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DotUS “Town Hall” October 26

October 17, 2016 by Michele Neylon

If you are interested in domain name policy or country code domain names, then the upcoming .us "town hall" on October 26th might be of interest. When? Wednesday October 26th at 3pm EDT (7pm London time) Where? Online. The event is being led by NeuStar and the US Department of Commerce and features the following speakers: Scott Blake Harris - Chair, .US … [Read more...] about DotUS “Town Hall” October 26

LegitScript’s CEO John Horton Takes Aim At ICANN

September 14, 2016 by Michele Neylon

LegitScript's CEO John Horton has been an outspoken critic of ICANN and what he perceives as its lack of oversight of registrars for many years. Horton is one of several witnesses who will be participating in Senator Ted Cruz' organised hearing today in Washington DC. As is normal with Congressional hearings, the witnesses prepare written statements in advance of the … [Read more...] about LegitScript’s CEO John Horton Takes Aim At ICANN

NTIA Gives IANA Transition Plan Green Light

August 16, 2016 by Michele Neylon

Göran Marby

While August might be a slightly quieter time of the year in some quarters, it most definitely has not been for either ICANN or NTIA. Earlier today NTIA formally notified ICANN that it had accepted the IANA transition plans and that it would (unless something terrible happened) let the contract expire on October 1st. Here's the letter: [spiderpowa-pdf … [Read more...] about NTIA Gives IANA Transition Plan Green Light

Former ICANN Board Member To Congress – ICANN Needs Oversight

April 23, 2014 by Michele Neylon

Karl Auerbach has written a quite long but very detailed and well thought out letter to Congress. It's not clear which members of Congress were sent the letter. Karl Auerbach is a former member of ICANN's board and is probably best remembered by many as having taken ICANN to court (and winning)  in order to gain access to the organisation's financial records. The letter … [Read more...] about Former ICANN Board Member To Congress – ICANN Needs Oversight

Wikipedia To Go Dark In Protest Against SOPA

January 16, 2012 by Michele Neylon

Obviously I'm not the only person who is more than a little cynical about SOPA, or the retraction / shelving, cal it what you will of the legislation. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has made it clear that he's not considering SOPA "dead" until the proverbial fat lady sings. More coverage on Financial Times Related articles Wikipedia will go dark to protest SOPA/PIPA … [Read more...] about Wikipedia To Go Dark In Protest Against SOPA

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