Setting the GAC up to succeed

ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) – the special stakeholder group responsible for providing government advice to ICANN on issues of public policyhas an important role to play in the remaining evaluation and delegation phases of the new Top-Level Domain (TLD) program. For some applicants, the future of their new TLD projects may rest  Read More

Rise in internet domain disputes

Disputes over internet domain names have hit a record high over the last 12 months, experts have said. Legal information provider Sweet & Maxwell said that such disputes adjudicated by the World Intellectual Property Organisation hit 2,944 in the 12 months to July 2012, a 6% increase from 2,775 in July 2011. Read More