“As the plans for the IANA transition develop, it is critical that ICANN’s rules and policies not be subverted by government interference”, said 11 members of Congress who sent another letter to ICANN leaders in which they too complained that the decision to reject Amazon’s application was “without any legal basis.” Members of Congress are …
Africans represented by African Union Commission at ICANN has come again to show disregard to the importance of following set structures. The issue at the center of the .Africa domain debate is not so much in the timing of the accountability procedures applied, but time and again it has been shown to be much on …
The co-chairs of the Congressional Trademark Caucus, Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA4] and Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA1] have written to ICANN informing them that they need to approve Amazon’s application for .Amazon which has been rejected due to “rights” asserted by Brazil nor Peru in relation to the Amazon Forest raised by Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC). …
The U.S. House of Representatives voted once again to deny funds to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to perform the transfer. The voting was done on 3rd June 2015 on the Bill titled “Making appropriations for Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, FY 2016” Section 536 of the now-passed $51 billion Commerce, …
“Only proper regulation by an independent agency with full Congressional mandate will ensure that a ‘FIFA-Mafia type’ organization of systematic corruption does not emerge. ICANN should not be trusted by Congress to regulate itself.” Sophia Bekele CircleID March 2015 This week we have been overwhelmed by the news of seven FIFA officials and associates who …
DotConnectAfrica Trust joined, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) at the launch of CBC TECH 2020, at Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue Washington, DC 20540.The new initiative is aimed at engaging the tech sector in increasing African-American representation and inclusion in the industry. The Founder of DCA Trust Ms. Bekele later held meetings …
The court order to transfer ownership of two Pirate Bay-related domains to the Swedish state will not be a straightforward process. Site co-founder Fredrik Neij, a party in the two-year long case, has just announced he will appeal the ruling. Neij isn’t interested in the domains though, he has much more serious things to …
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced that President and CEO Fadi Chehadé has informed the Board he will be concluding his tenure in March 2016 to move into a new career in the private sector (outside the Domain Name Industry). At the request of the Board, Chehadé will be available …
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF, a new Internet law could be implemented in South Africa. The Draft Online Regulation Policy recently issued by the Film and Publication Board (FPB) of South Africa is such a regulation. It’s as if the fabled prude Mrs. Grundy had been brought forward from the 18th century, stumbled …
A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that the National Security Agency’s routine mass collection of Americans’ phone records and metadata is unlawful. The three judges ruled that the NSA’s use of phone records “exceeds the scope of what Congress has authorized” under the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act was initially intended as a counterterrorism …