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RE: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices
by john＠crediblecontext.com March 15, 2012

March 15, 2012

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FW: ICANN's "Sense of Entitlement"
by Phil Corwin March 15, 2012

March 15, 2012

FYI, for what it's worth... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120312/12074118080/icanns-sense-entitlem… ICANN's Sense Of Entitlement Takes Over; Shocked It Lost Its Bid To Retain IANA from the oops dept Via Lauren Weinstein<https://plus.google.com/u/0/114753028665775786510/posts/7njaU3xhWXE>, we find out that ICANN has effectively lost its bid to retain control over IANA functions<http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/03/10/icann-no-idea-icann-rejection>, though the fact that everyone else sucks too means it gets to hang on for at least six more months. In the meantime, though, it appears the whole thing took an always out-of-touch ICANN by surprise: In a worrying turn of events, it appears that ICANN had no idea about the rejection of its bid for long-term running of the IANA contract prior to an announcement being posted on the NTIA's website today. The organization - which has run the IANA functions for over a decade - is also waiting to hear why the US government feels it has failed to meet the RFP criteria that defined a new, more open approach to the contract. In a series of sudden and unexpected announcements earlier today, the NTIA first announced<http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/03/10/iana-rfp-cancelled> it was canceling the entire rebid process for IANA, then that it was canceling it because no one had met its criteria, and then that it was extending<http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/03/10/ntia-iana-update> ICANN's IANA contract for six months to give it time to re-run the RFP process. IANA is the part that manages the authoritative root servers and important things like IP address allocations. ICANN has run that (along with its core functionality of overseeing DNS) basically since all of this was set up when lots of people realized that perhaps relying on one guy<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Postel> (as brilliant as he was) to manage the entire internet wasn't the best solution. The fact that ICANN didn't breeze through the IANA RFP is an interesting result, and as Lauren Weinstein notes, it's as if ICANN has taken on quite an entitlement viewpoint: In my view, ICANN's behavior of late regarding the NTIA has been something like the Wall Street firms vs. their ersatz regulators -- a sense of entitlement and "we're too important to be replaced" plowing forward with the domain-industrial complex's "get rich quick" agenda, with only lip-service being paid to NTIA. As I said earlier today, I would expect ICANN to find a way to come into "technical" compliance for now. But I still also feel very strongly that we need a purpose-built replacement for ICANN that will not carry its ever increasing political and "domainer" baggage. Not the UN. Not the ITU. But a new international forum that cares about all the Internet's users, not mainly the monied domain exploitation interests at the top of the DNS food chain. If only there were real efforts being made to move in that direction... Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/cell "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey

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RE: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices
by john＠crediblecontext.com March 15, 2012

March 15, 2012

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RE: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices
by john＠crediblecontext.com March 15, 2012

March 15, 2012

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meeting today to discuss BC comments at Public Forum tomorrow
by Steve DelBianco March 15, 2012

March 15, 2012

BC members here in Costa Rica are meeting at 12:30 today (Wed) in Heliconia room at the Ramada. That's the same room as the Consumer Trust<http://costarica43.icann.org/node/29645> workshop John Berard and I will be leading from 11 – 12:30. We will discuss BC comments to be made in the public forum and Defensive Application/Registration panel on Thursday. Public forum topics are here<http://costarica43.icann.org/node/29713> and listed below. ICANN Acting in the Public Interest Document Availability and Scheduling of ICANN Meetings Conflicts of Interest Implementation issues for new gLD rollout Contract Compliance Below is the note sent by ICANN Staff regarding Thursday's panel on defensive registrations. From: Carole Cornell <carole.cornell(a)icann.org<mailto:carole.cornell@icann.org>> Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:06:35 -0700 To: "stacey.king(a)richemont-ip.com<mailto:stacey.king@richemont-ip.com>" <stacey.king(a)richemont-ip.com<mailto:stacey.king@richemont-ip.com>>, "kev(a)kevinmurphy.info<mailto:kev@kevinmurphy.info>" <kev(a)kevinmurphy.info<mailto:kev@kevinmurphy.info>>, "nick.wood(a)comlaude.com<mailto:nick.wood@comlaude.com>" <nick.wood(a)comlaude.com<mailto:nick.wood@comlaude.com>>, "k.komaitis(a)strath.ac.uk<mailto:k.komaitis@strath.ac.uk>" <k.komaitis(a)strath.ac.uk<mailto:k.komaitis@strath.ac.uk>>, "alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca<mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca>" <alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca<mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca>>, Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco(a)netchoice.org<mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org>>, Jeff Brueggeman <jb7454(a)att.com<mailto:jb7454@att.com>> Cc: Kurt Pritz <kurt.pritz(a)icann.org<mailto:kurt.pritz@icann.org>>, Karen Lentz <karen.lentz(a)icann.org<mailto:karen.lentz@icann.org>> Subject: Top level list of Defensive Registration proposals As a follow up to the breakfast meeting this morning regarding the Defensive Registrations of new gtlds session. A few highlights. 1) This session is set for Thursday 3/15 from 1300-1400 in the La Paz A room. 2) Kevin Murphy has agreed to be the facilitator of the session. 3) Attached please find the list of proposed proposals that each panelist will be asked to give their reaction to. As stated this morning this is a very brief summary of the public comment received. Here is the link http://forum.icann.org/lists/newgtlds-defensive-applications/ to all of the public comments received if you wish to read them all. The public comment forum was open from February 6 - February 29th. 4) We will post on the session meeting site a brief summary of the comments received shortly. Those who were not able to make the session, I would be happy to meet and to go over what was discussed. Again, thank for agreeing to be a panelist. Regards, Carole Carole Cornell ICANN Senior Director, Project Office carole.cornell(a)icann.org<mailto:carole.cornell@icann.org> +1.310.301.5803 office +1.310.514.7900 cell

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Mikey transmogrified -- i'm pivoting towards the ISP Constituency
by Mike O'Connor March 15, 2012

March 15, 2012

hi all, just a quick note to say "farewell, but i won't be a stranger" to all my friends in the BC. i'm really excited to announce that i'm a mint-fresh member of the ISP Constituency now. a gaggle of us have put together a regional peering point in the upper Midwest of the USA and i'm joining the ISP gang as their representative. check out our geeky web page at; http://micemn.net/ while i'm really excited to be joining the ISP gang, of course i'm also sad to be leaving the BC gang where i've gotten to know so many of you over the year. but i cheer myself up by saying "heck, i'm not going far…" i'll still see y'all in all the usual places -- working groups, CSG, ICANN meetings and of course the bar. on to the administrative stuff. Bene, could you drop me from all da lists? and my departure creates an opening on the Credentials Committee. a pretty cool opportunity actually, since the BC is going to be addressing some interesting puzzles as we work through how "dot-brand" TLDs fit into the mix. thanks all! don't be strangers. my contact info is below. please use it. mikey - - - - - - - - - phone 651-647-6109 fax 866-280-2356 web http://www.haven2.com handle OConnorStP (ID for public places like Twitter, Facebook, Google, etc.)

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RE: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices
by Chris Chaplow March 15, 2012

March 15, 2012

John, Marin, Sarah Client contacted me today again about an URGENT communication they just received I have replaced the actual client domain name with name as this is a public list. (It's very urgent, Please transfer this email to your CEO or appropriate person, Thanks) Dear CEO/Principal, This is Neil Dong---Senior Consultant of domain name registration and solution center in china. have something to confirm with you. We formally received an application on March 15th, 2012, one company which self-styled "Cakebake Investments co.,Ltd" were applying to register " name " as Network Brand and following domain names: " name.jp name.com.my name.sg name.com.sg name.kr name.co.kr name.ae name.vn name.com.vn" After our initial checking, we found that the brand name applied for registration are as same as your companys name and brand, so we need to check with you whether your company has authorized that company to register these names. If you authorized this, we will finish the registration at once. If your company has no relationships with that company nor do not authorized, please reply to us within 7 workdays,if we can't get any information from yours over 7 workdays, we will unconditionally approve the application submitted by "Cakebake Investments co.,Ltd" . Thanks for your cooperation. Best Regards, Neil Dong (Mr.) Senior Consultant Manager Chris Chaplow Managing Director Andalucia.com S.L. Avenida del Carmen 9 Ed. Puertosol, Puerto Deportivo 1ª Planta, Oficina 30 Estepona, 29680 Malaga, Spain Tel: + (34) 952 897 865 Fax: + (34) 952 897 874 E-mail: <mailto:chris@andalucia.com> chris(a)andalucia.com Web: <http://www.andalucia.com/> www.andalucia.com Information about Andalucia, Spain. * To: <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> * Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices * From: martinsutton@xxxxxxxx * Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:50:11 +0000 _____ John, My experience is similar, although I have not captured the metrics. I often receive (third-hand via tech/admin email addresses) slamming emails, rather than fake renewal notices, suggesting that domains are about to be registered which include my brand, offering me an opportunity to jump-in and claim it, along with a bunch of others. Kind regards, Martin Martin C SUTTON Group Risk Manager, Group Fraud Risk and Intelligence | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC HGHQ Group Security & Fraud Risk 8 Canada Square,Canary Wharf,London,E14 5HQ,United Kingdom ________________________________________________________________ Phone. +44 (0)20 7991 8074 / 7991 8074 Mobile. +44 (0) 7774556680 Email. martinsutton@xxxxxxxx ________________________________________________________________ From: <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Deutsch, Sarah B" <sarah.b.deutsch@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "'Chris Chaplow'" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx" <bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx> Date: 14/03/2012 17:40 Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices Sent by: owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx Sarah, Any sense if the 25 a year you get is more, less or about the same as other similar-sized and positioned companies? Berard -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices From: "Deutsch, Sarah B" <sarah.b.deutsch@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, March 14, 2012 8:36 am To: "'Chris Chaplow'" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx" <bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx> John, Zahid: The attached chart may be helpful for you as you discuss the fake renewal issue. This chart documents the many fake renewal/registration claims we have received inside Verizon. Most come from companies located in China or Hong Kong. We?ve sent a cease and desist letter to each, written to the Hong Kong Telecom Authority and the FTC, all to no avail. Sarah Sarah B. Deutsch Vice President & Associate General Counsel Verizon Communications Phone: 703-351-3044 Fax: 703-351-3670 From: owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx [ <mailto:owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx> mailto:owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Chaplow Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 6:01 PM To: bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx Subject: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices John and Zahid, I probably will not be at the Council tomorrow. Here is the issue that steve mentioned. I have website client who get fake renewal notices. Or phone calls. ?We have a client who wants to register name.cn and as you have name.com and as we are a responsible registrar (actually not accredited) we wanted to check with you first before accepting our client?s order. Do you want to register for 10 years of $$$ ?? I advise my clients it is a scam, but just to be on the safe side they usually instructs me to make a defensive registration and I do so for one year with another registrar. Best Chris Chaplow Managing Director Andalucia.com S.L. Avenida del Carmen 9 Ed. Puertosol, Puerto Deportivo 1ª Planta, Oficina 30 Estepona, 29680 Malaga, Spain Tel: + (34) 952 897 865 Fax: + (34) 952 897 874 E-mail: chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Web: www.andalucia.com Information about Andalucia, Spain. ************************************************************ HSBC Holdings plc Registered Office: 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom Registered in England number 617987 ************************************************************ ----------------------------------------- SAVE PAPER - THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT! This E-mail is confidential. It may also be legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you may not copy, forward, disclose or use any part of it. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and all copies from your system and notify the sender immediately by return E-mail. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be timely secure, error or virus-free. The sender does not accept liability for any errors or omissions. _____ * References: * <http://forum.icann.org/lists/bc-gnso/msg02540.html> RE: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices * From: john

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Alert from secretariat - Finished work @ Costa Rica
by Benedetta Rossi March 15, 2012

March 15, 2012

Dear BC Members, This is just to note to members in Costa Rica and to members participating remotely that I have finished my work in Costa Rica, and won't therefore be available to answer questions/provide information for the last two days of the meeting. Please contact the excomm directly for questions. I will resume work on Monday March 19th. It has been a pleasure to see members in Costa Rica! Thank you, -- Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org

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summary of today's GNSO Council outcomes
by Steve DelBianco March 15, 2012

March 15, 2012

"Thick" Whois Council Approved a motion to start a PDP (Policy Development Process) on Thick Whois. Motion included our favored amendment to avoid letting this PDP interfere with negotiations on RAA and .com renewal contract: "Whereas nothing in this motion is intended to prejudice migration to thick Whois through contractual means." If this PDP generates a new consensus policy for Thick Whois, it would immediately apply to both .com and .net TLDs that use thin Whois today. Whereas a contractual provision in the .com renewal later this year would only cover .com. Locking Domain names in a UDRP proceeding. Council unanimously approved a charter for the PDP on the requirement to lock a domain name subject to UDRP proceedings. Top-level protections and options for Olympics / Red Cross The non-commercial folks deferred the motion, citing need to finish public comment period and follow full process. This stimulated a lively debate. Zahid called for an expedited schedule so that this motion could be voted before the new gTLD application window closes. -- Steve DelBianco Executive Director NetChoice http://www.NetChoice.org and http://blog.netchoice.org +1.202.420.7482

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TLD Universal Acceptance
by Chris Chaplow March 14, 2012

March 14, 2012

BC members, As mentioned in the meeting just now there is a panel tomorrow (and a public forum closing on the 23rd March). The panel is at 12.30 on Wednesday in La Paz A entitled: TLD Universal Acceptance Universal Acceptance of All Domains has been an on-going effort driven by ICANN. In the past this project's focus was on raising awareness that software vendors and other parties needed to make sure they accepted domains from new gTLDs that were introduced in previous rounds in 2000 and 2004. This scope has since expanded to include IDN ccTLDs, and since the ICANN Board of Directors approved the new gTLD program last year, many more new TLDs are expected to be added to the root zone in the near future. The main goal of this project is to raise awareness in the community and discuss the best ways of addressing these issues. In order to help the project achieve these goals, we are seeking to engage with the community on the best ways to identify and address the issues involved. We are inviting experts, like yourself, to take part in this active discussion so you can share your opinion on what you think could and should be done in order to promote further universal acceptance of all domains. We would like to allow invitees to share their experiences and opinions, as well as answer the following questions: 1. What are the existing issues with acceptance of domains registered within TLDs? 2. Who should be addressing the existing issues, for example, registry operators, registrars, ISPs, software vendors, software developers, others? 3. How can ICANN promote universal acceptance of all domains effectively? The public comment forum that Initial Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/universal-acceptance-idn-tlds-0 6jan12-en.htm> http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/universal-acceptance-idn-tlds-06 jan12-en.htm and the initial report found here <http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jig-idn-tld-acceptance-initial-report- 06jan12-en.pdf> http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jig-idn-tld-acceptance-initial-report-0 6jan12-en.pdf Any help or thoughts on TLD Universal Acceptance for tomorrow gratefully received. Best Chris Chaplow Managing Director Andalucia.com S.L. Avenida del Carmen 9 Ed. Puertosol, Puerto Deportivo 1ª Planta, Oficina 30 Estepona, 29680 Malaga, Spain Tel: + (34) 952 897 865 Fax: + (34) 952 897 874 E-mail: <mailto:chris@andalucia.com> chris(a)andalucia.com Web: <http://www.andalucia.com/> www.andalucia.com Information about Andalucia, Spain.

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