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Judge Wingate, the Judge in the Kentucky domain seizure case, said today that he needs seven days to decide whether to dismiss the case or to move forward with a forfeiture hearing. The Governor’s attorney attacked the “owners” of the domain names subject to the seizure order repeatedly, accusing them of operating illegal casinos in Kentucky. This he justifies because …

I write this as I am on my way to Kentucky to represent Internet Commerce Association at a press summit about Kentucky’s seizure order of 141 domain names. ICA also filed an amicus brief with the court. First, ICA is not involved in this issue to support or criticize gambling. However, does anyone really believe the Governor is motivated to …

MEDIA ADVISORY Internet Commerce Association to Participate in Emergency Summit on the State of Kentucky’s Domain Seizure Order ICA’s Michael Collins to Join Panel Focused on the State’s Unprecedented, Wrongful Seizure of 141 Business Domains FRANKFORT, KY AND WASHINGTON, DC — October 3, 2008 —The Internet Commerce Association, a non-profit trade organization representing domain name investors and developers and the …

At our Annual meeting in Brooklyn, Lori Anne Wardi, CEO of Dream Big Media requested ICA assistance in regard to an ongoing trademark dispute she has with mTLD, operator of the .mobi registry. In mTLD’s various responses to US Trademark Office, it takes the position that the public can use the term “.Mobi” as a domain extension; but should not …

Compared to Kentucky, even China seems respectful of other governments’ jurisdiction. China isn’t trying to seize domain names of businesses or organizations that operate outside of China in order to block content that is illegal there. At least I haven’t heard of China trying to seize DalaiLama.com or LexingtonShambhala.org, a Kentucky Buddhist church’s domain name. What happens if every local …

September 24, 2008  – Statement from Jeremiah Johnston, President The Internet Commerce Association is aware of the extreme concern of ICA members regarding the action of Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear ordering the seizure of 141 gaming related domain names. It appears that there may be no statutory basis for this unprecedented action, that Kentucky may lack sufficient jurisdictional grounds and …

ICA is working to within ICANN to reduce the problems often faced by domainers when they want to transfer domains to the registrar of their choice. I recently participated in an ICANN drafting group chaired by ICA member, Mike O’Conner.  Our drafting group was tasked with reviewing the text of four of the reasons for which registrars may deny an …

Australian conference supports domain name industry non-profit organization  Brisbane, QLD, AUSTRALIA and Washington, DC, USA (August 5, 2008) – Fabulous.com and T.R.A.F.F.I.C., joint organizers of the upcoming T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under domain name conference, today announced that all profits from attendees and event sponsorships will be donated to the Internet Commerce Association (ICA), the non-profit advocate for the domain name industry.The …

PARIS, June 19 – On the opening day of the Domainer Meeting, the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) announced that, in cooperation with EuroDNS, it will establish a sister organization in Europe. Internet Commerce Association-Europe (ICA-EU) will be headquartered in Luxembourg to better represent its members with the EU Parliament and agencies located in Brussels, the European Court located in Luxembourg, …

InternetCommerce.org (202) 657-4570 This guide is intended as a helpful overview of the activities scheduled during the ICANN meeting in Paris for members of Internet Commerce Association (ICA) as well as for other domain name registrants attending the meeting. We hope it will prove useful, especially for those who have not previously attended an ICANN meeting. The first part of …