and staff members do on a day to day basis, but it is clear that whatever they are doing is not addressing the issues that they are very well aware of in any effective manner, and haven't been for a number of years now, if ever. Such represents a failure of mission due to a lack of competant leadership IMO. I am not a fan of WIPO, and never have been nor will ever likely ever be, but Francis is correct in his evaluation none the less. Yet WIPO also is nearly as bad as they haven't addressed effectively a number of IP related issues facing their organization either and seemingly are refusing to do so. Pot, kettle black, IMO. However like most UN organisations, but not all, WIPO does alot of debate, discuss, and contemplation, but actually does very little, and manages to accomplish irritating many. However as the RIAA and MPAA are WIPO active members, this sort of behavior is not all that surprising... -----Original Message----- >From: Danny Younger <dannyyounger(a)yahoo.com> >Sent: Mar 31, 2008 8:38 AM >To: At-Large Worldwide <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> >Subject: [At-Large] FW: WIPO: DNS Developments Feed Growing Cybersquatting Concerns > >If you take a look at last year's correspondence from >WIPO to ICANN, you'll note the same set of unresolved >complaints regarding registrars, namely: > >non-compliant registration provisions, the failure to >provide complete or correct registration information, >simple uncontactability, 'cyberflight'-related or >other modifications to registrant data after a >complaint is filed, and failure to properly implement >transfer decisions. > >Francis Gurry also wrote: "WIPO has informed ICANN of >many such instances and will shortly provide a fuller >overview of these practices, which call for >independent and active oversight." > >See >http://www.icann.org/correspondence/gurry-to-twomey-04jul07.pdf > >What has been ICANN's response to this situation? >Have we seen any efforts to clean up the problems? I >haven't; and obviously WIPO hasn't seen any progress >either. > >Perhaps we can take up these issues with Stacey >Burnette at the upcoming NARALO teleconference... I'm >sure there's a legitimate reason why ICANN continues >to do little-to-nothing to address valid complaints :( > > > > Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 277k members/stakeholders strong!) "Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" - Abraham Lincoln "Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt "If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by P: i.e., whether B is less than PL." United States v. Carroll Towing (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947] =============================================================== Updated 1/26/04 CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS. div. of Information Network Eng. INEG. INC. ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com My Phone: 214-244-4827

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Minutes and Action Items from 31 March 2008 Finance and Budget Subcommittee meeting
by At-Large Staff March 31, 2008

March 31, 2008

Dear Finance and Budget Subcommittee Members: The Minutes and Action Items related to the above-referenced meeting today may be found below. The URL from which these are available is: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?31_march_2008. Note that updated documents as per the schedule will shortly be made available to committee members. Community review of both draft statements will begin on 6th April and conclude on 16th April. Non-Members are reminded that the meeting minutes and action items are not official¹ until adopted by the Subcommittee during its next teleconference, scheduled for 18th April 2008. -- Regards, ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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FW: WIPO: DNS Developments Feed Growing Cybersquatting Concerns
by Danny Younger March 31, 2008

March 31, 2008

If you take a look at last year's correspondence from WIPO to ICANN, you'll note the same set of unresolved complaints regarding registrars, namely: non-compliant registration provisions, the failure to provide complete or correct registration information, simple uncontactability, 'cyberflight'-related or other modifications to registrant data after a complaint is filed, and failure to properly implement transfer decisions. Francis Gurry also wrote: "WIPO has informed ICANN of many such instances and will shortly provide a fuller overview of these practices, which call for independent and active oversight." See http://www.icann.org/correspondence/gurry-to-twomey-04jul07.pdf What has been ICANN's response to this situation? Have we seen any efforts to clean up the problems? I haven't; and obviously WIPO hasn't seen any progress either. Perhaps we can take up these issues with Stacey Burnette at the upcoming NARALO teleconference... I'm sure there's a legitimate reason why ICANN continues to do little-to-nothing to address valid complaints :( ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com

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Re: [At-Large] FW: WIPO: DNS Developments Feed Growing Cybersquatting Concerns
by Jeffrey A. Williams March 31, 2008

March 31, 2008

Beau and all, Thanks. I was just getting ready to forward this myself, as I just read it. Well done. Yet again, and now for a number of years this clearly points out that ICANN is either unwilling, or unable to take full reaponsibility of it's mission as well as it's obligations under the MOU. And this is just one of many examples... -----Original Message----- >From: "Brendler, Beau" <Brenbe(a)consumer.org> >Sent: Mar 31, 2008 7:23 AM >To: At-Large Worldwide <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> >Subject: [At-Large] FW: WIPO: DNS Developments Feed Growing Cybersquatting Concerns > >FYI if you haven't seen it already > >________________________________ > >From: Anne-Catherine Lorrain [mailto:aclorrain@consint.org] >Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 9:17 AM >To: ip(a)tacd.org; infosoc(a)tacd.org >Subject: WIPO: DNS Developments Feed Growing Cybersquatting Concerns > > >WIPO has released its report on the domain name registration system >(DNS) for 2008. > >http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2008/article_0015.html > >Against the background of an unprecedented number of cybersquatting >cases in 2007, the evolving nature of the domain name registration >system (DNS) is causing growing concern for trademark owners around the >world. Last year, a record 2,156 complaints alleging cybersquatting - or >the abusive registration of trademarks on the Internet - were filed with >the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) Arbitration and >Mediation Center (Center), representing an 18% increase over 2006 and a >48% increase over 2005 in the number of generic and country code Top >Level Domain (gTLDs and ccTLDs) disputes. > >"These increases confirm that 'cybersquatting' remains a significant >issue for rights holders," said Mr. Francis Gurry, WIPO Deputy Director >General, who oversees WIPO's dispute resolution work, noting that a >number of developments in the DNS are also cause for concern from the >perspective of intellectual property holders, as well as Internet users >generally. Among these, use of privacy services to shield abusive >registrations and the evolving role of certain domain name registrars, >together with the ongoing trademark abuse reflected in WIPO's caseload, >raise concerns about the introduction of a number of new gTLDs announced >for late 2008. > > > >*** >Scanned > >_______________________________________________ >ALAC mailing list >ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org > >At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 277k members/stakeholders strong!) "Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" - Abraham Lincoln "Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt "If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by P: i.e., whether B is less than PL." United States v. Carroll Towing (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947] =============================================================== Updated 1/26/04 CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS. div. of Information Network Eng. INEG. INC. ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com My Phone: 214-244-4827

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FW: WIPO: DNS Developments Feed Growing Cybersquatting Concerns
by Brendler, Beau March 31, 2008

March 31, 2008

FYI if you haven't seen it already ________________________________ From: Anne-Catherine Lorrain [mailto:aclorrain@consint.org] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 9:17 AM To: ip(a)tacd.org; infosoc(a)tacd.org Subject: WIPO: DNS Developments Feed Growing Cybersquatting Concerns WIPO has released its report on the domain name registration system (DNS) for 2008. http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2008/article_0015.html Against the background of an unprecedented number of cybersquatting cases in 2007, the evolving nature of the domain name registration system (DNS) is causing growing concern for trademark owners around the world. Last year, a record 2,156 complaints alleging cybersquatting - or the abusive registration of trademarks on the Internet - were filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center (Center), representing an 18% increase over 2006 and a 48% increase over 2005 in the number of generic and country code Top Level Domain (gTLDs and ccTLDs) disputes. "These increases confirm that 'cybersquatting' remains a significant issue for rights holders," said Mr. Francis Gurry, WIPO Deputy Director General, who oversees WIPO's dispute resolution work, noting that a number of developments in the DNS are also cause for concern from the perspective of intellectual property holders, as well as Internet users generally. Among these, use of privacy services to shield abusive registrations and the evolving role of certain domain name registrars, together with the ongoing trademark abuse reflected in WIPO's caseload, raise concerns about the introduction of a number of new gTLDs announced for late 2008. *** Scanned

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Re: [At-Large] Contacting ICANN
by Jeffrey A. Williams March 30, 2008

March 30, 2008

Danny and all, Maybe we should be copying these complaints directly to DOC/NTIA so as to raise awarness/concern as to the lack of addressing them by the ICANN staff so that than maybe ICANN will be under a more direct oversite by DOC/NTIA as in accordance with the MOU? It's clear that some oversite is necessary along with some adult supervision. I only would hope that DOC/NTIA is up to the task... A failure of good open and transparent communication, is a demonstration of failing or poor leadership. Danny Younger wrote: > Hello Kieren, > > When a member of the public writes that "I have > emailed the webmaster a few times about this > matter, but as with all emails to the webmaster on any > subject, I have never received a reply", then this > clearly points to a problem. > > Someone that serves in the capacity of Manager of > Public Participation might indeed wish to look into > why a member of ICANN Staff (the webmaster) appears to > be routinely ignoring messages from the public. > > and as to the non-answer that you provided to Dale, I > think you could have done much better... > > The WDPRS handles over 100,000 complaints monthly. If > there is a problem with system-generated follow-ups as > he has indicated, then this is a major concern. > > ...perhaps you'll get around to actually looking into > the problem at some point. > > regards, > Danny > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > _ Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 277k members/stakeholders strong!) "Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" - Abraham Lincoln "Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt "If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by P: i.e., whether B is less than PL." United States v. Carroll Towing (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947] =============================================================== Updated 1/26/04 CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS. div. of Information Network Eng. INEG. INC. ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com My Phone: 214-244-4827

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PacINET 2008 Call for Papers
by Franck Martin March 29, 2008

March 29, 2008

Please pass this e-mail to interested parties. PacINET is the largest regional INET, and the first ICT conference for the Pacific Islands. It is organised by the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC). http://www.picisoc.org/tiki-index.php?page=PacINET+2008#Call_for_Papers PacINET 2008 Call for Papers The theme for the conference is *ICT for Quality of Life* The PacINET conference is composed of several types of contributions including Paper Presentations, Demonstrations, Tutorials and Workshops, Panel Discussions and Invited Talks. Non-technical presentations may also be included where relevant, depending on merit. It is anticipated there will be various sub-themes centred around the general conference theme and presentations may be made on topics of interest to ICT in the Pacific including (but not limited to): Client-Server Computing Computer Applications Database Systems e-Government e-Health GIS and Remote Sensing Internet Security Open Source Systems Networking and Routing Protocols and Standards Risk Management Rural/Remote Telecommunications Presentation streams include (subject to change, visit our website for updates or contact us for more information, or if you are interested in an unlisted stream): - *e-Health Initiatives in the Pacific* - *Building Connected Communities* - *An Open Source World* - *e-Government and the Pacific* - *Internet: Safety, Security and Censorship* - *ICT in Education* - *The VoIP (R)Evolution* - *IPv6* - *Women in Technology* - *New Media* *Presenting a Paper* There are two (2) conference streams: *Technical* and *Non-technical*. To register your interest in presenting please email PacINET 2008 Call for Papers <cfp(a)picisoc.org> with the Registration of Interest form available here: - Call for Papers PacINET2008.pdf (78.25 Kb)<http://www.picisoc.org/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=59> - Call for Papers PacINET2008.rtf (32.14 Kb)<http://www.picisoc.org/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=60> *Important Dates* May 11th 2008 Deadline for Registrations of Interest June 16th 2008 Notification of Acceptance June 30th 2008 Schedule of Presentations finalised July 21std 2008 Schedule of Presentations published September 1st - 5th 2008 Conference -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Franck Martin franck.martin(a)gmail.com http://www.peachymango.org/ "Toute connaissance est une réponse à une question" G. Bachelard

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Weekly posting summary for alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten March 28, 2008

March 28, 2008

Total of 48 messages in the last 7 days. script run at: Fri Mar 28 00:53:02 EDT 2008 Messages | Bytes | Who --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 25.00% | 12 | 20.03% | 114586 | jwkckid1 at ix.netcom.com 2.08% | 1 | 30.91% | 176873 | staff at atlarge.icann.org 10.42% | 5 | 6.02% | 34442 | evan at telly.org 10.42% | 5 | 5.97% | 34152 | dannyyounger at yahoo.com 8.33% | 4 | 7.04% | 40294 | jefsey at jefsey.com 6.25% | 3 | 5.03% | 28794 | roberto at icann.org 6.25% | 3 | 4.69% | 26852 | alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca 6.25% | 3 | 4.08% | 23319 | ross at tucows.com 4.17% | 2 | 2.92% | 16700 | wendy at seltzer.com 4.17% | 2 | 2.63% | 15047 | kieren.mccarthy at icann.org 2.08% | 1 | 1.88% | 10734 | brenbe at consumer.org 2.08% | 1 | 1.50% | 8577 | carlton.samuels at uwimona.edu.jm 2.08% | 1 | 1.50% | 8564 | veronicac at diplomacy.edu 2.08% | 1 | 1.30% | 7413 | nick.ashton-hart at icann.org 2.08% | 1 | 1.27% | 7288 | khaled.koubaa at gmail.com 2.08% | 1 | 1.17% | 6695 | narten at us.ibm.com 2.08% | 1 | 1.11% | 6342 | johnl at iecc.com 2.08% | 1 | 0.96% | 5477 | bfausett at internet.law.pro --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 100.00% | 48 |100.00% | 572149 | Total

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Re: [At-Large] Empowering the Users
by jwkckid1＠ix.netcom.com March 28, 2008

March 28, 2008

Danny and all, Danny is quite correct here regarding the inaccuracies in Whois. This has long been a problem and a good policy was devised to address it. However due to what can only reasonably be a lack of oversight by ICANN staff, their accuracy requirement has not been enforced adaquately, if at all. I cannot say with any certainty as to why ICANN's policy on Whois accuracy has not been enforced, but my guess is that there are likely two reasons: 1.) Not enough staff and/or other resources within ICANN to do so. 2.) An unwillingness to terminate Accreditation of Registries for not doing their oversight of their respective Whois maintenance as an incentive for being irresponsible stewards. What's bad about all this for users is that if a user gets an Email containing questionable content that he/she did not solicit for or has no earthly idea why they are receiving such questionable content [ kiddy porn, scam emails, other objectionable content ], and the admin. or postmaster Email address is not listed in the Whois, or is inaccurately listed, he/she user has no way of addressing this themselves without resorting to more serious means such as blocking software, reporting such emails to spam(a)uce.gov or US-Cert, Oct., Oct... I cannot tell you how many thousands of these Emails I have received many of which contained illegal content that I at one span in time had no known place to report them and when I contacted the admin. or postmaster Email ID it bounced back as non-diliverable. This still occurs today but with a bit less frequency. However most of this sort of spam and phishing attempts I get come from Yahoo Email addresses. Some of these that I have received though I have tracked back to mis-configured DNS's of web sites that I have visited, been sent, or from other Emails I have received whos ISP's are not adaquately secured. However instead of just complaining, let me make a suggestion as to how to actually fix this inaccurate Whois problem. First, give those Registries and Registrars running their own Whois for their Domain Names in whatever namespace/TLD 3 months to get it squeeky clean, or suspend their Accreditation until they are clean and accurate. Second, have a clearing house Email address for users to send whatever data they have or their providers have for them to use, at an ICANN email address so that ICANN staff members can address each complaint and fully investigate such to actually get the inaccuracy addressed fully. Bare in mind, NO domain name is to be put on hold or temporarly suspended because their Whois data is not accurate without significant just cause. -----Original Message----- >From: Danny Younger <dannyyounger(a)yahoo.com> >Sent: Mar 27, 2008 6:00 AM >To: At-Large Worldwide <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> >Subject: [At-Large] Empowering the Users > >First, I would like to thank Kieren for his efforts >that have resulted in ICANN's Compliance Director >having a look at the current WDPRS system problems. >Ms. Burnette has stated: "We were not aware that >follow-up notices were not being transmitted to >reporters. I have asked the site administrator to >address this problem right away." >http://public.icann.org/node/657#comment-22 > >Next, I'd like to discuss the topic of user >empowerment. > >The Whois Data Problem Reporting System is a tool used >by consumers to flag inaccurate WHOIS data. On a >daily basis, users are beseiged by junk mail >associated with domains that have been registered with >false data. In response, individuals and networks >have acted to utilize the WDPRS to bring down these >offending domains. > >The problem, of course, is that a very high percentage >of registrations have inaccurate data (owing to [1] >ICANN's failure to deal with privacy concerns; [2] >owing to ICANN's lousy policy for dealing with >inaccurate data that places way too much discretion in >the hands of the registrars; and [3] owing to the >worldwide failure to effectively deal with SPAM and >the criminal element). > >This means that we need to have either a very robust, >scalable WDPRS that can handle this high percentage or >a set of policies designed to properly vet >registrations prior to activation. > >As most in the registrar community have thus far >chosen not to scrutinize any registration fields other >than the data associated with billing contacts, we >need to act to force them to change their modus >operandi. > >As I sincerely doubt that we will see any positive >changes in the upcoming RAA revisions on this topic, I >am of the view that we need to bolster the WDPRS >system so that registrars are forced to manually >respond to thousands of requests daily -- I am sure >that in response to such a deluge they might >reconsider their current stance on data verification >efforts -- manual efforts will in the long run cost >them alot more than the cost of implementing automated >data verification processes. > >Currently, the system can handle only a few thousand >complaints daily, but we have firms waiting in the >wings that could put through 10,000 valid complaints a >day. We need to talk about improving the WDPRS >capabilities so that those that want to clean up the >mess that ICANN has helped to create through its lax >policies can better get on with their efforts to >protect and serve the public. > >Improving sytem capabilities is one consideration; >another consideration to look at is the registrar use >of WHOIS rate limiters that make it difficult for the >WDPRS to process large volumes of complaints. Beyond >that we need to look at ICANN's manpower situation and >determine how much more personnel will be required to >properly manage the WDPRS process (in terms of >regular oversight activities, periodic audits and >system management needs). Current processing and >staffing levels are just not designed to meet the size >and scope of todays problems. > >All of the above call for either budgetary decisions >to be reached, or new policy to be drafted. > >While we can certainly attack on both fronts, what we >cannot do is fail to properly empower the users by >allowing this Reporting System to continue on its >faltering path without improvements being made. > >I would like to see ALAC comments on the budget >address this important user issue. > > > Regards, Jeffrey A. Williams Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 277k members/stakeholders strong!) "Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" - Abraham Lincoln "Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt "If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by P: i.e., whether B is less than PL." United States v. Carroll Towing (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947] =============================================================== Updated 1/26/04 CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS. div. of Information Network Eng. INEG. INC. ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com Phone: 214-244-4827

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Verisign to raise .COM fees again
by Bret Fausett March 27, 2008

March 27, 2008

Effective October 1, 2008, Verisign's fee for .COM will go up to $6.86. http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSWNAS610320080327 Bret -- Bret Fausett (skype me at "lextext") smime.p7s is a digital signature http://www.imc.org/smime-pgpmime.html -------------------------------------

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