Archive for April, 2008

Avoiding Adverse UDRP Decisions: A NAF Transfer Order of The Million Dollar Domain LH.com Does Not Bode Well For Domainers

On April 17, 2008 a NAF Arbitration Panel (David Sorkin Dissenting) ordered the transfer of lh.com from Future Media Architects, Inc. to Deutsche Lufthansa AG. Read the cybersquatting and transfer decision here. The most interesting part of the decision was…

ICANN Opens Comment Period on PIR’s Proposed Implementation of DNSSEC

Request for Proposals for an Independent Evaluator for the ICANN Board of Directors

Nomination Period Closes for 2008 Nom Com

S. 2661 is a Fox in Sheep’s Clothing? Why Call it an Anti-Phishing Bill When It Is Also A Trademark Bill?

Chuck Kisselburg at the ICANNblog makes a good point about he so-called Anti-Phishing Bill, Senate Bill 2661. While the bill is not close to becoming a law at this juncture, Chuck correctly notes that “the bill feels like a fox…

Failure to Respond To Trademark Threat Letters & Use of Privacy Services Can Support a Finding Of Bad Faith

There are many risks to domain investors under the UDRP. The opportunity to capitalize on strong generic or descriptive domain names is in many ways dependent on a solid understanding of UDRP decisions and avoiding behavior which would increase a…

ICANN Posts Schedule for Paris Meeting 22-26 June

ICANN Launches Contractual Compliance Newsletter

Partnering to Promote Internet Education in Russia

ICANN Issues Advisory Regarding the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy