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@consumer.org> Sent: Mar 31, 2008 7:23 AM To: At-Large Worldwide <alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org> Subject: [At-Large] FW: WIPO: DNS Developments Feed Growing Cybersquatting Concerns
FYI if you haven't seen it already
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From: Anne-Catherine Lorrain [mailto:aclorrain@consint.org] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 9:17 AM To: ip@tacd.org; infosoc@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.
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