Domain Name News ICANN At-Large Membership Survey The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is considering how to structure participation and representation of individuals from throughout the global Internet user community ("At-Large members") within ICANN. To provide ICANN's Board with additional information on the level of interest in a self-sustaining At-Large membership, we are asking all interested individuals to complete the survey posted on the At-Large Study Committee website at <http://atlargestudy.org/survey.shtml> by February 28, 2002. (The survey is in English, but will soon be available in additional languages.) Dot-Pro Deal Expected Before March - ICANN (Newsbytes) Internet addressing authorities hope to finalize a contract authorizing the creation of the "dot-pro" Internet domain before the end of February, a spokeswoman for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/174205.html Ford appeals court ruling on domain name spoof (Computer User) Ford Motor Company intends to appeal a federal judge's ruling that an ongoing Internet prank involving Ford's main Web site does not violate trademark law. http://www.computeruser.com/news/02/02/04/news8.html Register.com Makes a Bid for Virtual Internet Register.com, Inc. and Virtual Internet plc announced a recommended cash offer by a wholly-owned Register.com subsidiary for Virtual Internet. The offer values Virtual Internet at approximately (pound)11.99 million. The offer is subject to a number of conditions, including acceptance by holders of not less than 90 per cent of Virtual Internet shares. http://www.datacenterwire.com/wmview.php?ArtID=146 From BNA Internet Law News... INDIAN COURT RULES MAN CAN'T USE OWN NAME FOR DOMAIN NAME A Delhi High Court has barred entrepreneur Vijay Bharti from using the domain names Bharti.com and Bharti.net after a suit was launched by Indian company Bharti Televentures. The court did say the man can use his full name -- Vijay Kumar Bharti - for a domain name if he likes. <http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=1010636431> FEBRUARY THE MONTH TO SPEAK OUT ON ICANN ISSUES This would appear to be the month to speak out on ICANN related issues with several public solicitations for comment currently underway. These include a survey on at-large membership, a solicitation on roles for organizations in an at-large supporting organization, and comments on the ICANN UDRP. Survey on At-large membership at http://atlargestudy.org/survey.shtml Role for organizations in a proposed ICANN At-Large Supporting Organization at http://atlargestudy.org/solicitation.shtml UDRP survey, with the deadline for submission tomorrow, at http://www.icann.org/dnso/udrp-survey-en-06jan02.htm http://greetings.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Greetings - Send your Valentines love online.Received on Fri Oct 03 2003 - 00:00:00 UTC
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