Google & eBay, Keywords & Domains, & ICANN Sell a trademark as a keyword for directed search or online auctions and make $billions.
But use a trademark in a domain name for direct search and lose the domain, or worse.
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Internet Commerce Association - Friday, August 13, 2010 - 19:18
Google & eBay, Keywords & Domains, & ICANN Sell a trademark as a keyword for directed search or online auctions and make $billions.
But use a trademark in a domain name for direct search and lose the domain, or worse.
read more
Internet Commerce Association - Friday, August 13, 2010 - 19:18
Google & eBay, Keywords & Domains, & ICANN Sell a trademark as a keyword for directed search or online auctions and make $billions.
But use a trademark in a domain name for direct search and lose the domain, or worse.
read more
Internet Commerce Association - Friday, August 13, 2010 - 19:18
None-Of-Your-Business-dot-Privacy The Wall Street Journal’s (online.wsj.com ) July 31st issue carries a front page story, with extensive sidebars, titled “The Web's New Gold Mine: Your Secrets”.
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Internet Commerce Association - Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 15:50
None-Of-Your-Business-dot-Privacy The Wall Street Journal’s (online.wsj.com ) July 31st issue carries a front page story, with extensive sidebars, titled “The Web's New Gold Mine: Your Secrets”.
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Internet Commerce Association - Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 15:50
ICA ON The Record At ICANN-Brussels
The recent ICANN Meeting held in Brussels was marked by heavy attendance and an even heavier issues agenda.
Every ICANN meeting includes a Public Forum in which attendees and other interested parties may direct questions and comments to ICANN’s Board of Directors. ICA Counsel Philip Corwin used his two minutes at the microphone (plu...
Internet Commerce Association - Monday, July 19, 2010 - 12:2
ICA ON The Record At ICANN-Brussels
The recent ICANN Meeting held in Brussels was marked by heavy attendance and an even heavier issues agenda.
Every ICANN meeting includes a Public Forum in which attendees and other interested parties may direct questions and comments to ICANN’s Board of Directors. ICA Counsel Philip Corwin used his two minutes at the microphone (plu...
Internet Commerce Association - Monday, July 19, 2010 - 12:2
ICANN’s Proposed EOI Likely to Limit the Number of New gTLDs
Thinking about applying for a new generic top level domain? Then ante up $55,000 for the right to file an application.
That’s the heart of a tentative proposal for an Expressions of Interest (EOI) procedure for new gTLDs released on December 18th by ICANN for public comment by January 27, 2010 (see
In a nutshell, the proposal is:
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Internet Commerce Association - Monday, December 28, 2009 - 10:35
ICANN’s Proposed EOI Likely to Limit the Number of New gTLDs
Thinking about applying for a new generic top level domain? Then ante up $55,000 for the right to file an application.
That’s the heart of a tentative proposal for an Expressions of Interest (EOI) procedure for new gTLDs released on December 18th by ICANN for public comment by January 27, 2010 (see
In a nutshell, the proposal is:
...
Internet Commerce Association - Monday, December 28, 2009 - 10:35
ICA Implores ICANN to Halt CAC’s Proposed Perversion of UDRP Provider Supplemental Rules
Following up on its November 30th letter to Chairman Thrush and President Beckstrom, on December 11th the ICA filed a formal comment requesting that ICANN block the CAC’s blatant attempt to encourage forum shopping and reverse domain hijacking by enticing complainants with a faster and cheaper UDRP that gives short shrift to registr...
Internet Commerce Association - Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 18:7
ICA Implores ICANN to Halt CAC’s Proposed Perversion of UDRP Provider Supplemental Rules
Following up on its November 30th letter to Chairman Thrush and President Beckstrom, on December 11th the ICA filed a formal comment requesting that ICANN block the CAC’s blatant attempt to encourage forum shopping and reverse domain hijacking by enticing complainants with a faster and cheaper UDRP that gives short shrift to registr...
Internet Commerce Association - Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 18:7
ICA Asks ICANN To Enjoin the WIPO and CAC Expedited UDRP Proposals
You’ve heard about the URS, but what about the URT – Universal Rapid Transfer? WIPO and CAC have proposed to implement separate versions of URT by unilateral revision of their supplemental UDRP rules. In response, ICA has just asked ICANN to halt these fast track plans in their tracks pending full policy review by the GNSO and ICANN...
Internet Commerce Association - Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 19:37
ICA Files Comments on Version 3 of New gTLD Draft Applicant Guidebook Sunday, November 22nd, was the filing deadline for comments on the third version of the Draft Applicant Guidebook (DAG) for new gTLDs, so ICA and many others dutifully submitted further input on this latest iteration of the proposed rules of this new game. IT seems that the opening date for acceptance of applications for new gTLDs re...
Internet Commerce Association - Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 11:37
Registrant UDRP Rights – On A Fast Track To Dilution? Just as we were completing our analysis and preparing a response to
WIPO’s announcement that it intends to propose a fast track version of
the UDRP before year’s end and implement that expedited procedure in
the first quarter of 2010, comes an announcement from ICANN that the
Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) has proposed its own ver...
Internet Commerce Association - Friday, November 13, 2009 - 17:18
Registrant UDRP Rights – On A Fast Track To Dilution? Just as we were completing our analysis and preparing a response to
WIPO’s announcement that it intends to propose a fast track version of
the UDRP before year’s end and implement that expedited procedure in
the first quarter of 2010, comes an announcement from ICANN that the
Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) has proposed its own ver...
Internet Commerce Association - Friday, November 13, 2009 - 17:18
ICA Giving Intense Scrutiny to WIPO “Fast Track” UDRP Proposal On Monday, November 3rd it became public knowledge that WIPO intends to propose a “fast track” UDRP process before the end of 2009. Following a 30-day public comment period, WIPO expects to implement the new process in the first quarter of 2010.
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Internet Commerce Association - Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 11:16
ICA on the Record at ICANN-Seoul ICA Counsel Philip Corwin attended the final ICANN meeting of 2009 held in Seoul, South Korea from October 24-30 to represent and speak for the interests of ICA members.
On Thursday, October 29th the ICANN Board conducted its regular Public Forum, at which meeting participants can address their questions and concerns directly to Boar...
Internet Commerce Association - Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - 19:30
ICANN-Seoul Gets Very Mixed Messages on Pace and Particulars of New gTLD Process
Slow down or speed up? It depends on who you ask. ICANN’s ongoing meeting in Seoul has heard very different opinions on whether new gTLDs are ready for prime time. But the real world bottom line seems to be that the application window will not be opening until fall 2010 at the earliest, and that no new gTLDs will be up and running ...
Internet Commerce Association - Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 12:48
GNSO Grapples with ICANN Board’s Charge on Trademark Protections Has ICANN's Board assigned its policy-making GNSO Council an impossible task in directing it to attempt to reach consensus on alternatives to the staff “assimilation” of the IRT recommendations regarding the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) and Trademark Clearinghouse proposals? (See for background on that request.) That question was...
Internet Commerce Association - Monday, October 26, 2009 - 12:29
GNSO Grapples with ICANN Board’s Charge on Trademark Protections Has ICANN's Board assigned its policy-making GNSO Council an impossible task in directing it to attempt to reach consensus on alternatives to the staff “assimilation” of the IRT recommendations regarding the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) and Trademark Clearinghouse proposals? (See for background on that request.) That question was ...
Internet Commerce Association - Monday, October 26, 2009 - 12:29
