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Michael Geist: What's wrong at CIRA
by Evan Leibovitch Sept. 22, 2009

Sept. 22, 2009

Many people I've spoken to within ICANN think of CIRA as one of the elite ccTLD registries, but not everyone is happy with them. http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/article/698457 - Evan

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FW: [ALAC-Announce] REMINDER / Community Call with Board Liaison Candidates / 20 September 2009 @ 1800 UTC
by At Large Staff Sept. 18, 2009

Sept. 18, 2009

Dear All, At the request of Cheryl Langdon Orr, Chair of ALAC, this message is being sent to encourage all of you to join this very important Community call with the candidates for the position of Board Liaison scheduled for Sunday, 20 September at 18:00 UTC (8 a.m. Honolulu; 11 a.m. PDT; 2 p.m. EDT). The information on this Community call, including how to participate, is available at: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi/index.cgi?community_call_with_board_liai son_candidates. If you need a dial-out, please let staff know at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Please post your questions for the Board Liaison candidates directly to the agenda page prior to the Community call. To submit your questions, please click on the red "comment" button at the top of the page. As a reminder, the At-Large Election Call wiki is available at: https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?at_large_elections_2009. The NARALO Election Call wiki is available at: https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?2009_election_calls_naralo. We very much look forward to your participation on the call. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org -----Original Message----- From: alac-announce-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-announce-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of At-Large Staff Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 7:06 AM To: alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Subject: [ALAC-Announce] REMINDER / Community Call with Board Liaison Candidates / 20 September 2009 @ 1800 UTC Importance: High Dear All, This is to remind you that the Community Call with the Board Liaison Candidates will be held on: Sunday, 20th September at 18:00 UTC (11:00 PDT/14:00 EDT/15:00 Buenos Aires/20:00 CEST/04:00 Sydney on Monday, 21st September). You will find the meeting information as well as the Draft Agenda at: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi/index.cgi?community_call_with_board_liai son_candidates Due to very low interest in a second call from members of the community, we have been asked to inform you that a second call will not be held. However, you can submit your questions directly on the meeting page in English, French or Spanish. To do so, please click on the ³comment² button at the top of the page. We strongly recommend you post your questions PRIOR to the call. The Board Liaison candidates who are not able to participate on this call, will respond to the questions directly on the wiki. To candidates: We remind them to review the questions from the community posted to the Questions Section in advance of the call, and if they are unable to attend the call, to provide answers via the comment feature of the wiki We look forward to hearing as many of you as possible on the call on Sunday! Thank you Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org ------ Forwarded Message From: At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:52:38 -0700 To: <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Subject: Community Call with Board Liaison Candidates Dear All, As set out in the 2009 Board Election Process < https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?board_liaison_process_2009> (EN only), a special purpose teleconference shall be arranged not earlier than Friday, 18th September and not later than Sunday, 20th September at which the candidates for Board Liaison as forwarded from the RALOs to the ALAC shall be provided an equal length of time to speak about their candidature. The ALAC Chair will determine the length of time each candidate will speak prior to the start of the call. This will be followed by a question and answer period during which community members may ask questions of the candidates. The call will also include an explanation of the election process for the board liaison as well as the implications for this position following the Board¹s decision of 27th August 2009 for the At-Large community to select a voting director to the Board. So as to make the call at a time convenient for as many regions as possible, the call is scheduled for Sunday, 20th September at 18:00 UTC (11:00 PDT/14:00 EDT/15:00 Buenos Aires/19:00 CEST/04:00 Sydney on Monday, 21st September). This call shall be recorded and transcribed and conducted in English, Spanish, and French through the use of interpreters. Further call details will be sent out shortly. We recognize that this time may not be suitable for everyone in all regions, especially those in the Eastern hemisphere. Therefore, in order to ensure that as many people within the At-Large community are able to be on a call with the Board Liaison candidates, a Doodle is being offered for a potential additional call on Saturday, 19th September at times more suitable for people living in the Eastern hemisphere if there is sufficient demand. Please only respond to the Doodle if you are unable to participate in the call scheduled for Sunday, 20th September at 18:00 UTC. This call will be recorded and transcribed and conducted in English only. The Doodle is available here: http://www.doodle.com/s7yzrhfdi7t7qkz5. Thank you, Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ ALAC-Announce mailing list ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce_atlarge-lists. icann.org At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org

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Reminder: NARALO Brainstorm call 21 September at 19:00 UTC
by At Large Staff Sept. 18, 2009

Sept. 18, 2009

Dear All, This is a reminder of the NARALO 'Brainstorm' on the development of a procedure for the At-Large community to select a voting Board director. This call is scheduled for Monday, September 21, 2009 at 19:00 UTC (12:00 p.m. PDT/3 p.m. EDT). The meeting will not have an official agenda, rather it will be a "brainstorming" session to determine ideas, concerns and options. NARALO members are encouraged to add their questions and issues directly to the meeting page available at: https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?21_september_2009 using the red comment button. Participation instructions for this call are also available on the meeting page. The NARALO generated points derived from this meeting will feed into the wider At-Large/ALAC development of a mechanism to select a voting director. If you require a dial-out for this call, please let At-Large staff know at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Republicans say TLD expansion serious negative consequences
by Dharma Dailey Sept. 17, 2009

Sept. 17, 2009

> Republican lawmakers want answers from ICANN > BY ANDREW NOYES, CONGRESSDAILY 09/16/2009 > Two of the House Judiciary Committee's top Republicans wrote to the > new head of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers > on Tuesday to express concerns about the proposed introduction of > many new top-level domains -- such as .biz, .info, and .us -- and > the expiration later this month of a memo formally joining the > Commerce Department and the California-based entity that administers > the world's Web addresses. > > In their letter to ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom, Judiciary ranking member > Lamar Smith and Courts and Competition Subcommittee ranking member > Howard Coble, R-N.C., said they are worried that a vast expansion of > domains will carry "serious negative consequences" for U.S. > businesses and consumers. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National > Association of Manufacturers and others have complained that adding > hundreds of new domains could exacerbate cyber-squatting, fraud, and > overall confusion in the Internet marketplace. > > Smith and Coble said the absence of price caps in the new registry > deals could mean that legitimate businesses could be discriminated > against and asked to pay a premium for each domain they register or > renew. ICANN, which has said it plans to begin accepting > applications for new domains in early 2010, could bring in an > initial $90 million from the plan, according to some estimates. The > letter argued the only economic justification put forth so far is an > ICANN-commissioned report that has been criticized for failing to > include empirical data to support of its claim that the project will > benefit consumers. > > Given the late consideration of intellectual property concerns and > ICANN's "less than stellar track record," Smith and Coble said they > have "serious misgivings" about the scheduled expiration later this > month of a joint project agreement between the U.S. government and > ICANN. ICANN leaders have claimed that, after 10 years in business, > the nonprofit is ready for its independence but a number of > lawmakers -- Democrats and Republicans alike -- aren't so sure. > House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman and Communications > Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher, D-Va., last month called for the > creation of a permanent relationship. > > Smith and Coble ask Beckstrom to provide detailed answers by Sept. > 22 to several questions about the domain name expansion and the > termination of the joint project agreement. > > Proponents of the domain name expansion take a different view. > Richard Tindal, senior vice president of registry at eNom, argues > that new domains will be safer space for trademarks. As part of the > proposed process, safeguards are being built into the registry > selection process and the registry/registrar contracts. > Additionally, ICANN is likely to adopt significant portions of the > recommendations for trademark protections offered by a committee of > trademark experts, he said. > > Tindal claims the amount of traffic and cyber-squatting won't > increase significantly with new domains and could actually decrease. > "There is only so much Internet traffic and so many cyber-squatter > dollars available at any given point in time. Doubling the number of > [domains] will not double the amount of cyber-squatting," he said. > Furthermore, the recent introduction of country code top-level > domains and vanity names (e.g. Facebook) demonstrates that once new > domains are introduced, "there will be widespread consumer > adoption," he predicted. >

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Letter to Rod Beckstrom
by Danny Younger Sept. 17, 2009

Sept. 17, 2009

http://domainnamewire.com/wp-content/ICANN-smith-coble.pdf ICANN's CEO has been asked to respond by 22 September to three sets of questions posed by the U.S. House Judiciary's subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. The following day (23 Sept.) the Committee is holding a hearing on the Expansion of Top Level Domains and its Effects on Competition; the Hearing will be webcast -- see http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/calendar.html Witness Lists have not yet been posted.

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Re: [NA-Discuss] Domain-name abuse proliferates; rogue registrars turn a blind eye
by Garth Bruen at KnujOn Sept. 16, 2009

Sept. 16, 2009

Ross, I have to concur with Danny. This is a significant part of the overall problem and has been pushed to the side over and over, even when true solutions have been offered, solutions that wont increase the cost of domains or the cost of doing business. Your reasoning on this also fails the logic test as if you are suggesting it is pointless also to verify credit card numbers. I can understand why Registrars would not want to verify their customer information because it presents an obstacle to criminals who buy thousands of domains anonymously. Verification complicates their current business model and income flow. However, by dismissing discussion of solution we are catering people who abuse the system. -Garth ------------------------------------- Collect, analyze, enforce, repeat... Garth Bruen gbruen(a)knujon.com http://www.knujon.com http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/149/724 Tentative Presentations: Global Cyber Security Expo http://cyberexpo.memphis.edu/ > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Domain-name abuse proliferates; rogue > registrars turn a blind eye > From: Danny Younger <dannyyounger(a)yahoo.com> > Date: Mon, September 14, 2009 10:55 am > To: Ross Rader <ross(a)tucows.com> > Cc: NA Discuss <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Hi Ross, > I view time-of-registration contact data verification as a matter that is in the public interest. I tend to place the public interest ahead of registrar self-interest. > As a community we have to ask ourselves if ICANN is doing enough to make sure that contact data is reasonably accurate. At the moment such data isn't as accurate as it could be, and clearly more could be done. > This is not an unreasonable step to take, and will certainly result in some degree of improved accuracy. > What harm to the public interest do you believe would accrue if such a policy was put in place? > regards, > Danny > --- On Mon, 9/14/09, Ross Rader <ross(a)tucows.com> wrote: > > From: Ross Rader <ross(a)tucows.com> > > Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Domain-name abuse proliferates; rogue registrars turn a blind eye > > To: "Danny Younger" <dannyyounger(a)yahoo.com> > > Cc: "NA Discuss" <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > > Date: Monday, September 14, 2009, 9:44 AM > > > > On Sep 14, 2009, at 9:11 AM, Danny Younger wrote: > > > > > Time-of-registration-whois-verification is a policy > > that is long overdue. Is the at-large prepared to > > bring this issue forward? > > > > > > I encourage you to be thoughtful about the issues as you > > bring this forward. > > > > What I mean is, try and take some time to think about the > > actual issue vs. a prescription. Whois data verification > > pre-registration will be exactly as useful as credit card > > billing information verification at the time of registration > > (which is, in my opinion, not very - the bad guys have all > > the data they need to pass most verification schemes). > > > > Framing up the issue in terms of the problem (as opposed to > > the solution) will help focus the discussion on a range of > > outcomes, rather than focusing it on an already overloaded > > and contentious framework (whois). > > > > /r > > > > ------ > NA-Discuss mailing list > NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ic… > Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org > ------

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Re: [NA-Discuss] Domain-name abuse proliferates
by Garth Bruen at KnujOn Sept. 16, 2009

Sept. 16, 2009

That's really cool! I was also reminded of people posting content from Mount Everest, a ship in the middle of the ocean. Seriously, at the moment not everyone really needs a domain but it is conceivable that new devices and technology may include domain registration as part of a service. It's entirely possible that someone could run a whole website from a PDA in the near future, and that someones "everything phone" would include a personal domain that would replace current myspace and twitter pages. > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Domain-name abuse proliferates > From: Eduardo Diaz <eduardodiazrivera(a)gmail.com> > Date: Wed, September 16, 2009 9:32 am > To: "John R. Levine" <johnl(a)iecc.com> > Cc: NA Discuss <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Let me see... I have a friend that lives in the middle of a mountain here in > Puerto Rico, he does not get postal mail but uses a satellite link to > connect to the Internet. I am pretty sure this is the case in other places > (like I witness in Peru). > -ed > On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 7:29 PM, John R. Levine <johnl(a)iecc.com> wrote: > > So if I live in the middle of nothing (where I can not receive paper mail) > >> I > >> will not be able to register any domains? That effectively will exclude > >> some > >> people of doing legitimate business through the Internet. > >> > > > > Could you identify some places where people live that have ISPs but no > > postal mail? > > > > R's, > > John > > > > > > > -- > NOTICE: The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only > for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If > you have received this communication by error, please notify us immediately > by e-mail, and delete the original message. > ------ > NA-Discuss mailing list > NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ic… > Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org > ------

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Re: [NA-Discuss] Domain-name abuse proliferates
by Garth Bruen at KnujOn Sept. 16, 2009

Sept. 16, 2009

My initial comment that spurred Alan's comment is apparently misunderstood. Brands would probably only want or need a handful of domains, they are being FORCED to by bundles of typo-squatted versions of their trademarks. I would like to reduce that need. In regards to whois, many brands have spent considerable time and money to reveal who owned a squatted domain only to find it was a Registrar or someone affiliated with a Registrar. Full disclosure on commercial whois would cut to the chase and make WIPO proceedings a little quicker. > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Domain-name abuse proliferates > From: Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca> > Date: Tue, September 15, 2009 9:22 pm > To: NA Discuss <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > At 15/09/2009 07:32 PM, John R. Levine wrote: > > > <<but my understanding is that anyone with a trade-mark to preserve > > > tends to have VERY large portfolio of defensive registrations.>> > > > >The brand owners I know would be ecstatic if it were harder and slower to > >register domains. Their trademark portfolio changes over timescales of > >years, and in their perfect world, domains would change just as slowly. > That was not the substance of my comment. My ONLY point was that > saying that TODAY, large companies typically only have 1 or 2 domain > names, or at most one per top-level domain was both inaccurate and > likely to get brand owners and IP people to pounce on you. I > specifically said that these same people would be strong supporters > of many of the ideas we are talking about. > Alan > ------ > NA-Discuss mailing list > NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ic… > Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org > ------

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Re: [NA-Discuss] NARALO Brainstorm teleconference on 21 September at 19:00 UTC
by Garth Bruen at KnujOn Sept. 16, 2009

Sept. 16, 2009

Unfortunately I will have to miss this call, we'll returning from the hospital with out second son, expected tomorrow! My father can't make the call for the same reason. > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [NA-Discuss] NARALO Brainstorm teleconference on 21 September > at 19:00 UTC > From: At Large Staff <Staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Date: Wed, September 16, 2009 1:47 am > To: <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>, "Thompson, Darlene" > <DThompson(a)GOV.NU.CA> > Dear All, > > During the NARALO teleconference of September 14, 2009, it was decided by > consensus to hold a special NARALO conference call on developing a procedure > for the At-Large community to select a voting director to the Board. > > This call is scheduled for Monday, September 21, 2009 at 19:00 UTC (12:00 > p.m. PDT/3 p.m. EDT). > > The meeting will not have an official agenda, rather it will be a > "brainstorming" session to determine ideas, concerns and options. NARALO > members are encouraged to add their questions and issues directly to the > meeting page available at: > https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?21_september_2009 using the red > comment button. Participation instructions for this call are also available > on the meeting page. > > The NARALO generated points derived from this meeting will feed into the > wider At-Large/ALAC development of a mechanism to select a voting director. > > If you require a dial-out for this call, please let At-Large staff know at: > staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. > > Regards, > Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White > ICANN At-Large Staff > email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > > > > > > ------ > NA-Discuss mailing list > NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ic… > Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org > ------

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Privacy whois MUST be forbidden
by Danny Younger Sept. 16, 2009

Sept. 16, 2009

A comment has recently been posted to the IRTP-B Public Forum by a long-time domainer in support of the elimination of WHOIS privacy services (1). I'm glad to see folks finally stepping up and demanding that we end this practice. I venture that it won't be long before law enforcement and governments also start actively calling for the abolition of these services. You may recall that in late 2005 the NTIA notified Neustar (the company that administers .us) that proxy or private domain registrations will no longer be allowed for .us domain name registrations. We haven't seen any adverse consequences from this decision. The EPIC organization argued on behalf of anonymous interests, but failed to prevail (Peterson v NTIA) -- see http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinion.pdf/061216.P.pdf Likely, a compromise position will be found that protects certain individual rights while ensuring the public interest. The at-large could make a powerful contribution by clearly articulating such a proposal in a discussion paper. (1) http://forum.icann.org/lists/irtp-b/msg00000.html

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