Dear ICA Members:

Dear Members and Subscribers:

Last week I attended TRAFFIC in Orlando for Internet Commerce Association. It was nice for a change to not have to travel to a conference. The conference was a great success despite a smaller than usual attendance. At TRAFFIC Orlando, ICA held its first meeting for members. We had a private room provided by TRAFFIC for a breakfast meeting. The meeting for members went over well and ICA will plan to meet at all major domain conferences going forward. Thank you to Rick and Howard for the

Dear ICA Members and Newsletter Subscribers:

The Snowe bill has not moved out of sub-committee nor does it seem to be gaining significant momentum in this presidential election year. However, we are still being vigilant. I am still trying to get a commitment from Senator Nelson to meet with Florida domainers, hopefully in Miami.

TRAFFIC Orlando, May 20 - 24

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Dear ICA Members and Newsletter Subscribers:

What a week it has been. After I posted on Rick Schwartz board regarding my disappointment about the amount of financial support that Internet Commerce Association has received since the Snowe bill was introduced, a lot has happened. Until my post, I think that a lot of people were resting comfortably assuming that this battle was being fought and funded by others.

Michael Berkens’ Membership Dues/Donations Matching Program

Dear Members:

We now have membership seals available at InternetCommerce.org. Thank you to Tia Wood, who volunteered her time to create them. If you are a member, login and you should see the appropriate membership seal at the bottom of the right sidebar. You can copy that seal and use it on your websites to identify yourself as a responsible member of this industry. Please link the membership seal to http://www.InternetCommerce.org.

If you don’t remember your login information, it can be retrieved here.

ComputerWorld Article

Snowe Bill Threatens Domain Name Registrants with “Infringement” Enforcement That is More Expansive and Punitive Than the UDRP or Trademark Law

On February 25, 2008 U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe introduced S. 2661, the “Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008” (APCPA). The bill was also cosponsored by Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Ted Stevens (R-AK). It has been referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. No hearings have yet been scheduled on this proposal.

At TRAFFIC Miami, the proceeds of two auctioned domains were generously donated to Internet Commerce Association (ICA). These domain auctions raised $1,800 for our organization, with limited advance publicity. At the upcomingTRAFFIC Las Vegas, Moniker and TRAFFIC have again generously offered to donate their services and the proceeds from the sale five premium domain names. This means that 100 percent of the sale price of the donated domains goes directly to ICA to help protect your domain investments from bad policy and legislation.

TO: ICA Members
FROM: Philip Corwin, ICA Counsel
SUBJECT: Public Meeting to Review ICANN Performance

Per the Federal Register notice below, the NTIA will be holding a public meeting in regard to ICANN’s performance under its current Joint Project Agreement (JPA) on February 28, 2008 at the Department of Commerce building in Washington. Admittance is on a first-come, first-served registration basis. ICA members who wish to attend to should advise NTIA ASAP per the instructions below.