As protests over economic instability and government censorship persist in Iran, the Hassan Rouhani government has reportedly wielded its favorite suppression tactic: blocking the internet. Multiple reports say the government was blocking internet on mobile networks starting on Dec. 30, including social media services like Instagram and messaging services like Telegram, to try and stop …
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is seeking to block an attempt by plaintiffs involved in a US lawsuit to seize the top-level domains (TLDs) of Iran, Syria and North Korea as part of compensation for terrorist incidents. ICANN said that it has asserted to the US federal court in Washington DC …
By Philip S. Corwin as published on CircleID ICANN has filed its initial response to writs of attachment issued by U.S. Courts that seek to have ICANN transfer control of the country code top level domains (ccTLDs) of Iran, Syria and North Korea to plaintiffs in various legal actions. The lawsuits were brought under a …
Our legal system likes to divide the world into categories. Some things are property and some are not. Property has distinct owners. Some brands are trademarked and some are not. Most legal precedent is about drawing demarcation lines and inventing new categories to cover new circumstances. The Internet has upended many traditional categories, and the …
The latest battle over the Internet ended in an éclat. On the final day of the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai, representatives from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and several other countries walked out in protest of an attempt by countries such as Russia and Iran to extend governmental control over …