Tag Archives: Internet Commerce Association

Sun 10th January 2016
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
The ICA Is Having a Coming Out Party At Namescon; Come Join US -

Michael Berkens, Esq. is a owner and Editor-in-Chief of TheDomains.com. Michael is also a co-founder of Worldwide Media Inc. that sole around 70K domain to Godaddy.com in Dec 2015 and now owns around 5K domain names . Michael is also a Director of RightoftheDot.com that is a consultant in a new gTLD space and a attorney of super reward domains. Michael was also one of a 5 Judges comparison for a a Verisign 30th Anniversary .Com competition this year.

Via: thedomains.com

Fri 11th December 2015
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
ICA issues matter on terrible Camilla.com UDRP decision - Policy and advocacy group takes unusual step of issuing statement about a particular UDRP case. The UDRP for Camilla.com was truly horrible. A three-person panel essentially stole a valuable, generic domain name from the heirs of the late Igal Lichtman, commonly known in domain name circles as Mrs Jello. It ruled that a company that didn’t have any sort of trademark rights in the name “Camilla” at the time the domain was registered should get the domain name. Internet Commerce Association, ... read more ...
Mon 30th March 2015
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Chehadé : It was only a misunderstanding - ICANN CEO explains domain “hogging” comments made during the Davos Annual Meeting. ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé has responded (pdf) to a letter from Internet Commerce Association (ICA) regarding domain “hogging” comments he made in a Huffington Post interview. In a video interview with Huffington Post in January, Chehadé said: “The reality is, the more there are names, the less people will actually be hogging names in order to charge a lot for them. Because if somebody took your name on dot-x, ... read more ...
Mon 23rd August 2010
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Catching Up with The Internet Commerce Association - by Philip S. Corwin, Counsel, Internet Commerce Association [Asking a lawyer to keep a guest post to 600 words or less is impossible. So Phil Corwin’s ICA update is a bit longer. But it’s a great update, and it’s good to know that ICA is still working for you. -Andrew] Thanks to Andrew for this opportunity to blog about what ICA has been up to so far this year – while he takes a well-deserved vacation. Domain Name Wire is an indispensable resource for anyone ... read more ...
Wed 28th April 2010
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Who Will Throw Domain Investors Under a Bus? - When will Washington decide to screw domain investors? When the U.S. health care bill passed, one of the provisions that got some attention is a tax on indoor tanning salons. The 10% tax goes into effect in July. When I saw this provision, I realized right away why this particular provision was added. Sure, it raises some money (defrays the cost of the health care bill). And it is somewhat related to health, since tanning can have some negative health consequences. ... read more ...
Mon 25th January 2010
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Big Changes for Internet Commerce Association - ICA to be replaced with new organization. This past weekend I caught word that Internet Commerce Association, the non-profit representing domainers’ interests, was effectively shutting down the overarching organization. I caught up with board member Jeremiah Johnston Saturday afternoon, and he explained what was happening. ICA members should receive an email from him later today. Essentially, the organization has experienced another funding shortfall, in particular ... read more ...
Wed 2nd December 2009
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
ICA Asks ICANN to Halt Expedited Domain Arbitration Plans - Domain owner organization wants ICANN to review expedited UDRP proposals. Internet Commerce Association has sent a letter to ICANN, asking it to halt plans by two domain name arbitration providers to introduce different version of expedited UDRPs. The plans by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) represent a major overhaul of UDRP policy, yet both organizations are trying to institute the change by merely adjusting their ... read more ...
Wed 5th August 2009
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Domain Name Companies Spend $2M Lobbying Washington - Analysis shows over $2M spent in first half of year on lobbying. Domain name related companies continue to spend millions of dollars lobbying representatives in Washington, a study by Domain Name Wire shows. The analysis used public records filed with the U.S. Senate to calculate lobbying expenses by domain name companies and other companies regarding domain name issues. By far the biggest spender is VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN), which spent $1.4M in the first half of ... read more ...
Tue 9th June 2009
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Domain Industry Blog Watch - A look at what domain bloggers and news sites are writing about this week. Various domain news sites and bloggers have written some great articles this week that are worth referring to. Demand for new gTLDs – Michael Berkens beat me to writing a story about ICANN CEO Paul Twomey’s comments about new gTLD demand. Twomey refers to demand as demand by people who want to launch new TLDs, not people who want to actually register them. Change your Passwords – Elliot ... read more ...
Wed 13th May 2009
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
ICANN.gone? Internet Battle Set for this Fall - U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) questions future of DNS management. ICANN’s Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the U.S. government ends in September, and already countries around the world are asking that control of the domain name system be pulled from the U.S. There are sure to be big battles ahead. NTIA is seeking public comment (pdf) on ICANN and the termination of the JPA. In reality, ICANN ... read more ...
Thu 23rd April 2009
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
ICA Asks ICANN Ombudsman for Investigation - Internet Commerce Associations requests investigation of Implementation Recommendation Team. Internet Commerce Association Counsel Philip Corwin has sent a letter to ICANN’s ombudsman requesting an investigation of Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT). IRT was set up at ICANN’s Mexico meeting to suggest implementation procedures for new top level domain names. It primarily represents trademark interests. According to the letter, IRT is acting merely as ... read more ...
Wed 11th March 2009
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Internet Commerce Association Has Busy Agenda - Domainer’s group has busy schedule fighting for domain owners’ rights. Over the past month Internet Commerce Association (ICA) has stepped up efforts to inform the domain community about its activities. Current issues and updates are available on the home page of its web site. Here’s a quick summary: Representing domainers in Mexico City – ICA Counsel Philip Corwin made remarks on behalf of domainers during a discussion of new top level domains. The video ... read more ...
Tue 27th January 2009
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
ICA Still Strong, But Challenges Remain - What Michael Collins’ departure means for Internet Commerce Association. When Michael Collins resigned as Executive Director of Internet Commerce Association last week, I re-read his resignation letter a few times. What did it say about ICA? What is the future of the organization? It’s clear that Collins didn’t leave solely to focus on a new venture. There were financial considerations at ICA. Collins wrote, “The entire world is going through economic ... read more ...
Fri 17th October 2008
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
ICA Issues Statement on Kentucky Court Ruling - Internet Commerce Association blasts court decision. If you haven’t already heard, the case brought by Kentucky against owners of domain names related to gambling will proceed. The judge announced today that he will not throw out the case. Think of the ramifications if the governor of Kentucky ultimately prevails. Will a court in China decide that America.com spreads democracy and file an order to seize the domain name? Here is the official statement from Jeremiah ... read more ...
Wed 8th October 2008
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Network Solutions Fights for Domain Owners in Kentucky - Some good news came out of the Kentucky domain hearings yesterday. Internet Commerce Association, which defends the rights of domain owners, sent Executive Director Michael Collins to Kentucky for the “Domaingate” hearings. You can read his synopsis on the ICA’s web site. The most interesting news is that Network Solutions appeared to be the only registrar to send representatives to fight the illegal and unprecedented transfer of domain names to the Commonwealth ... read more ...
Tue 9th September 2008
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Rick Schwartz Resigns from ICA - Schwartz says Internet Commerce Association headed in wrong direction. Rick Schwartz, co-founder and Board Member of Internet Commerce Association (ICA), and the face behind TRAFFIC conferences, has resigned from ICA. In a scathing post on his blog, Schwartz wrote: While the ICA has done some good things, it has missed too many opportunities to be more relevant. Too many opportunities to look out for domainers and the best interests of the industry IMHO. Too many ... read more ...
Mon 21st July 2008
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
ICANN Seeks Fix for Registry Failure - ICANN creating contingency plan for registry failure. We’ve seen domain registrars, such as RegisterFly, lose their accreditation. But what happens when a domain registry that manages an entire top level domain (TLD) goes out of business? This isn’t a far-fetched situation. Tralliance, the registry for .travel, almost when kaput last year. And with perhaps hundreds of new registries forming over the coming years as ICANN relaxes its restrictions for new top ... read more ...
Tue 1st April 2008
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Top Domain Name News Stories – Mar 2008 - March was another big month for domain name industry news. Here’s a recap of the top stories. March was a record traffic month at Domain Name Wire. The stats counter shows a total of 132,000 visits and 450,000 page views include RSS reads. Here’s a recap of what drew the most attention in March, ranked by page views: 1. Google Lets Advertisers Opt-Out of Domain Parking – we knew it was coming, but the shoe dropped in March. Google (GOOG) advertisers can ... read more ...
Mon 3rd March 2008
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Senate Anti-Phishing Bill (or Reverse Cybersquatting in Disguise) - What you can do about a bill that will hurt your domain assets. Over the past week a lot has been written about the Senate’s so-called anti-phishing bill. On February 25, 2008 U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe introduced S. 2661, the “Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008” (APCPA). The bill is also cosponsored by Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Ted Stevens (R-AK). This isn’t a bill to stop phishing. It’s a bill to give people another avenue to take ... read more ...
Mon 11th February 2008
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Threats to a Domain Name Industry - Don’t get complacent; all is not well in the domain name industry. What keeps you up at night? As a business owner, I have lots of worries. If you are sleeping comfortably at night, assuming everything in the domain industry is swell, you might be in for a rough 2008. There are two main issues that keep me up at night. First, I’m becoming more and more concerned about hucksters and deep-pocketed corporations coming after average joe domainer. There are a lot ... read more ...